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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 2003)
16.2003 CULTURE eatingout e a lln g o u t ca lin g o u t .............. W .............. eatingout Pat the bunny A Three Course Dinner Come as you are to Portland’s second annual Masturbate-a-Thon by J o d i that you don V have to cook, M anuxorate: male using hand M aritate: fem ale alone $21 We 'll even do the dishes. R *0 ON RESTAURANT _ ^ < r°B fE iR iA T - » ~ ^ S @ 3 a 2 S S ° S S @ © 3 4 4 9 NE 2 4TH AVE AT FREMONT • PO R TLA N D Offer valid Sunday through Thursday Expanded Lunch M enu— F u ll Bar B reakfast A ll Day Every Day Mon-Fri 6am to 2:30pm Sat-Sun 7am to 3pm Now at 1801 NE Broadway • 5 0 3 .2 8 7 .4 7 5 0 Japanese Restaurant Cap, fold & Unique Sushi Tempura & Delicious Japanese Cuisine M-Th ii:3oam -iopm Fri-Sat ii:3oam -io:3opm Sun i2-9:3opm 1337 NE Broadway 503.281.6804 www.pdxyuki.com D arby d )im h o w m u ! Contort T uk , Lawuj, o* MoJthi at 5 0 3 - 2 3 6 - 1 2 5 3 fot, ddculi 0K Otut Mu! cxtt-tfhfthn “Utb-Bdii mtcumdt cuh. 3 mSi U $149 Siphnianize: anal Syntnbate: rubbing thighs together Amatnpsis: rubbing labia together s Portland ready for an all-out, honest- to-gt xxl ness Kink-o- Rama? Have we blossomed as a community to embrace a safe, all-inclusive public play space? Have we even waited far ttx) king for such a venue— a space to bring friends, make new ones, dance, play games and get our proverbial boats floated? Portland sexpert Dark lady, aka Theresa Reed, answers all three questions with a resounding “Yes!” Darklady is the host of Port land’s second annual Masturbate- a-Thon, a one-night fund-raiser M eet a woman who knows how to throw a party: D arklady’s May 31 where revelers can pat second annual M asturbate-a-Thon is May 31 the bunny, spank the monkey, polish the pearl, butter the potato and do it all in Guests will also be encouraged to test-drive a a fun, festive and safe space. plethora of sex toys, magic wands, eroscillators It promises to be the “come as you are” event and C hi machines and to take a trip on every of the year. one’s favorite fuck machine, the Thrillhammer Orgazmatron. Touted as a breakthrough in simu Historically speaking, Masturbate-a-Thons are nothing new. Five years ago, the fine folks of San lated sex, the customized chair seats one satisfied Francisco sex toy and education shop Gcxxl customer who is strapped in while a close-up Vibrations declared May “Masturbation Month.” camera and variable-action vibrator is controlled by an Internet user for $3.99 a minute. People were encouraged to get pledges from their friends for time spent masturbating at home. P ro T h e Masturbate-a-Thon is a larger, more ceeds were donated to a sex-positive cause. sprawling version o f the erotic parties regularly In 2001, sex educator and Good Vibrations arranged by Darklady, who hopes it will provide worker Carol Queen Uxik the idea a step further first-timers with a positive impression of public and invited people to do their fund-raising erotic functions. masturbation together at the Campus Theater, a “Som e folks m ight be nervous or appre space in San Franciscos Tenderloin district. The hensive at first,” notes the self-appointed event was a huge success and raised a significant Margaret Mead o f pom . “But the events are amount of cash for her nonprofit organization, safe, fun and friendly, and people generally the Center for Sex & Culture. leave feeling pleasantly surprised.” “Its like a walk-a-thon,” says Queen. “Except A pioneer of the “sex positive” movement, when it’s over, your feet don’t hurt.” Darklady has edited and written for Darklady has waved Q ueens (magic) wand YesPortal.com, AdultBuzz.com and Pbytim e over Portland and has been working around the magazine. She just returned from Los Angeles, clock to provide locals with a fun, kinky where she served as a judge for Adult Video space to get off while raising funds for four N ew s magazine’s eighth annual Gay VN nonprofits: Planned Parenthood of the awards— the Academy Awards of gay pom. Columbia/Willamette, Cascade A ID S But most importantly, Darklady knows Project, the C enter for Sex & Culture and how to throw a party. the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. “W e’re not trying to target any certain You get to support healthy sexuality audience here,” she says from her home, while sticking it to a conservative right where she does most of her work surround wing that consistently strives to under ed by 350-gallon tubs of pom. “We hope mine that freedom. (Imagine the possi to see members o f all communities— bilities: a masturbation-based tax credit, GBLT, poly, swingers, B/D/S/M, straight, maybe? W hat a wonderful world.) multiethnic folks— come out and have a good time.” ortlands Masturbate-a-Thon looks a Make a statement for self-love, help little different from Queen’s brain area nonprofits continue to educate and child. Instead o f mats on the floor empower around Issues of sexuality, make and hixjrs o f sustained self-pleasure, new kinky friends, and stick a finger in Portlands venue will be set up as an John Ashcroft’s eye at Masturbate-a-Thon. erotic playground featuring two floors of You’ll be glad you did. JTH naughtiness. Catering to exhibitionists and T he second annual M ASTUR BATE-A -T IION shrinking violets alike, the event will let will be held from 7 p m . to 2 a.m . May 31. people indulge in a fully furnished S/M RSVP is required at 503-975-3275 o r ' play space, make-out rooms, live music, darklady@ darklady.com . T he sliding-scale fee DJs, dancing, fire spinners, exotic is $ !5 -$ 3 0 . Ages 21 and over. Find out m ore dancers, an art show, massage thera at w w w .m asturbate-a-thon.org. pists, vendors, gay mcxiel Jonathyn Andrews and plenty of opportunities JODI D a r b y is a Portland writer, graphic for consensual voyeurism. artist and radio producer. I P
