{"id":48,"date":"2007-12-01T00:45:56","date_gmt":"2007-12-01T04:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/01\/the_art_of_giving\/"},"modified":"2007-12-01T00:45:56","modified_gmt":"2007-12-01T04:45:56","slug":"the_art_of_giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/the_art_of_giving\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sex is about giving. Whether it\u2019s a one-night stand you just met at the bar or coffeehouse or your lover of dozens of years, if you don\u2019t give, and learn to give, there\u2019s no spice. Gratification comes in many forms.<\/p>\n<p>Nan and Deborah founded <em>On Our Backs<\/em> in 1984 with the idea that the lesbian community had no porn for itself. In 1985 they spun off Fatale, then called Fatale Videos, now morphed into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/\">Fatale Media<\/a>. You know this. But the original impulse was to give images of ourselves to the lesbian community.<\/p>\n<p>(To read Cory Silverberg\u2019s recent interview with Nan about Fatale, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/sexuality.about.com\/od\/eroticentertainment\/a\/nan_kinney.htm\" target=\"_blank\">About.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>When the inimitable Shar Rednour came to Nan and said, \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make this video&#8230;I want to call it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/videos\/bend_over_boyfriend.html\"><em>Bend Over Boyfriend<\/em><\/a>,\u201d  Nan said, \u201cAbsolutely!\u201d Why shouldn\u2019t the straight community have alternative images of themselves and what they really do in bed?<\/p>\n<p>Each year at this time, we decide where to make a donation to organizations that make a difference in the world. This year, we\u2019ll give donations to three, but one in particular we wanted to tell you about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freespeechcoalition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Free Speech Coalition<\/a> was founded in 1991 as the U.S. government tried harder and harder to shut down the adult industry. The Free Speech Coalition has been an industry godsend for Fatale, watching and monitoring the U.S. government regarding any attempts to close down purveyors of adult material; lobbying the U.S. government; fostering public communication and education; and when the need arises, going to court.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be wrong to say that without the Free Speech Coalition, we wouldn\u2019t be able to keep making porn and <strong>giving real images<\/strong> to the community\u2014images of who we are and what we really do in bed. So for that, we are grateful.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and not to get too heavy here, we\u2019ve also got a long list of goodies just for friends and family. Top of the list? Christi\u2019s sister and her girlfriend are getting Shine Louise Houston\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/videos\/the_crash_pad.html\"><em>The Crash Pad<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us what you\u2019re giving this year. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/01\/the_art_of_giving\/#respond\">You can comment here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p>Yours in good love and sex,<\/p>\n<p>Nan &amp; Christi<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:nan@fatalemedia.com%3Cbr%3E%3C\/a%3E\">nan@fatalemedia.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:christi@fatalemedia.com\">christi@fatalemedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sex is about giving. 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