The Clitoral Truth: The Secret World at Your Fingertips (23 page)

Adam and Eve, http://www.adameve.com; phone: 800-274-0333. Blowfish: Good Products for Great Sex,
http://www.blowfish.com.

Come As You Are, http://www.comeasyouare.com; 701 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON, Canada M6J 1E6; phone: 416-504-7934;

fax: 416-504-7490.

Eve’s Garden, http://www.evesgarden.com; 119 West 57 St., 12th Floor, NewYork, NY 10019; phone: 800-848-3837 or 212-757-8651;

fax: 212-977-4306.

Good Vibrations, http://www.goodvibes.com; 1210 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110; phone: 800-289-8423; fax: 415-974-0980 and 2504 San Pablo Ave. (at Dwight), Berkeley, CA 94702;

phone: 510-841-8987.

Grand Opening!,
http://www.grandopening.com: 318 Harvard St.

#32, Brookline, MA 02446; phone: 617-731-2626; fax: 617-731-

2693.

Naiad Press, http://www.naiadpress.com; P.O. Box 10543, Tallahassee, FL 32302; phone: 850-539-5965.

Nice-N-Naughty, http://www.nice-n-naughty.com; Passion Flower, 4 Yosemite Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611; phone: 510-601-7750,

Pleasure Chest,
http://www.net101.com/rocknroll/pleasure.html; 7733 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, Ca 90046; phone: 800-75DILDO or 213-650-1022; fax: 213-650-1176

Renaissance Discovery International, http://www.sexhealth.org; email: [email protected]; phone; 514-844-3434;

fax: 514-844-3535.

SensualSource,
http://www.sensualsource.com.

The Sexuality Library, http://www.goodvibs.com; 938 Howard Street, #101, San Francisco, CA 94103; phone: 800-289-8423;

fax: 415-974-8989.

Toys in Babeland, http://www.babeland.com; email: [email protected]; 711 East Pike Stree, Seattle, WA 98122; phone: 800-658-9119; and 91 Rivington St., New York, NY 10002; phone: 212-375-1701

A Woman’s Touch, http://www.a-womans-toucy.com;

600 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703; phone: 888-621-8880 or

608-250-1928

Womyn’s Ware, http://www.womynsware.com; 896 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC Canada U5L 3Y5; phone: 888-WYM-WARE (in North America) or 604-254-2543 (outside of North America)

Xandria Collection, http://www.xandria.com; 165 Valley Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005, phone: 415-468-3812.

Academic Sites

http://www.rki.de/gesund/archive/first.htm: Founded by Erwin Haberle, one of the reigning deans of international sexology and funded by the German government, this site is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving sexual health. It offers articles on the history of sexology, a worldwide directory of institutes, organizations, resource centers, training programs, and scientific journals devoted to sexuality, as well papers and reviews on a wide variety of issues, courses in sexology, as well as a copy of the World Health Organization’s report on sexual health. In German, English, and Spanish. Haberle encourages submissions of useful materials.

http://www.iashs.edu: The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, a private Institute, offers a variety of academic degree and clinical certification programs. Its Web site contains a complete catalog describing the curricula, staff credentials the
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
, and the description of the library facilities and archives.

http://wwwejhs.org: This site provides direct access to the
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
, published by the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.

Advocacy and Professional Sexuality Organizations

http://www.siecus.org: Web site of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States that features information for parents on children’s questions about sexuality, a discussion of religion and sexuality (“What the Bible Says About Sexuality,” among other topics), a list of publications, a compilation of sexuality laws state by state, guidelines for comprehensive sexuality education, a community action kit, and resources for underserved communities and communities of color.

http://www.aascct.org: The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists is a professional association that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, allied health professionals, clergy, lawyers, sociologists, marriage and family counselors and therapists, family planning specialists and researchers, as well as students in relevant professional disciplines who share an interest in promoting understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior. The organization provides certification and education of sexuality educators, counselors, and therapists. The site supports the publication and dissemination of professional materials related to these fields.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org: The national Planned Parenthood site covers many bases including abortion, birth control, pregnancy and parenting, and includes current news and articles on reproductive rights, FAQs, and an extensive database on these issues.

http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/ssss/: The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS or “Quad S”) site posts announcements of meetings, conferences, grants, and awards, as well as contents and other information for the society’s various publications including its newsletter
Sexual Science
, and
The Journal of Sex Research and Annual Review of Sex Research
.

Sites for Teens

A number of informative sex-positive Web sites dedicated to the needs and interests of teens serve about any topic of concern. Parents: Want to know what children think about sexuality and how to answer uncomfortable questions? Check out these sites.

http://www.gurl.com: Among many issues, this comprehensive site for teenage girls and those on the cusp of adolescence is an excellent antidote to parental reluctance or inability to discuss sex, as well as to fear-based government-sponsored “sexuality education” programs. Teens can turn to sites such as this one to find reliable,

nonjudgmental information on sexuality by experts and teens themselves and a secure place to chat and ask questions.

http://www.itsyoursexlife.com: Jointly sponsored by MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation, this teen-oriented site features current news about sexuality, information on pregnancy and contraception, STDs, and sexual communication.

http://www.flash.net/nmtpc: The New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition provides information on pregnancy prevention, parenting, male involvement, and the rights of teen parents in school.

http://www.teenwire.com: This lively site devoted to sexual health includes news, articles, quizzes, answers to “real questions from teens,” a teen zinc and profiles of teens who are standing up, speaking out, and taking action on a variety of issues.

For more extensive listings on Web sites on every topic, see
The Woman’s Guide to Sex on the Web
’’, by Anne Semans and Cathy Winks (HarperSanFrancisco, 1999) and
The Joy of Cybersex: A Guide for Creative Lovers
by Deb Levine, two useful and reliable guides to sexuality sites on the World Wide Web.

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