If you’ve ever wanted to get kinky, this is the weekend to start. Tonight Beyond the Bedroom will host Coming Out Kinky: A Grown Up Comedy at Shine in Boulder; tomorrow it will offer “Welcome to S&M: A Gentle Introduction” at Denver’s Dangerous Theater, with discussion/demonstrations of masochism, bondage, discipline…
Beyond the Bedroom will host Coming Out Kinky — A Grown Up Comedy at Shine tomorrow night. Jean Franzblau’s comedy is about a woman’s path of sexual exploration; she plays twenty characters in the show. Beyond the Bedroom Executive Director Daka Dan describes the actress/playwright as “not a ‘full-time’ kinkster…
With its terrible writing, dump truck-sized plot holes, horrible Twilight fan-fic dialogue and a plethora of downright ridiculous misconceptions about BDSM and kinksters, Fifty Shades of Grey, the first book in E.L. James’s trilogy, made me want to faceplant into my Kindle. It’s four hours of my life that I…
Becky Tate was the last speaker to take the stage last February during Ignite Denver 16 — a periodic event that invites people to give five-minute, twenty-slide presentations about anything they want — and she was a good choice: Tate’s talk was about sex, and it was called “30 Days…
Denver’s park-going public have long enjoyed whiling away summer afternoons sunning on the gently sloping hills of Cheesman Park. Whether strolling through the park’s neoclassical pavilion, enjoying the view of the distant cityscape over the treetops, or happening upon an especially festive Quinceañera, there are always good times to be found in Cheesman Park –along with the occasional human skull.
You may have seen Beforeplay.org’s billboards around the city or memes (like the one above) floating around Facebook. Part of an ongoing campaign advocating safe sex and sex positivity, BeforePlay.org is using humor to connect with Coloradans in a way that is accessible and designed to spark a conversation. Formed…
Bored Japanese businessmen started the air-sex trend, says Bryan Poyser, director of the raunchy, heartbreaking romantic comedy, Love and Air Sex, which opens at the SIE FilmCenter on Friday, March 7, for a weeklong run. Air sex is the erotic equivalent of air guitar. Pornographic mimes boasting filthy stage names…
MM Serra is struggling to find a New York City venue bold enough to exhibit Charles Henri Ford’s 1971 surrealist memoir film, Johnny Minotaur. Nobody wants to bite. This experimental classic reflects on teen sexuality with explicit homoerotic imagery. Unnamed institutions refuse to show it because curators believe the performers look like minors and that the film violates basic standards of decency, she says.
Whether you are a raincoat-wearing heavy-breather, an academic seeking fodder for educational frottage or a run-of-the-mill cineaste, beware, you had better be of age and hope the city authorities do not bust this festival up: The Denver Film Society has curated a lineup of erotic films sure to fan your flames of desire and debate; so, grab your favorite lube and check out our handy guide to Sex Shop Cinema.
Though it’s a human-rights movement with roots in gay-liberation activism, the fight for rights for sex workers is much less recognized, says Melinda Chateauvert. Her new book,Sex Workers Unite: A History of the Movement From Stonewall to SlutWalk aims to change that, chronicling the the movement from the struggle to…
Zombies were solidly outnumbered over the weekend at the Exotica Erotica Ball, where green men and slinky cat-women canoodled with masked mystery ladies and scantily clad executioners. Photographer Brandon Marshall captured the sexy backlash bash in all its fishnetted majesty. Here are some of our favorite photos; you’ll find these…
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature celebrating the books that inspire Denver artists.
There is nothing wrong with consenting adults using sex toys to spice up some otherwise boring bed-sport, and the adult-toy industry has come up with a truly dazzling selection of every possible implement for every possible body part/orifice. But for every pair of pink, fuzzy handcuffs and every benign blow-up…
Robots are everywhere. From helping us find cat videos on the Internet to assembling other robots (yeah, that can’t end well), they’ve become almost as ubiquitous in real life as they have been in pop culture for years. This Saturday, the multimedia art exhibit Let’s Pretend We’re Robots opens at…
In what U.S. state is it illegal for a man to have sex with a fish? If you want to know the answer — and are looking for something both fun and educational to do Thursday night — Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has you covered. It’s hosting a…
Legal, legitimate, adult-oriented pornography gets a tough rap sometimes, and that’s a tear-leaking shame — because what consenting adults do in their spare time, in the privacy of their own homes (and a few seedy theaters), should be off limits to prudish scrutiny and judgment. Reading skin mags, watching flick-it-flicks…
In Denver, we have theater for all tastes — and if yours runs to the risque, we’ve got that, too. Denver’s Dangerous Theatre fills that niche with, er, cheek and, often, laugh-out-loud panache. See also: – Actors playing apes in Dark Wood are naked — and on “Nude Night,” the…
Chad Kultgen is the epitome of everything that is lewd in this world. His work is dirty, offensive and polarizing (see: The Average American Male). He makes a living transcribing explicit sexual fantasies with the women who frequent your local fitness center, and could give a rat’s ass about how…
Forget about Fifty Shades of Grey. E.L. James’ popular trio of “mommy porn” books are popular, but there was kinky romance before them — and thank the various gods, there will be plenty after. Local Colorado authors Reggie and Kasi Alexander (two of the three subjects of this week’s feature…
It’s on your mind. You can’t stop thinking about it. Your blood starts to pump. Your mouth begins to water. And while the buildup lasts for days, the actual live action (from start to finish) only lasts about ten minutes. No, I’m not talking about sex; I’m talking about the…
I love that we live in a country that’s sexually open enough — not as much as some European countries, but that’s another list for another time — to allow for public education on how to have and give orgasms. Denverites, you have an upcoming class available at Anythink Library…
Today could be the end of the world as we know it, which means the sex-crazed Craigslist addicts are out in full force. We found the ten horniest kinksters in the area, desperate for some action before the Apocalypse. Which one would you send a picture to first? See also:…
