“Clothes can’t talk. The women in them can. I listen to her voice, not her fabric.”
(via Tim Supports SlutWalk)
Description: Help us to publish Show Me, a St. Louis-themed anthology of sex writing! Show Me features 12 vibrant pieces of short erotic fiction. The collection is varied, but the places, cultures, and experiences that make life - and sex - in St. Louis unique, tie the diversity together. This will be the first collection of erotic stories to focus on Midwestern urban and suburban life. A different atmosphere than the common big city or rural settings of much erotic fiction, these stories celebrate the desires and complicated pleasures that belong to a ‘big city that feels like a small town’, and to its suburban surroundings. We’re eroticizing the Midwestern metropolitan landscape! E-books and hard copies of the anthology will be available for sale in Fall 2012. Readers can look forward to steamy fantasies grounded in a strong sense of place. Places and things familiar to St. Louisans will play integral roles throughout the collection. At the moment, we are in the process of reading, editing, and selecting submissions from writers with St. Louis connections, and are looking forward to presenting readers with a kaleidoscopic vision of the region’s erotic life. Your support will go towards compensating authors for excellent work, great cover art, and publishing costs. If you can’t contribute financially, please help us out by spreading the word. The Show Me anthology is a fundraiser for Sex Positive St. Louis (sexstl.com), a local organization that develops social, educational and experiential events promoting the exploration of human sexuality in its many forms and celebrating the many valuable roles that sexuality plays in our lives.
One of the things mentioned at the StL SlutWalk Summit this spring was “make the message more obvious in the advertising”. I think this is one of the most badass posters of all time. Designed by johnnymurdoc.
(via SlutWalk St. Louis)
I’ve come up with a new plan.
Missouri can just give St Louis to Illinois, and then secede from the union.
Dear Representative Genise Montecillo,
It has come to my attention that wording was recently introduced which states: “Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no instruction, material, or extracurricular activity sponsored by a public school that discusses sexual orientation other than in scientific instruction concerning human reproduction shall be provided in any public school.”. I find this harmful to a school environment, because it would outlaw expressions of student identity. To say “I am queer” or “I am straight” would no longer be pride, but discouraged.
Even more harmful would be that teachers would have their hands tied when it comes to assisting students who have questions or need to access resources based on sexual orientation. What if a student is being bullied specifically for being gay? What if a student needs information or guidance regarding questions about one’s own sexual orientation?
“I’m sorry, we can’t discuss this” is no way to educate and support our youth. Please take a stand against HB2051.
Respectfully,
Andy Semler