Archive for 2010

Stormé DeLarverie News

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Our friends in New York keep us up on what’s happening in Chelsea, and especially what’s happening with the Stonewall veteran and our friend Stormé.

Best known for her role in the 1969 Stonewall Riots, Stormé worked as a male impersonator and performed with the Jewel Box Revue at the Apollo Theater and many other legendary venues.

Nan still has the framed photo of Stormé in her heyday, which Stormé gave her many years ago, on her dresser.

A Toast to Stormé DeLarverie” offered some good news about Stormé—she has been moved to a different nursing home in Brooklyn, CABS Nursing Home, where a friend of hers lives. It’s “a much nicer facility,” Ed Hamilton writes in this Chelsea Hotel blog posting. Good!

There was a benefit for Stormé that took place the Sunday before Thanksgiving at Henrietta Hudson’s in the West Village. We remember when Stormé was Henrietta Hudson’s bouncer, but more than that, she became our friend when Christi and Nan lived in Chelsea on 20th Street.

Our friend Kate wrote an e-mail update about the afternoon at Henrietta’s:

The benefit was a huge success! The place was totally jammed and jumping and spilling onto the street. Stormé was there, overlooking the crowd, on a slightly elevated platform, in her wheelchair, receiving well-wishers. I was finally able to get up to her and we had a brief conversation, although it was hard to hear her over the din.  There were balloons floating about and lots of elbow-to-elbow dancing to quite loud music. A good time was had by all and it was a wonderful tribute to Stormé.”

Thanks, Kate!

Fatale Recommends: The Scavenger

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Katrina Fox is the amazing editor-in-chief of the online magazine The Scavenger. Each month, she cooks up a brew of articles—about sexual health, sexual life, social justice, the media, feminism and pop culture, “gender diversity” and much, much more. We admire Katrina’s tireless devotion to The Scavenger, a damned good monthly read.

Here are some offerings from the November issue, and just so you know, the monthly issues tend to arrive mid-month:

In defence of stripping and sex work,” an interview with Zahra Stardust by Katrina Fox

Addressing racism and classism in animal rights activism” by Stephanie Lai

Am I genderqueer?” by Tiara the Merchgirl

Snip from this last piece: “My question(s) stem from this: I don’t feel like I can neatly relate to masculinity or femininity (and also butch or femme) as contemporary Western culture, or even Malaysian/Bengali culture, defines them.”

Food for thought and worth reading.

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Full Load queer DVDSpeaking of which, one of the first genderqueer titles Fatale put out was Full Load: Scenes from ssspread.com.

We called it an “FTM and lesbian sex video.” It is still one of the best for its explicit views of genderqueers, thanks to the superb camerawork of Barbara DeGenevieve.

Fave Queer Stars * Your Wishlist for Santa

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Last month, we asked: Who’s your latest fave queer porn star?

One clear frontrunner emerged! Check out the results here:
http://www.fatalemedia.com/polls/past_polls.html

This month, we’re curious:
What’s on your wish list for Santa to bring you this year?

Vote now! The poll is on Fatale’s home page.

Stay tuned. We’ll give you the results next month.

Until then, we wish you dazzling hot sex and happy holidays!

Nan and Christi
www.fatalemedia.com

P.S. Fatale is offering free shipping in the U.S. (and half-price outside the U.S.) through Christmas. Check out the 2010 Holiday Shipping Schedule and specially priced Fatale Gift Sets.

Free Holiday Shipping Now Till Christmas

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Fatale’s free holiday shipping has started. Free First Class shipping in the U.S., and half-price shipping outside the U.S.

Get it in time for the holidays! Here’s the 2010 Holiday Shipping Schedule.

Fatale Gift Sets offer even more savings. Number-one bestseller is the Bend Over Boyfriend Gift Set–a 15% savings.

The bestselling lesbian gift set is Where the Heart Is–a delight for lovers of lesbian amateur.

You can read what our customers say, too.

Questions? Let us know!

Celebration and Letdown

Friday, November 5th, 2010

What a week. First we were absolutely thrilled to see the San Francisco Giants win the World Series over the Texas Rangers. And the parade on Wednesday! That feeling of elation everywhere.

The San Jose Mercury News called it “a party for the ages.” We couldn’t agree more.

Did the parade take the edge off Election Day results this week? Perhaps.


President Obama’s picture on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times was rather shocking, his “shellacking” notwithstanding.

We recommend an article by Timothy Egan, also published in the Times’ Web site, “How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms.” 

Snip: “For no matter your view of President Obama, he effectively saved capitalism. And for that, he paid a terrible political price.”

On a completely other note, we received an e-mail from a reader who asked about Suzy Suburbanite. We’ve linked to Suzy’s main site for a long time and didn’t realize she hadn’t been too active. We found “Suzy’s Travel Blog” but there hasn’t been a posting for years. Hmm.

Anybody know where Suzy has gone? Is she okay? Let us know, and we’ll update you next time.

Ask Fanny: BBW

Friday, November 5th, 2010

G-spot expert Deborah Sundahl, a.k.a. Fanny Fatale, answers your questions about female ejaculation and the g-spot. You may send your questions to askfanny@fatalemedia.com; please put FE Q&A in the subject line.

Dear Fanny,
My [partner] is a bbw and she just started squirting but it just kind of runs out. What tips do you have to make her squirt longer and harder?

Jason

Dear Jason,
Your big beautiful woman ejaculates! Please give her my congratulations!

“Just kind of runs out”? Sir, if you please. Is there a more appreciative way to state this?

Most women do not arc out like a porn star; most women gush or flood, which is what your partner is doing. This is 100% normal.

Strong PC muscles help ejaculate shoot out, so Kegel exercises always help in that regard. This is not the goal, however, which is why I don’t only teach tips on how to “make her squirt longer and harder.”

Rather, the primary goal is expressing love and satisfaction with your big beautiful woman. Then she will ejaculate freely and there will be more of it.

Fanny

P.S. To learn the basics of female ejaculation and the G-spot, and to watch four women female ejaculate (including arcing), see How to Female Ejaculate: Find Your G-Spot by Deborah Sundahl, a.k.a. Fanny Fatale.

P.P.S. To watch Deborah guide three couples through the process of learning to female ejaculate, check out Female Ejaculation for Couples.

October 2010 Bestsellers

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Fatale bestselling DVDs for the month of October 2010. A few new contenders here.

Bend Over Boyfriend
1. Bend Over Boyfriend
Still the number one authority on pegging and how straight couples can give men anal pleasure.

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2. The Crash Pad
The original from director Shine Louise Houston.

Best Lesbian Porn” by LesbianLife.About.com.

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Hard Love and How to Fuck in High Heels 
3. Hard Love and How to F*ck in High Heels
This double DVD features a “multiracial cast of real queer girls.”

Named “Best Lesbian Porn” by LesbianLife.About.com.

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4. Female Ejaculation: The Workshop 
Female ejaculation expert Deborah Sundahl guides three women in a workshop setting. Lydia, Wendy and Fass learn to find and stimulate their G-spots to stunning G-spot orgasms.

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5. One Night Stand
Winner of the Feminist Porn Awards “Sexiest Dyke Movie.”

Courtney Trouble wrote in Curve: “Hot femmes and andro girls all get it on in this movie, with strap-ons, fisting, black gloves and more. This is the new wave of LGBT porn.”

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See all Fatale’s videos.

Lusty Masturbator * Fave Queer Porn Star?

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Last month, we asked: 

Are you a lusty masturbator? This on the heels of Christine O’Donnell’s anti-masturbation crusade…one can’t masturbate without lust in one’s heart…

Lots of lust in this crowd! Check out the results here: http://www.fatalemedia.com/polls/past_polls.html

This month, we’re curious:

Who’s your latest fave queer porn star?

Vote now! The poll is on Fatale’s home page.

Stay tuned. We’ll give you the results next month.

Until then, we wish you dazzling hot sex!

Nan and Christi
www.fatalemedia.com

P.S. Did you know? Buy three DVDs and you get free shipping via Priority Mail in the U.S. Plus there’s free gift-wrapping and free gift cards. Check it out.

Sleeping with Fishes

Friday, October 15th, 2010

We watched half-aghast, half-laughing earlier this week as Carl Paladino, the Upstate New York Republican nominee for governor, stumbled his way through bad-mouthing gays and lesbians in front of some Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn.

Oh, where was Mel Brooks when we needed him? Or, for that matter, David Sedaris?

In case you missed it, here’s the YouTube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKL9TRaePww

In case you missed it and don’t feel like watching a Carl Paladino YouTube clip, here’s one of the choicest lines:

–“I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don’t want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option — it isn’t.”

Last we heard, and please correct us if we’re wrong, Paladino doesn’t believe queers should get married and raise a family. Hmm.

Last we heard, homosexuality wasn’t an “option.” You are or you’re not. Or maybe you’re somewhere in between, a bisexual, a pansexual or similar. But you don’t sit down and say, “Gee, I think I’ll be a homosexual.”

Hard because we’d just read about a Bronx gang’s torture of a drag queen and two teenagers for being gay.

Hard because Tyler Clementi had just jumped to his death off the George Washington Bridge after his same-sex date night was broadcast over the Internet by his Rutgers roommate.

Just hard.

Then Paladino apologized. Public relations people will tell you that apologies, if not handled correctly, can actually be worse than the original sin.

One of Christi’s Upstate New York relatives wrote on Facebook, “Yeah, and when he says he’s going to look out for the well-being of all New Yorkers, how can he be believed if [to him] some of that population does not live a valid lifestyle.

“This guy [will] have the LGBT community sleeping with the fishes.”

Gurgle, gurgle.

Till next time, yours in good love and sex,

Nan & Christi
nan@fatalemedia.com
christi@fatalemedia.com

P.S. See Fatale’s best lesbian videos.

Sex Tips: Sexy Moms

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Director Shar Rednour at the camera with producer Nan Kinney

We adore Shar Rednour and her partner, Jackie Strano. They are the duo behind S.I.R. Video, creators of some of the best lesbian porn we know.

Full disclosure: Fatale Media is the exclusive distributor for S.I.R. Video movies.

Not long ago, Shar started a new blog, Great Sex Good Mom, all about “how great sex made me a good mom.”

One thing Shar points out is that her parents were affectionate with each other in front of the kids. And why not? Does it make us, as adults, less loving? We don’t think so.

One of the blog posts we especially liked was all about candlelight. Subtitled “How to create a romantic setting even when baseballs threaten,” this is a lovely sex tips piece from the queen of hot sex.

We love candlelight, too. Thanks, Shar, for drawing our attention to how romantic it can be.

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Hard Love and How to Fuck in High HeelsTo see Shar and Jackie in one of Fatale’s bestselling DVDs, check out Hard Love and How to Fuck in High Heels. Tristan Taormino (Pucker Up, Village Voice) wrote: “Dyke drama at its finest, Hard Love is the story of two former girlfriends who can’t resist a last roll in the hay….The plot’s climax between the exes—Strano and newcomer C.C. Bell—is genuine, explosive, and one of the best lesbian sex scenes ever made.”