by Staci Haines
Macho Sluts by Pat Califia (Alyson Publications, 1988). Short stories with an emphasis on taboo sex and S/M.
Meeting the Master: Stories About Mastery, Slavery and the Darker Side of Desire by Elissa Wald (Grove Press, 1995). A collection focusing on the psychological and physical experience of power play.
Modern Love edited by Kerri Sharp (Black Lace Books, 1997). An anthology from a publisher specializing in erotica with an emphasis on romance.
Pillow Talk: Lesbian Stories Between the Covers edited by Lesléa Newman (Alyson Publications, 1998). An anthology.
Pleasure in the Word: Erotic Writing by Latin American Women edited by Margarite Fernandez (White Pine, 1993). An anthology.
Pleasures: Women Write Erotica edited by Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D. (HarperCollins, 1984). An anthology.
Quiver: A Book of Erotic Tales by Tobsha Learner (Plume/Penguin, 1998). Twelve erotic stories.
Speaking in Whispers by Kathleen E. Morris (Third Side Press, 1996). African-American lesbian erotica.
The Story of O by Pauline Reage (Ballantine Books, 1965). The classic tale of one woman’s willing submission to her lover.
The Time of Our Lives: Women Write on Sex After 40 edited by Dena Taylor and Amber Sumrall (Crossing Press, 1993). An anthology.
Touching Fire: Erotic Writing by Women edited by Louise Thornton, Jan Sturtevant and Amber Coverdale Sumrall (Carroll and Graf, 1989). An anthology.
Virgin Territory edited by Shar Rednour (Masquerade Books, 1996). Tales about first lesbian experiences.
POLITICS AND PRO-SEX FEMINISM
Annie Sprinkle: Post Porn Modernist: My Twenty-Five Years as a Multimedia Whore by Annie Sprinkle (Cleis Press, 1998). Autobiography, cultural history, spiritual journey and political memoir by a sex worker and cult star.
Caught Looking: Feminism, Pornography and Censorship by the FACT Book Committee (Long River Books, 1988). Essays and photography exploring sexual expression and censorship.
Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance and Redefinition edited by Kamala Kempadoo and Jo Doezema (Routledge,1998). Essays and studies about prostitution around the world, offering new perspectives on sex work’s possibilities for empowerment and exploitation.
My Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein (Routledge, 1998). A guidebook encouraging an exploration of personal and cultural assumptions about gender.
Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture by Carol Queen (Cleis Press, 1997). Essays by author, sexologist, and self-proclaimed exhibitionist Carol Queen.
Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism by Pat Califia (Cleis Press, 1997). An analysis of the contemporary history of transsexuality.
Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry edited by Frederique Delacoste (Cleis Press, 1987). Writings by a diverse group of sex workers.
The Sexual State of the Union by Susie Bright (Simon and Schuster, 1997). Essays about politics and culture.
Susie Bright’s Sexual Reality: A Virtual Sex World Reader by Susie Bright (Cleis Press, 1992). Essays about politics and culture.
Susie Bright’s Sexwise by Susie Bright (Cleis Press, 1995). Essays,interviews and reviews.
Talk Dirty to Me by Sallie Tisdale (Anchor Books, 1995). Essays on erotic passion and pornography.
Too Darn Hot: Writing About Sex Since Kinsey edited by Judy Bloomfield, Mary McGrail and Lauren Sanders (Persea Books, 1998). Fiction, poetry, memoirs and essays about sexual politics and culture.
STUDIES ON SEXUALITY
Bisexuality: A Reader and Sourcebook edited by Thomas Geller (Times Change, 1990). Essays and research about bisexuality.
Erotic Fantasies: A Study of the Sexual Imagination edited by Drs. Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen (Grove Press, 1987). A survey from early folklore to Victorian tales to modern fantasies.
The Erotic Impulse edited by David Steinberg (Tarcher/Putnam, 1992). Novelists, therapists and theorists expound on sexuality and eroticism.
Erotic Power: An Exploration of Dominance and Submission by Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D. (Citadel/Carol Publishing, 1997). A study of female dominance and male submission.
Good Sex: Real Stories from Real People by Julia Hutton (Cleis Press, 1995). Diverse individual sex histories.
The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex by June M. Reinisch, Ph.D. (St. Martin’s Press, 1990). Informational encyclopedia covers everything from anatomy to partner sex to fetishes.
Sex and the Bible by Gerald Larue (Prometheus Books, 1983). A critical analysis of the Bible’s teachings about various sexual practices.
Sex in America: A Definitive Survey by Robert T. Michael, John H. Gagnon, Edward O. Laumann and Gina Kolata. A comprehensive survey of sexual behavior and practices in 1990s United States. Based on surveys of 3,400 people.
Sex in History by Reay Tannahill (Scarborough House, 1992). An exploration of sexual customs and attitudes throughout history.
Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life by Marjorie Garber (Simon and Schuster, 1996). The culture and history of bisexuality.
S/M AND POWER PLAY
Bitch Goddess: The Spiritual Path of the Dominant Woman edited by Pat Califia and Drew Campbell (Greenery Press, 1997). Essays, poetry and fiction examining the link between spirituality and power play.
The Bottoming Book by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt (Greenery Press, 1994). Information about sexual submission.
Coming to Power: Writings and Graphics on Lesbian S/M by Samois (Alyson Publications, 1987). Essays and erotica address the politics of S/M in the lesbian community and its therapeutic possibilities.
Different Loving: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission by Gloria G. Brame, William D. Brame and Jon Jacobs (Villard/Random Books, 1995). Interviews with over 100 S/M practitioners.
Learning the Ropes: A Basic Guide to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking by Race Bannon (Daedalus Publishing Co., 1992). An introduction to power play philosophy and safety techniques.
The Lesbian S/M Safety Manual edited by Pat Califia (Alyson Publications, 1988). A comprehensive guide to safe power play.
The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader edited by Pat Califia and Robin Sweeney (Alyson Publications, 1996). Sequel to Coming to Power.
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns by Philip Miller and Molly Devon (Mystic Rose Books, 1995). A humorous introductory guide from a male dominant/female submissive perspective; illustrated with photographs.
Sensuous Magic: A Guide for Adventurous Couples by Pat Califia (Richard Kasak/Masquerade, 1996). An introduction to the finer points of power play, accompanied by erotic fantasies.
SM 101: A Realistic Introduction by Jay Wiseman (Greenery Press, 1993). Instruction and resource listings.
The Sexually Dominant Woman: A Workbook for Nervous Beginners by Lady Green (Greenery Press, 1992). Covers the specifics of sexual domination.
Some Women edited by Laura Antoniou (Masquerade/Rhinoceros, 1995). Over 40 essays written by women involved in consensual dominance and submission.
The Topping Book by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt (Greenery Press, 1996). Information about sexual domination.
Magazines and Newsletters
Diva
The UK’s only lesbian publication.
116-134, Bayham Street
London, England NW1 0BA
[email protected]/
Fabula Magazine
For the Female Mind
55 Norfolk Street #202
San Francisco CA 94103
(415) 255-8926
[email protected]
www.fabulamag.com
Hues
Hear Us Emerging Sisters, the multicultural magazine for young women.
P.O. Box 3620
Duluth, MN 55803-3620
(800) HUES-4U2.
[email protected]
www.hues.net
On Our Backs
The Best of Lesbian Sex
HAF Enterprises
3415 César Chavez, Suite 101
San Francisco CA 94110
(415) 648-9464
Fax (415) 648-4705
[email protected]
www.gfriends.com/onourbacks
Video
Here’s a brief selection of videos written, directed, and/or produced by women. Most are available through the mail-order outlets listed on pages 283-284.
PORN
Candida Royalle’s Femme Productions
My Surrender (1996)
The Gift (1997)
Eyes of Desire (1998)
One Size Fits All(1998)
The Bridal Shower(1998)
Misc.
San Francisco Lesbians, Volumes 1-8
SEX EDUCATION
Betty Dodson
Selfloving (1991)
Celebrating Orgasm (1996)
Fatale Videos
Suburban Dykes (1990)
How to Female Ejaculate (1992)
Bend Over Boyfriend (1998).
Frameline
She’s Safe (1993). Compilation of lesbian-made clips.
Maya Gallus
Erotica: A Journey into Female Sexuality (1997).
Nina Hartley
Nina Hartley’s Guide to Cunnilingus (1994)
Nina Hartley’s Guide to Fellatio (1994)
Nina Hartley’s Guide to Anal Sex (1996)
Dorrie Lane
Masturbation Memoirs (1998).
Misc.
Tantric Journey to Female Orgasm (1998)
Sex: A Lifelong Pleasure (Series)
Sex: Enjoying Sex
Sex: Erection
Sex: The Female Orgasm
Sex: The Male Orgasm
Sex: Love and Aging
Annie Sprinkle
The Sluts and Goddesses Video Workshop (1992)
Web Sites
Alternate Sources
www.alternate.com
The only global CD-ROM, directory, and web site search engine for all the alternate sexuality communities. They also publish a directory.
Alt Sex
www.altsex.org
Information on BDSM, homosexuality, bisexuality, polyamory, sexual health, and transgender issues
American Board of Sexology
www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/ASB/newhome.html
Bianca’s Smut Shack
shack.bianca.com/shack/
A sex-specific community site with forums, chat rooms and resources.
Coalition for Positive Sexuality
www.positive.org/
A fantastic resource for teens with any questions about sex. Includes plenty of information on safer sex and contraception (in English and Spanish), along with a popular discussion board.
Dykesworld
www.dykesworld.de/Getting_hot.html
Gateway resource for information on lesbian and bisexual women’s sexuality, with links to general resources as well.
Heartless’s Holey Haven
www.grownmencry.com/hhh/HHH.html
This “haven for holes and things that go in holes” takes an irreverent, frank approach to women’s sexuality, with explicit photos, tips, essays and a QandA related to sexual technique, etiquette and relationship concerns. Don’t miss the “stupid penis tricks.”
Kink Aware Professionals
Author Race Bannon’s helpful resource for people who are seeking psychotherapeutic, medical, and other professional services from nonjudgmental caregivers. Especially useful for folks who practice S/M and other “alternative” forms of sexuality. www.bannon.com/~race/kap/
Nerve Magazine
www.nervemag.com/
Features “literate smut” essays, interviews and fiction.
Queernet.org
QueerNet provides dozens of email discussion lists for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and S/M communities. The Web site gives detailed information on how to subscribe to the lists, which include many supportive lists for women exploring all facets of sexuality and gender. www.queernet.org/
Safer Sex Page
www.safersex.org
The best safer sex site around, this one is filled with information appropriate to visitors of all ages; you can tour a condom factory, watch as cartoon characters demonstrate how to put on a condom, or print out a cheatsheet of safer sex guidelines designed to prop up on your night stand.
Sexual Health Network
www.sexualhealth.com
A terrific resource addressing the sexual concerns of those with different disabilities, injuries and illnesses.
Society for Human Sexuality
www.sexuality.org
A comprehensive online library of sexuality resources.
Web by Women for Women
www.io.com/~wwwomen/sexuality/index.html
A group of sex-positive, anti-censorship feminists created this site in order to give voice to women’s stories about sex, contraception, menstruation, pregnancy and sexual identity.
Safer Sex Resources
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400
Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
www.ourbodiesourselves.org/
Centers for Disease Control National AIDS Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
(800) 342-AIDS
www.cdcnac.com
Lesbian’s Safer Sex Guide
www.safersex.org/women/lesbianss.html
National STD Hotline
(800) 227-8922
National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-2437
Planned Parenthood
(800) 230-PLAN
www.ppfa.org
Safer Sex Page
www.safersex.org/
STD Homepage
www.grin.net/~sycamore/std/index.html
Women’s Safer Sex Guide
www.safersex.org/women.safersex
Sex Education Resources, Organizations, and Hotlines
The Exiles
A social and educational organization in San Francisco for women with a positive personal interest in S/M between women.
P.O. Box 31266
San Francisco, CA 94131-0266
(415) 487-5170
[email protected]
www.theexiles.org
Human Awareness Institute
An organization that produces workshops on love, intimacy, and sexuality.
1730 S. Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 225
San Mateo, CA 94402-2712
(415) 571-5524, (800) 800-4117
www.hai.org
[email protected]
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS)
School with a postgraduate degree program in human sexuality studies. IASHS also produces educational pamphlets, books, and videos and safer sex supply kits.
1523 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
The Kinsey Institute
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/
Lesbian Sex Mafia
Founded in 1981, Lesbian Sex Mafia is a support and information group for lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual and transsexual women interested in S/M.
[email protected]
members.aol.com/lpnnyc/lsm.html
Los Angeles Sex Education Resources
(213) 486-4421
The Body Electric School
6527A Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609-1113
(510) 653-1594
www.bodyelec@aolcom
San Francisco Sex Information