Tomorrow! Scarleteen Benefit at Early to Bed Chicago

We love Scarleteen. Wait. You haven't heard of Scarleteen? Well, I'm so glad you asked. It's just the best website and organization dedicated to educating young people about sex education. Though we've heard it's not just for teens. Well, our absolute favorite sex shop Early to Bed is back. Want to learn about how to be an awesome, sex positive parent from the Executive Director of Scarleteen? Read on and RSVP today!

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This is a Workshop (that's also a benefit) to Support Children and Young People in Healthy Sexualities. Get an overview of sexual development from infancy through adolescence and helps for supporting a healthy sexuality in children and young people as a parent, teacher, mentor or ally from experienced educator Heather Corinna, while helping to support the most widely used sexuality education website online by young people internationally!

In addition to the great info you’ll get from the amazing Heather Corinna (bio below), Early to Bed will also be making this a festive event with wine & snacks. Come out and not only support this great organization but also get some helpful insight on how to support your kids in developing healthy sexualities. Think: answering all your burning questions on how to be a better, more sex positive parent! This workshop is also a great idea for anyone who works with young people or has them in their lives or will later.

Speaker: Heather Corinna is the founder and executive director of Scarleteen, the pioneering, positive and inclusive sexuality education resource for young people established in 1998.

She is also the author of the popular book S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College, a writer and contributor to numerous publications, including the most recent edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, and has been working as an educator and youth advocate for over 20 years, and as a sexuality educator specifically for 15.

Follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherCorinna on Twitter and subscribe to Heather's feed on Facebook. Not following @EarlytoBed on Twitter or Facebook? Follow them, too!

When: Wednesday, December 5th, 7-9PM

Price: $20 suggested donation (100% of your donation goes to scarleteen to support the kickass work they do).

Location: At the Early to Bed shop, 5232 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL. See the map below for any other questions on location. 

Tickets: Buy tickets through Early to Bed (or the button on the right). RSVP in advance is necessary, though you may be able to purchase tickets at the door. Just RSVP, folks!

Speaking of amazing events, have you 'Liked' GetLusty on Facebook yet? We're giving away a Tiani 2 to a lucky 'Liker' by December 1st. We're also on Pinterest and Tumblr, as well as Twitter @getlusty. What?! You're on those platforms and aren't in tune with our awesome content? Have amazing sex. Get lusty.

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This Weekend! CineKink Chicago Film Festival

Are you interested in exploring a wide variety of sexuality through film? This weekend, CineKink will showcase sex-positive and kink-friendly films in a two night event. From documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, the films recognize and encourage the positive depiction of sexuality and kink. GetLusty's Milan Weasley explores this exciting film festival in Chicago this weekend!

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CineKink, founded in 2003, celebrates the exploration of sexuality and kink in film and television. CineKink holds an annual film festival in New York City,  celebrating sex positivity and kink in popular culture.

'The Kinky Film Festival' includes a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off fundraiser. This year they will hold the festival in the East Village, throughout Februrary, 2013.  The main theatre of events will be the Anthology Film Archives at 32 Second Avenue. Afterward, they hit the road and tour around the country, and soon it will make its way to Chicago!

Friday, November 16th, will be the first day. At Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 North Greenview, CineKink will screen the Best of CineKink 2012. With films named Petal to Pleasure, Smut Capital of America, What Makes Us Queer, and Tooshie Smooshie, the genres range from campy comedies to documentaries. The films start at 8pm, and afterward guests are invited to stay for snacks.

Saturday, the 17th, the festival returns to Leather Archives & Museum to show four more films opening with Sweet Prudence & the Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot at 2pm, and closing with Sirwiñakuy at 9pm.

After Sirwiñakuy, guests are invited to end the evening at The LRA - Chicagoland BDSM Dungeon and Leather Club. We haven't been able to double-verify that all are invited -- members and non-members, but we're assuming that this invitation is also extended to GetLusty for Couples readers, too!

For all you kinky filmmakers who might be interested in submitting short films for 2014, customary topics include, BDSM, leather and fetish, swinging, non-monogamy and polyamory, role-play and gender bending, sex work and sex geekery. As long as your film celebrates sex as a right of self-expression, CineKink will be happy to consider your submission. Call for entries can be found here.

Milan Weasley is one of our first lesbian writers. (Ah! Dykes and dildos!) She spends her days procrastinating grad school and her nights procrastinating everything else. She enjoys writing, gogo dancing, sewing, pole dancing, and defending the Oxford comma. Get in touch with her at milan@getlusty.com.

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In 2 Days! Ladies Night Out: Exploring Female Orgasm

Just 1 day left to register! After our chat with Cheryl Sloane of G Boutique, we got a call from Michelle Herzog, MSMFT about her upcoming event at G Boutique. We were already set to feature the event and now there's even more of a reason. Michelle Herzog explains more why she's leading an event on female orgasm and why you must attend! RSVP directly here.

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Female Orgasm: It’s About the Journey, Not the Destination.

Female orgasm is something I have become very passionate about in the past few months. In preparation for a workshop I am giving in early November at G Boutique in Chicago, I began researching the female orgasm and all of its glory. What did I find? A Lot.

As a clinician, I see a variety of people who experience difficulty with intercourse and orgasm. In the U.S., we are taught a traditional model of intercourse, which frames sex as an activity and orgasm as the final goal. Think of this model as a game.

A game with a beginning, middle and end. Maybe a little bit of foreplay to start the game off right, throw in some intercourse when the players are ready, and by the end, everyone orgasms and calls it a night. Sound familiar?

It is my belief that how we feel and treat our sex lives should not be based on a standard (and very limited) way of thinking. Sex is fluid and different for everyone. Whether you orgasm or not, experiencing pleasure and connection with your partner or on your own can be a very powerful part of your sexual journey. I believe people can have fulfilling and amazing sex lives without the pressure of orgasm hanging over their heads. This is hard for people to hear because of how we are socialized to think about sex. Being open to new ways of thinking about and exploring sex are the first steps towards new levels of pleasure and excitement in the bedroom.

In my upcoming workshop, I will be inviting women to think outside the traditional box of what sex “should” look like. I will be educating about the different aspects of female orgasm, including the G-Spot and female ejaculation. Other topics include masturbation, mindful sex and orgasm-inducing techniques. Cheryl Sloane, the owner of G Boutique, will be demonstrating and educating about orgasm friendly products throughout the presentation. This is sure to be a fun and female friendly night out! More details can be found below.

Where: G Boutique 2131 N. Damen Ave. Chicago
When: Monday, November 5th at 7:15pm
Cost: $20.00
RSVP: Registration required. Please visit here to RSVP.

More about Michelle:

Michelle Herzog, MSMFT, is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in adult individual, couple and sex therapy. Michelle received her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from DePaul University in Chicago. Michelle is a staff therapist at the Center for Mindful Living, a boutique group practice specializing in the confidential treatment of sexual constraints. Learn more about Michelle at the Center for Mindful Living.

See the map below for G Boutique below.

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