NYC Tue 5/26 “Art of Sensual Feminine Dominance” at Museum of Sex

May. 20th, 2009 at 5:37 PM

I’m back at the Museum! Come on by! Let me know if you have any questions.

I’d also be grateful if you’d help out the Museum (and me) and pass the info on to those interested.
Thanks!

Midori

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Museum of Sex:
233 Fifth Avenue (@ 27th Street) New York, NY 10016.
Tel. (212) 689-6337

http://www.museumofsex.com/inside/events

7:30pm – 9:30pm
$10 members / student, $12 general. (18+)

“Art of Sensual Feminine Dominance”
Elegance, power and confidence… Do you want to know how to be a dominant without being vulgar? How do you find a sexy and effective style of dominance that authentic to you? Using a special technique she developed Midori will help you to find your inner power femme archetype, allowing you to pursue erotic fulfillment of sensual power play. Not your typical how-to class, you’ll discover the difference between constructive and destructive desires and point you towards ways of bringing satisfaction in play for both you and your partner.

Midori will share with you her secrets of the feminine art of dominance. She will discuss the psychology, politics, practical exercises, techniques, fashion and more.

This class is not limited to a gender, but for all who harbor the powerful woman within! Something for everyone from the novice to the experienced player.”
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Moving

Moving WordPress. Hopefully will see you on the other side! :)

WTF Shipping?

While researching an unrelated shipping question, I came across this:

(Shipping to Ireland):
“Circulars or advertisements relating to the prevention or treatment of venereal disease must be addressed to physicians or pharmacists. “

I have no idea what purpose this serves. Any clues?

Oral Sex and STI Risk

This was written in response to Rona’s Post about STIs. It got far too long for just a comment, so I posted it here. As always, feel free to disagree and argue with me. :-)

I think that everyone should set their own boundaries regarding safer sex. I also think that is important to discuss these boundaries with partners and potential partners. I think that people who think that “oral sex” is completely safe are deluding themselves and they should educate themselves.

However, I, personally, do not require barriers during oral sex for most people. Sometimes I do, and this is one of the reasons why I love queer play parties is because they are expected. But, the majority of the time, I do not use them. I use condoms for vaginal and anal intercourse, and everything else is up for negotiation. I also play at the highest rate of safer sex required by all of the people involved. I think that oral is a low enough risk that I am okay with getting an STI by not using barriers for oral.

(Which is my basic premise of safer sex, which is to know the risks, and choose what you and your partners are comfortable with.)

I also think that *everyone* is responsible for educating themselves about the risks of STIs, and to set their own levels of play that they are comfortable with (and that their partners are comfortable with.) These risks vary by person and couple and group. It is not that one is more or less “safe,” it is that the individuals involved have made a choice. Hopefully, it is an educated one.

Some are comfortable with having sex with someone with herpes (I am as well depending on circumstances), and I know several people who would think that is inherently unsafe. I know people that require tests from their new partners, but have a very extensive fluid bonded network. I know people like me who have unprotected oral sex. I even know people that think that *I* am an unsafe risk because I use condoms for intercourse, and that if I did not use condoms I would *choose better partners* and thus be at a lower risk. (BTW, the latter came out of the swinger community, which is one of the many reasons why I left that scene.)

In short, we all take sexual risks. Some of us are just comfortable with more and/or different risks.