category: ‘Politics’

Chicago Event: Benefit for Beyondmedia Education & Chicago Books to Women in Prison

We are excited to have the opportunity to support these two local organizations that are both doing really awesome work. They are having a fundraiser in April (and we’ve donated a sweet auction item) and if you are around you should most certainly check it out!
The Future!
April 15th, 7-11pm
Las Manos Gallery (5220 N Clark)
Beyondmedia Education [...]

Susie Bright in Chicago!

We are HUGE fans of Susie Bright and are stoked that she will be in Chicago this April doing two events at our favorite indie bookstore Women and Children First! These are must do events!

Friday, April 15th - Susie Bright @ Women & Children First (5233 N. Clark St. Chicago)

7:30pm
Big Sex Little Death: A [...]

Industry Professionals Discount!

Early to Bed is pleased to announce that we are able to offer Adult Industry Professionals a discount at our Chicago shop. All you need to do to sign up is come in with a business card and we’ll be able to offer you 20% off your purchases. If what you want is not in [...]

Call for Submissions: Bound to Struggle - Where Kink and Radical Politics Meet

Bound to Struggle - Where Kink and Radical Politics Meet
Volume 5: PRAXIS
Call for Submissions – Deadline May 1, 2011
PURPOSE: To create a ‘zine that brings together the words and images of a diverse group of practitioners of both kink and radical politics
Here’s some questions to get you thinking-
Does radical politics inform how you do kink? [...]

Don’t let them take away our porn!

Fine.. maybe that was a sensationalistic title, but we did want to alert you to the fact that March 10th is Morality In Media’s Obscenity Call in Day (which does NOT mean they are calling for people to make obscene phone calls). The Woodhull Freedom Foundation has a great idea though.. play their game and [...]

Today is International Sex Workers’ Rights Day!

March  3rd is International Sex Workers’ Rights Day!
In chicago SWOP is having a benefit tonight at T’s and I know there are events planned in NYC and perhaps elsewhere. You can see more here.
This day has been marked as such since 2001 by the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a sex worker collective in India. [...]

Call for Submissions: Bodies of Work - Transgender, Transsexual and Gender Variant Art and Literature Magazine

Bodies of Work
Transgender, Transsexual and Gender Variant
Art and Literature Magazine
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS * PLEASE POST WIDELY
We, the editors, are three trans artists who believe art and literature are two of the most vital parts to our world today. At this moment, there is no magazine which brings all transgender, transsexual and gender variant writers and [...]

Taking a (little) stand against misogyny

This may come as a shock to some of  you, but the mainstream Sex Toy/Novelty industry isn’t, as a whole, the most feminist/politically-progressive industry so part of our mission at Early to Bed, has always been to seek out smaller, indie companies when we can. We are thrilled that we are able to support a [...]

Roe v. Wade Blogathon

I absolutely adore Amplify, an online community dedicated to sexual health, reproductive justice, and youth-led grassroots movement building. Check out what they’re doing to celebrate Roe v. Wade’s 38th anniversary and galvanize action against the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.”
Dear Advocate:
January 22 marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme [...]

My Two Cents on the Kink.com Hymen Hubbub

You may have been aware of the whole debacle around Kink.com, the hymen cam, and Kink’s apology. If not, Jezebel has done a good job reporting on the story, so go catch yourself up over there.
It looks to me as if Kink was trying to walk a thin line between medically accurate sex positivity and [...]