Good For Her
Woman-focused retail store carries toys, books, videos, and erotic art; hosts sex workshops, all geared toward female pleasure. In addition to regular hours, store has women and trans-only hours.
175 Harbord St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1H3, Canada
(Toll-free) 877 588 0900
416 588 0900
Lovecraft
Retail stores and Web site offering toys, books, videos, and lingerie. Possibly the oldest women-owned sex shop in North America—open since 1972.
27 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, ON, M4W 1L1, Canada
416 923 7331
2200 Dundas St. E., Mississauga, ON, L4X 2V3,
Canada
905 276 5772
(Toll-free) 877 923 7331
Womyn’s Ware
Retail store, Web site, and catalog of toys, books, and fetish gear, education- and woman-focused. Store hosts sex seminars.
896 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 3Y5, Canada
604 254 2543
(Toll-free) 888 996 9273
European Resources
Le Boudoir
The Spanish woman’s answer to a female-friendly, smart, and sexy online sex shopping experience—from Spain, they are a fabulous resource. Lovely; Web site is in Spanish.
leboudoir.net
LoveHoney
This UK-based site is a one-stop shop for quality sex toys, books, and videos. They make their own product videos, have an entertaining blog, and are committed to green practices and environmentally conscious products.
Lust
A women-run, women-focused online sex boutique from Denmark, with a lovely site and fantastic selection. Site is in Danish.
Second Sexe
French Web site, erotic boutique, and resource for women-positive, feminist-identified products and porn. Exquisite site, lots to choose from.
SH!
A women’s sex shop that is all-inclusive and couples-friendly, with two levels including handpicked toys, books, videos and lingerie. A well-educated staff, many after hours events and comfortable atmosphere.
57 Hoxton Square, London N16 6HD U.K.
Tel. 0845 868 9599
020 7613 5458
Tiberius
Austrian leather, latex and a variety of sexy tools.
A-1070 Wien, Lindengasse 2, Austria
Tel. 43 1 522 040 74
Yoba
A gorgeous online women’s sex toy boutique, with lingerie and their own beautiful sex magazine. I wish American sex toy boutiques looked and felt like this (site is in French).
Safer-Sex Resources
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919 361 8400
Center for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network
P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849
800 458 5231
National AIDS Hotline
800 232 4636
National STI Resource Center Hotline
919 361 8488
Planned Parenthood
800 230 PLAN
Safer Sex Page
San Francisco Sex Information
Sex information and referral switchboard that provides free, nonjudgmental, anonymous, confidential, accurate information from a highly trained staff. Monday through Thursday 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.; Friday 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.; Sunday 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. PST. Ask any question about sex under the sun by emailing ask-us@sfsi.org.
415 989 SFSI
Sex Education Classes and Workshops: Organizations
(For stores near you that offer sex education workshops and classes, see the “Retail Stores” section.)
Body Electric
School of healing arts dedicated to exploring the healing potential of erotic energy, with a holistic, mindful, and spiritual approach (open to all spiritual orientations). Classes for men and for women, mixed classes, retreats, and more, in Seattle, Oakland, New York, and Los Angeles.
1010 University Ave., #384, San Diego, CA 92103
510 653 1594
San Francisco Sex Information
Sex information and referral switchboard that provides free, nonjudgmental, anonymous, accurate information. They offer a fifty-five-hour training course in all aspects of human sexuality and monthly Continuing Education classes open to the public on a variety of current topics; for more information, see their Web site.
415 989 SFSI
Society for Human Sexuality
Social and educational organization that offers lectures and programs with the Center for Sex-Positive Culture in Seattle. They have a huge online library of sex resources.
PMB 1276, 1122 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122
Sex-Related Web Sites
Carnal Nation
One of the best online sex and culture news sources, period. No judgment, constant updates and fantastic features.
Cleis Press
Cleis has published groundbreaking, informative, and controversial books about sex and politics since 1980. The publisher of this book, they also have a great Web site showcasing their latest erotica, all their sex guidebooks, and Midnight Editions, their incredible consciousness-raising human rights books.
Fellatio Facts and Resources: Tiny Nibbles and Open Source Sex
Tiring of Web sites that are low on information and updated resources on fellatio, I created this page on my Web site to serve as both a starting point and continuing education resource that includes podcasts, videos, erotica, articles on fellatio, and more.
GLBT National Hotline
The GLNH is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization. They provide telephone info, email info, referrals, and peer counseling for the GLBT communities. They have over 18,000 listings for the entire US, including groups, organizations, business, bars, doctors, lawyers, therapists, etc. Monday through Friday 4:00 P.M. to midnight; Saturday noon to 5:00 P.M. EST.