Word

"Words, I think words are all you need for love -- you say them and then just for the hell of it your heart rises and spills over into them. My idea for a love affair is that if everyone makes enough declarations, one of them is bound to come true."

-- Lorrie Moore, Anagrams

this is diversity

Just signed up for a cool new website, This is Diversity. Community Journalism, ya'll. The wave of the future.

They asked me to submit my article on the absurdities of gender testing a la Caster Semenya

Though now that I have, I can't find it. Time lapse glitch? Either way, check out the site. Submit your own stuff! Learn about diversity!

Sex and the Windy City: The Movie!

Queer comes the bride

On gayin' it up at a Christian wedding and humorous ways that my girlfriend and I have been propositioned.

My favorite remains, "I used to be a woman!"

Check it out.

new from Sex and the Windy City

Get your Freakend on: speed dating, white parties, bingo and more

You may have missed the chance to break the world record for most people showering in one place at Six Flags yesterday, but there are still plenty of opportunities to get wet in the coming days and not just because it's supposed to rain.As I mentioned yesterday, Naked Girls Reading...

The right to bare arms: Don't miss Naked Girls Reading

Fourth of July may be over, but the real fireworks are just getting started. Naked Girls Reading is back and they're backing that ass up this time with a Freedom of Choice themed reading at Studio L'amour (939 W Randolph)

Rethinking sex education, Oprah style
Whenever I think about groups promoting sex education, churches are pretty much the last thing that comes to mind (second only to the Anarchist Jugglers Union), but as the latest issue of O Magazine reports, churches are playing an integral role in the rising trend of adult sex education.

Wednesgay News: Tila Tequila, drag queen crimes and a call to arms from Dan Savage
Alexia Alejada-Ruiz alerted us to recent news from gay rights pioneer, Tila Tequila, who claimed she was responsible for legalizing same-sex marriage in California. She is now writing letters to Obama on Don't Ask Don't Tell, with the inspiring slogan, "Discrimination is so 2000 and Late!" Other News:...

Sextra, Sextra! News you can use

Did you know it's National Nude Recreation Week? If not, it bares reminding (ba dum ching)Other news:...

Has the recession revived dating or made us more desperate?
We've been in a recession for 18 months now (Man, that seems like a long time) and pretty much every sector has been hit - even the porn industry asked for a federal bailout - but those in the dating biz have seen a recent boom. According to yesterday's...

Can't bi me love: Why won't he sleep with me?

So I met this guy about a month ago, and we dig each other. He's not looking for a relationship, and I'm not going to waste my energy trying to make him, so we're basically in the "friends with benefits" stage. The "benefits", however, only go so far. We've had...

polyamory in the RedEye, autoerotic asphyxiation and more!

1. Poly wanna what? Reshaping the debate on polyamory

   The cover story of today's RedEye is all about polyamory. Other articles include a glossary of poly lingo and a resource guide for Chicagoans on, among other things, where poly peeps go to sing karaoke:The PolyChi Yahoo! Group, founded in the late '90s, has more than 1,000 members and hosts...

2. Can't bi me love: Can David Carradine's death teach us about safe autoerotic asphyxiation?

   I'm really interested in exploring breath play by myself, but I'm really scared of ending up dead alone in the middle of rubbing one out. What's the best way to get into this kind of stuff without ending up in a coffin?~Breathless in ChicagoDear Breathless in Chicago,That was going to...

3. L'amour Couture and other sexy Chicago events

   Why waste your time at the Taste of Randolph Street, when you can sip cocktails, eat cupcakes and watch beautiful women model vintage garters, head pieces and riding crops? This Saturday, June 20th, is the launch of L'amour Couture. Michelle L'amour and Love, Lulu Mae have come together to create...

4. Dating advice gone wrong

   Erin Bradley, advice columnist extraordinaire at Nerve, calls out some of the worst advice columns in a new weekly series. Below is an excerpt from Veronica Vixen at Lowrider Magazine, which is, I'm finding, so much more than pictures of boobs and cars! The Dilemma: Robert's girlfriend goes all Twilight...

cheater news - harmless? pointless? justice?

A look at the website, Cheater News, where people can anonymously post revenge stories, insults and grooming tips for those they have been wronged by. Favorite quote:

Back in late Dec. 2005, I left Laura M. Why? Laura is the P@ssy trap

And someone even uses the "you have a stick in your butt that makes you walk funny" insult. Read the whole thing here.