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GETTING
SCHOOLED
NEW WAYS TO STUDY
ORGASMIC CHEMISTRY
The future of sex is sex education. Learning new
techniques makes sex more exciting, and with the
massive amount of sex toys out there, companies are
using hands-on videos, how-to articles, experts and
porn stars to teach people of all persuasions how to
do better when they’re doing it.
≠ STORY: ANKA RADAKOVICH
≠ ARTWORK: O.SCHOOL/GOOD VIBRATIONS
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PLEASURE PIONEER
In 1977 sex educator Joani Blank founded the Good
Vibrations store in San Francisco. She invented the first
swanky, female-focused sex toy store as an alternative
to the darkly lit male-owned adult stores. Since then, the
store has branched out to customers “across the gender
spectrum.” In addition to the current line-up of sex ed
classes, the company has just released its first series of
short, animated videos.
Titled “My Sex Toy Gives Me Superpowers,” the series
features short, one-minute intimate stories about people
finding themselves sexually, with sex toys playing a central
role in each narrative.
“These video stories explore common themes of
overcoming shame, lack of information, and alienation from
one’s own body,” says Good Vibrations Staff Sexologist
Carol Queen, Ph.D. “It’s not just the sex toy that’s the
superpower—it’s the empowerment, the ability to feel
whole and content as a sexual person, that lifts us out of
this discomfort. I know these videos will give people hope
and inspire them to get more knowledge—the quickest way
to superpower.”
Good Vibrations worked with O.School, which calls itself
“a non-judgmental source for information on sexuality and
dating.” O.School features fun, free, informal videos covering
subjects like “Buttstravaganza” and “The Three Secrets
of an Incredible Blow Job.” (In case you’re wondering,
No. 1 is “enthusiasm.”)