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A Quick Guide to They/Them PronounsWritten by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan JimersonGraphic art by Archie BongiovanniArchie is a snarky genderqueer artist, who is disheartened by people not understanding their gender neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for a clear way to introduce gender neutral pronouns to his increasingly diverse workplace. The longtime best friends team up in this short and fun comic guide to help explain what pronouns are, why they matter, how to use them and what to do if you make a mistake. There's also some tips for those who identify outside of the binary on how to keep themselves safe in this binary-centric world. A quick and easy resource for people who use they/them pronouns, and people who want to learn more! 2018, 64 pages.

A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans IdentitiesWriter & Artist: Mady G & J.R. ZuckerbergIn this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and J.R. Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBTQ+ world! Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!

The NEW Kama SutraRichard EmersonThe Kama Sutra has enhanced sexual experiences for centuries, taking its place as the most influential sex manual the world has ever seen. The New Kama Sutra offers modern couples practical advice on sexual techniques, relationships, and emotional well-being for THIS generation.Readers will discover information on many delicious topics, including secret pleasure zones, the art of romance, foreplay, and massage. Filled with hundreds of beautiful illustrations and photographs, The New Kama Sutra teaches lovers to concentrate on each other, take the time to learn what their partners need, and always explore their relationship with new and exciting ideas. 2004, 128 pages. 

Hot and Unbotheredby Yana Tallon-HicksAn acclaimed sex therapist’s practical, playful, and inclusive guide that teaches you how to discover your deepest sexual desires, communicate your wants and needs, define your boundaries, and have the sex you want.While popular culture is saturated with sex, the gap between informed sex education and satisfying sex is vast, and it often leaves LGBTQQ+ individuals out of the conversation entirely. Hot and Unbothered bridges that chasm, giving you explicit permission to talk about, think about, and achieve the pleasure you desire without shame or secrecy, no matter your sexual identity or gender.In Hot and Unbothered, Yana Tallon-Hicks provides a roadmap to empower yourself and improve your relationships, sharing the unique programs she developed for her therapy clients and workshops. She begins by shattering myths about “good sex,” which is seamless, satisfying—and nearly nonexistent. Once you let go of unreachable ideals, you can start to truly identify your own unique desires and fears and build the safest space to fulfill your most pleasurable sexual experiences. Yana guides you to discover your own hang-ups and overcome barriers such as shame, secrecy, misinformation, low self-esteem, lack of motivation, and unhealthy relationship patterns.When the path to pleasure is cleared the fun begins! Yana helps you decide who you really are as a sexual being and how to set sexual goals. What do you want? What do you like? What have you yet to discover? And how do you want to explore? In answering these questions, you can establish and set your limits, clarify your needs, and communicate your desires to your current partner. Yana reminds you that whether your partner is a lifelong companion or a casual hook-up, your pleasure, comfort, and identity should always be supported.Yana unpacks common stumbling blocks, troubleshoots tricky conversations, and addresses potential backslides to ensure long-lasting success

Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex ToysViolet BlueFeeling adventurous? In this witty and well-informed consumer guide, best-selling author and sex educator Violet Blue shows couples how to choose and use sex toys to play and explore together — and have mind-blowing sex. She leads readers through the maze of sex toys on the market, explaining the many options available, including different materials, care, and cleaning, and how to see through exaggerated marketing claims. Along the way, Violet offers tips on creative usage and ideas for introducing sex toys to a relationship: how to ask your boyfriend to use the blindfold in your bedside drawer or how to surprise your wife with a saucy gift without getting your face slapped (unless that was the point). The Adventurous Couple’s Guide to Sex Toys takes a practical, sex-positive approach to pleasure, with plenty of safety advice and a list of websites for savvy online shopping. But why stop with the basics? Care to enact a threesome fantasy with two people? Set up the sexiest lighting for a webcam show? Dream of owning a steel cage dining table for captivating dinner parties? From the tried-and-true to the truly spectacular, you’ll find it here in The Adventurous Couple’s Guide. 2013, 168 pages.

A comprehensive and fun-to-read guidebook for people of all sexual identities and experience levels, Getting It covers all the bases of hook-up culture from first moves and sex etiquette to navigating nonmonogamy and sexual health. In an era of endless crossed signals and heightened awareness of consent and respect, award-winning author and sex educator Allison Moon shows you how to achieve safe and enjoyable encounters by practicing clear communication and consideration of all parties involved - yourself included. Getting It helps you understand what casual sex means for you and offers an instructive and empowering deep dive into how to get it, do it well, and feel great about it every step of the way. And since we're all imperfect, Moon offers guidance for how to gracefully recover when you screw-up- or get screwed over. Refreshingly intersectional and respectful, Getting It is an honest guide to understanding the basics of hook-up culture and how to partake. 2021, 278 pages

The Ultimate Guide to ThreesomesStella HarrisEverything you've ever wanted to know about how to have a threesome- plus everything you'd never think to ask! The Ultimate Guide to Threesomes will teach you how to have ethical, consensual encounters that give pleasure to everyone involved.Fantasy exploration, finding threesome partners, making your dreams come true- sex educator Stella Harris guides you through the whole process. You'll also find plenty of positions and scenarios for beginners and veterans alike, plus information about safer sex and aftercare. And if you want threesomes to stay a fantasy? That's okay too! This book teaches how to use threesomes in dirty talk and role play.Whether you're just starting out on your threesome journey, or you've been having threesomes for years, you'll find something here to suit your needs. Harris is used to hearing "Wow, I never thought of that!" - what new ideas will you find in these pages? 2021, 276 pages.

Great Sex Starts at 50Tracey CoxReassuring, honest, funny, and most of all empowering, Great Sex Starts at 50 is the must-have sex and relationships book for men and women hitting half a century with little sign of slowing down. There's no denying that something happens to us sexually at 50. From menopause to the mixed blessing of Viagra to other challenges that go beyond the physical: How do you ignite desire after decades with the same person?Thankfully, information and enthusiasm can help you reclaim a robust sex life - and greater health, as a result. In this easy-to-follow guide, Tracey Cox uses a blend of research, case studies, practical techniques, and personal anecdotes to show you how to arouse yourself and your partner, regain your passion, navigate relationship issues, and create the perfect conditions for sex. Tracey's authentic, trustworthy, and relatable approach will give you everything you need to do it! 2020, 276 pages.

Playing Without a PartnerMegan Stubbs, EdDAre you single and loving it? …or single and loathing it?Erase the stigma of singledom and embrace your solo self with sexologist Megan Stubbs' comprehensive guide to all the best parts about going it alone - from fulfilling authentic personal goals to becoming your own best friend in the bedroom. She offers expert insight on modern dating, orgasm anatomy, exploring kinks, better understanding your body, and even how to best to have sex with strangers, all peppered with hilarious anecdotes from her own experiences as a fiercely single woman. Whether you're contentedly single or still searching for your one and only, Playing Without A Partner will empower you to own and explore yourself, both inside and out, between the sheets and beyond. 2021, 250 pages.

SMART SEX: How to Boost Your Sex IQ and Own Your Pleasureby Emily MorseFrom the host of the #1 podcast Sex with Emily, Emily Morse, comes a revolutionary new book that reframes our relationship to pleasure and teaches us how to have the best sex of our lives.Dr. Emily Morse has been dubbed “the Dr. Ruth of a new generation” (New York Times) and has helped millions of people navigate the world of sex and relationships. In Smart Sex, she condenses all she’s learned as a doctor of human sexuality and offers a groundbreaking framework that will change the way you think about sex and pleasure—regardless of your gender or sexual orientation. In this essential book you’ll uncover:- A new sexual intelligence that will allow you to connect deeply with your body, your desires, and the psychological and physical blocks that are keeping you from experiencing the pleasure that is your birthright.- Communication hacks to talk to your partner about topics ranging from oral sex to open relationships and everything in between.- The truth about orgasms and how to start having more plentiful, powerful, and satisfying orgasms.- Everything you need to know to be a good lover, from collaboration to technique. (Hint: it's not what you think.)- And so much moreDrawing from science, research, and lived experience, and written in a voice that’s entertaining and inclusive, Smart Sex will help you radically improve your sex life, your confidence, and your relationships, including your relationship with yourself. 2023, 304 pp.

Sex After Griefby Joan PriceSex can be complicated - but when there is grief, it's especially confusing. How do we nurture ourselves as sexual beings when we're grieving the death of a partner? Why does taking care of ourselves sexually even matter at a time when we'd rather hide under the covers and retreat from the world? What do we do with those sexual feelings that arise despite our misery? How do we know when it's time to open ourselves to a new sexual relationship, whether it's a friend with benefits or a new love connection? And how do we do it?In Sex after Grief, the top expert on senior sex, Joan Price, describes her own experiences as a widow since 2008, when she lost the love of her life to cancer. She shares her own raw grief journey, her sexual reawakening (and the many stumbles along the way), her attempts to dip back into the dating pool, along with excellent advice on how to handle each step.Joan Price's revelatory approach to sex after loss includes excerpts from many other grievers' personal stories. These narratives from folks of all genders and orientations who have grieved have much in common, yet also much that's different. Some jumped into sex quickly. Some took years. Some withdrew from sexual possibility. Some shared their bodies but not their hearts. As these people open their private lives and thoughts, you'll come away realizing that no one is wrong, and no choice is defective or shameful.Sex After Grief is 170 pages of inspiring tales of how different people brought sex back into their lives after the loss of their spouse or partner. Guidelines for dating again and getting sexual with a new person Reasons that solo sex is healthy and can be the path to feeling sexual again Descriptions of non-traditional sexual relationships, such as the "Pilot Light Lover" and friends with benefits Advice from therapists, grief counselors, and sex coaches Self-help takeaways for creating your own action plan

Sex Over 50Joel D. Block, PhDA collection of hundreds of sizzling sexual secrets that will help you turn your deepest sexual desires into reality. Forget everything you think you know about sex and get ready for the best sex of your life. Whether you're back on the dating scene or looking to bring new life to a long-term relationship, this new edition of Sex Over 50 will help you navigate the world of dating and sex that can be as confounding now as when you were an adolescent. On topics ranging from online dating to hormone-replacement therapy to erectile dysfunction medication, Dr. Joel Block will guide you on your way to a sex life that is more emotionally satisfying and physically thrilling than you've ever experienced. 2008, 322 pages.  

Healing Painful SexDeborah Coady, Nancy FishMillions of women suffer from sexual and pelvic pain in America today, yet it is frequently misdiagnosed, or not diagnosed at all. In Healing Painful Sex, Deborah Coady, MD, and Nancy Fish use their combined professional expertise as a doctor and therapist who specialize in sexual pain to provide readers with an understanding of its many causes and how to treat them, from both a physical and psychological standpoint.Organized into three parts-naming the problem, getting a diagnosis, and overcoming pain--Healing Painful Sex includes medical checklists, illustrations, vignettes based on interviews with women and their healthcare professionals, treatment options, and guidance for moving forward after healing. Coady and Fish speak honestly and directly to sexual pain sufferers' experiences, helping them address the problem of chronic pain, understand and prevent misdiagnoses, define medical terms and conditions, and regain sexual joy. Comprehensive, multi-dimensional, and deeply insightful, Healing Painful Sex offers women the tools to successfully take on the many challenges of sexual pain and move toward a healthy, happy future. 2011, 400 pages. 

Getting OffJayme WaxmanMasturbation is like tuning a radio—you don’t know what frequencies you’ll enjoy until you play with the knobs. Masturbation has a complicated stigma attached to it; everybody is doing it, but not everybody talks about it. Some were told that touching oneself would cause cute kittens to die, some were told masturbation led to blindness. Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation is here to debunk those masturbation myths and reinforce the truth.Masturbation is a totally natural and normal way for women to connect with and find pleasure in their bodies.Fun, informative, and illustrated, this book provides women with a wealth of masturbation and general sex knowledge -- its history, the mechanics of it, the joys of sexy toys -- plus clear, concise tips on... well... getting off. Foreword by Betty Dodson. 2007, 306 pages.

Sextrology - Astrology of Sex and the SexesStarsky and CoxIn sophisticated, uninhibited language, Sextrology candidly explores each sign of the zodiac through a unique, wholly original astrological philosophy. In this highly entertaining and illuminating treatise, Starsky and Cox uncover the naked truth behind each of the zodiac's twenty-four gender signs. Featuring brainy, frank, and fearless discussions that are sure to feed the head and tickle the funny bone if not other parts of the anatomy, the authors examine the sexual makeup of each sign in titillating detail... male, female, straight, and gay. Within each profile, you'll find these three parts:Sign and Mind - offers a comprehensive psychological reading, drawing from wide-ranging sources, ancient and modernBody and Soul - exposes the individual's physical attributes from head to toe, as well as his or her ode of expressionSex and Sexuality - details sexual behavior and attitudes, both inside and outside the bedroom.Finally, compatibility sections evaluate all possible cosmic couplings, straight and gay. 2003, 560 pages. 

Red Hot Touch: A Head to Toe Handbook for Mind-Blowing OrgasmsJaiya and Jon HanauerYour hands can play a piano concerto, perform surgery, juggle - and give your partner mind-blowing pleasure. If you're not using your hands to their fullest potential during sex, you are depriving your partner of untold bliss. It's time to learn how to use your mitts in ways that will have your partner moaning for more. With over 50 ways to stroke, squeeze, and please someone south of the border, and over 100 moves to stimulate other areas of the anatomy from the earlobes to the toes, Red Hot Touch will help you master the techniques that will take your sex life from average to red hot. 2008, 208 pages.  

Sex Instruction ManualFelicia ZopolAt last! A comprehensive (and ADORABLE) guide to sexual intercourse! Sex is as old as human civilization - so why, after all these years, are the secrets of a rewarding sex life so elusive? Fortunately, The Sex Instruction Manual is here to answer all of your most pressing questions: Why do men fall asleep after achieving orgasm? What's the G-spot and where can I find it? How can I introduce sex toys into my relationship? Are there really condoms designed for women? And what in the world is "door-knobbing?" You'll find answers to all of these questions and more, courtesy of author and celebrated sexpert - Felicia Zopol. 2009, 208 pages.

New Love and Sex After 60Robert N. Butler, M.D. & Myrna I. Lewis, PhDThey may be getting older, but love and sex are still a vital part of their life. Here is the book that speaks to their concerns about sex beyond the middle years. Two leading experts have completely updated and revised the classic guide on the subject to address the needs of our changing world in the new millennium. Inside they'll find:The truth about aging and how it affects sexual desire and lovemakingA thorough guide to common medical problems—and solutionsInformation on new drugs that can improve and enhance sexuality—including the latest on ViagraResearch on postmenopausal changesA detailed look at the procedures for easing and solving sexual problemsPractical strategies for finding new relationships and staying sexually fitAdvice to help your adult children understand your new relationships2002, 400 pages.

The Penis Book: A Doctor's Complete Guide to the PenisAaron Spitz, MDLet Dr. Spitz—who served as an assistant clinical professor at UC Irvine's Department of Urology for 15 years and who is a regularly featured guest on The Doctors—become a best friend as he fearlessly guides you through the hairiest and the scariest questions in The Penis Book. An unflinching, comprehensive guide to everything from sexually transmitted infections to the science of blood flow, The Penis Book prominently features an easy-to-follow holistic five-step plan for optimum penis health, including plant-based eating recommendations, information on some penis-healthy foods, and suggested exercises for penis wellbeing. Useful to men and women alike, The Penis Book is a one-stop shop for the care and maintenance of the penis in your life. 2018, 304 pages.

The book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, has been the most comprehensive guide to women's health for over 30 years. Now the Boston Women's Health Book Collective cover menopause in their newest book, comprehensively explaining physiological changes, health care decisions, sexuality, sustaining well being and health concerns, and political nuances of women's health. The information about vulvovaginal changes and hormone treatment will help you make informed decisions about how to cope with menopause. This book reaffirms that you are not along -beyond hot flashes, menopause produces a variety of symptoms; its up to you to decide how to persevere. 328 pp, 2006.

Joan PriceThe best sex of your life is yet to be- if Joan Price has her way! She offers upbeat, comprehensive, explicit advice for menopausal women about body image, changing physiology, cultural expectations, relationships, partner sex, masturbation, and sex toys. Acknowledging in a chapter heading that "It Ain't Easy After Menopause," she addresses the complications of hot flashes, HRT, and painful intercourse on the way to becoming a sexually seasoned woman. By including her own and other women's personal perspectives, Price has written the book that we've been waiting for. Heterosexual focus. 2006, 269 pp.