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The 2011 Masturbate-a-Thon — Rapture, Possibly Even Earthquakes

By Dr. Carol Queen • May 23rd, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen

Well, at least the earth moved for many of the participants at the Center for Sex & Culture’s Live Masturbate-a-Thon, held on Rapture Day (Saturday, May 21, for those of you who are not keeping track of the End Times schedule) and Sunday, May 22 (in case the world didn’t end and people felt they [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Sex After Hysterectomy

By Dr. Carol Queen • May 11th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

I had a hysterectomy in the past year or so, and hadn’t had sex until very recently. My vagina feels really different and I experienced some discomfort when my partner entered me, started to move back into my vagina, and he hit the end of my vagina sooner than I thought. I no longer have [...]



Carol Visits the Ladies of Lady Brain

By Dr. Carol Queen • Apr 12th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen

Long, long ago, I was booked on a radio show (or maybe it was a podcast then) called Lady Brain. It was a call-in, so I had to imagine rather than gaze upon the two spunky women who peppered me with questions and comments about whatever-it-was-we-were-talking-about. Sex something, of course, but what? Whatever it was, [...]



GV House Calls: Is it Safe to Use My Vibrator During Pregnancy?

By Dr. Carol Queen • Mar 22nd, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, Good Vibrations Sexy Mama, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

I am on my first trimester of pregnancy and I miss using my Hitachi magic wand.  For some reason I feel that the strong vibrations are going to harm my baby. Is that true? Thanks for your help!  I would love to start using my wand again if it is safe. – Missing Wanda If [...]



GV House Calls: Anal Cleanliness

By Dr. Carol Queen • Mar 17th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

My s.o. says that one of the reasons why she doesn’t give me head is that my ass smells. I think the cleanliness factor, or lack thereof, is also a reason why she won’t participate in anal play or sex. I use flushable moist wipes after a b.m. and I use the hand-held shower head [...]



GV House Calls: What Do I Do With This Porn Collection?

By Dr. Carol Queen • Mar 15th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

I recently bought a house from an elderly friend, who sold it to me furnished. While cleaning out his apartment after he moved to an assisted living facility, I came across his porn collection from the 70s and 80s. I haven’t counted how many magazines there are, but they fill a big drawer. I’m trying [...]



Happy Women’s History Day!

By Dr. Carol Queen • Mar 8th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage

Happy Women’s History Month! It may be the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, but around Good Vibrations, we’re celebrating our own contribution to this layered, varied history too — because for the past one-third of that century, GV has helped make history for women, in the bedroom and in business. Here’s our backstory! Joani [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Info & Support for Masturbation

By Dr. Carol Queen • Feb 23rd, 2011 • Category: Blog

I am looking for DVDs to recommend to a man I know. He is in his 50s, repressed sexually and has no outlet for his sexual tension because his wife is a survivor of sexual abuse and not able to engage sexually with him in any way. He is both inhibited around self-stimulation, and says [...]



Some Thoughts on LadyPornDay

By Dr. Carol Queen • Feb 22nd, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen

I wonder if there are any guys out there muttering to themselves that it’s LadyPornDay, jeering, “Why do the ladies get all the porn days?” Well, of course there’s a simple answer, plus then a complicated one. The simple retort: Dude, every day is FellaPornDay. More complexly: Not all guys, like not all ladies, appreciate [...]



Nina Hartley Special-Guests at GV’s New Store Party

By Dr. Carol Queen • Jan 31st, 2011 • Category: Blog, Good Vibrations Events, GV Homepage

Only one month to go to donate to her health care fund! It’s always a treat for us at Good Vibrations when Nina graces us with her presence, but this was an extra-special visit — we all got some face time with Nina, and so did a few hundred of our friends, customers, vendors and [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: She Wants Stronger Orgasms

By Dr. Carol Queen • Jan 26th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

My very sexual, very interested girlfriend rarely reaches orgasm and when she does they are weak.  She thinks it’s all in her head/mental and I tend to agree.  What can I do for her?  Is hypno-therapy a good option?  Other suggestions, like a sex therapist? Thanks! –Her Pleasure Counts Many women don’t orgasm much (or [...]



Good Vibratons House Calls: Pacemakers & Vibrators

By Dr. Carol Queen • Jan 25th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

My friend has an InterStim pacemaker and can’t use a vibrator because of the magnets in the batteries or motor. Any ideas?–Anti-Magnetic Your friend’s pacemaker isn’t a heart device, as most pacemakers are; the InterStim is a small implanted machine that uses wires to deliver electrical pulses to nerves in the pelvic area. Usually it’s [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Vulva Cancer, the Clitoris, and Pleasure (Part 2)

By Dr. Carol Queen • Dec 22nd, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

This is a follow-up response to Survivor, addressing less-genitally-focused possibilities. Her original letter: Do you still have feeling and sexual sensations if you do not have a clitoris? If I would put a vibrator there could it give me a orgasm? I lost mine to vulva cancer. Haven’t had intercourse in 4 years. I heard that it [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Vulva Cancer, the Clitoris, and Pleasure

By Dr. Carol Queen • Dec 21st, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

Do you still have feeling and sexual sensations if you do not have a clitoris? If I would put a vibrator there could it give me a orgasm? I lost mine to vulva cancer. Haven’t had intercourse in 4 years. I heard that it is painful. Before my cancer I would play with my clitoris and bring [...]



Call for Participants: People Who Love Anal Sex Wanted For Interviews

By Dr. Carol Queen • Dec 6th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen

Ashlea Halpern, a journalist who’s working on an article for a national women’s magazine, seeks people, especially cisgender women, who will speak frankly about their anal sex experiences. It’s pegged to a recent study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine that says one in five women had anal sex this year and 40 percent of women [...]



The Problem with Sex Addiction

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 30th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage

After a conversation I had about the term “addiction” with some of Good Vibrations’ newer staff members, I decided that I wanted to unpack this notion a little. There is not as much critically-considered information about sex addiction (and using this kind of language to describe things like masturbation habits and erotic preferences) available to [...]



TLC is Looking for Couples with One Exhibitionist

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 29th, 2010 • Category: Blog

Are you an exhibitionist who’s partnered with a non-exhibitionist? The Learning Channel wants YOU! (Both of you!) Michele Spinak, producer for TLC’s Strange Sex, is looking for a male-female couple in the 27-45 age range (they’ll go a little older for young-looking/youthful-energy folks) to participate with interviews, and perhaps scenarios, for their show on exhibitionism. [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Getting Back in the Saddle

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 22nd, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

A relative of mine in CA turned me on to your store and I love it. Though I am writing about a problem I have. I have had cancer and became menopausal way too early (37 yrs.) and abruptly. Today, I am now 48, there is a new friend and I think he is interested. [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Can I Increase My Ejaculation?

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

Do you know any pills that increase sperm production and give me a more voluminous ejaculation and intensify orgasms? Whenever I look online a lot of different kinds POP up and I don’t know which one to choose, nor do I know who to ask. I hope you can help me. –Big Man, Big Load [...]



Good Vibes Joins the “It Gets Better” Campaign

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 12th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, Sex and Culture

While it’s not Good Vibrations’ mission to discuss sexuality with people under 18 (we carry books and list resources for parents to optimize the chances that our customers’ kids get good information delivered comfortably), all of us were under 18 once, and all of us here have watched with horror and dismay at the rash [...]



Deep Throat & Linda Lovelace: It’s Complicated

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 10th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, Porn

A customer letter to Good Vibrations which we thought might interest readers: Just wanted to ask why your company sells the movie “deep throat” given the controversial claims of the star of the movie of having been forced through the use of violence to perform in it. Doesn’t your company claim to promote with its [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Kegel Balls, Big Toys, and the IUD

By Dr. Carol Queen • Nov 3rd, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

I was hoping you could tell me — would using Kegel exercising balls like Smart Balls interfere with my IUD (Mirena)? I don’t want it to get knocked out of place, or have the string fall out or something. Also, I assume this varies, but how big is too big (of a dildo or penis) [...]



Good Vibrations House Calls: Vanilla + Kinky = ?

By Dr. Carol Queen • Oct 22nd, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage, GV House Calls

I am super-attracted to a girl who’s into BDSM but I feel pretty solidly vanilla… What to do? I’m scared. — Vanilla Hoping for Chocolate Chips There are a few things to do: First, figure out just how into BDSM she is. Is that her main erotic identity, or major icing on the cake? Put [...]



Annie Sprinkle’s Wedding is Censored!

By Dr. Carol Queen • Oct 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage

Update! At noon on 10/15/10, we received word from Annie that the original venue contract has been reinstated. Many congrats to Annie & Beth! Wow, the very same week I tune in to Google News and see both same-sex marriage and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell being addressed at the very top of the page — [...]



When Is a Sex Toy Not an Instrument of Pleasure?

By Dr. Carol Queen • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, GV Homepage

Clipped from: www.cbsnews.com (share this clip) Clipped from: newsfeed.time.com (share this clip) There’s a simple answer to this: when it’s used as a spoof, a joke, or something with which to humiliate someone else. The gag gift is sex toy-as-novelty — not something to use, but to wave around at a bachelor party or office [...]