The Rocky Road to the Making of the Fifty Shades of Grey Movie (Vanity Fair)

by Viviane on 02/05/2025

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After E. L. James tapped the female-fantasy mother lode with her Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy—on which she has been building an erotically themed empire—the first-time novelist negotiated unusual control over the hotly anticipated film that hits theaters on Valentine’s Day. But her approved director was another strong-willed British woman, Sam Taylor-Johnson. Vanessa Grigoriadis learns about their clash of visions, as well as the invisible force on the set: the fans.

http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2015/01/fifty-shades-of-grey-sex-scenes

IRREVERENT: A Celebration of Censorship, February 13 – May 3, 2024, NYC

by Viviane on 02/04/2025

in Events, Fetish & Kink

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IRREVERENT: A Celebration of Censorship

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
26 Wooster Street, NYC
February 13 – April 19, 2015
Opening Reception Friday, February 13th, 6-8pm

Curated by Jennifer Tyburczy

Inspired by the creative and activist responses to the censorship of Robert Mapplethorpe’s art in the 1980s and 1990s and the more recent withdrawal of David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly from the National Portrait Gallery in 2010, Irreverent explores how sexuality has been, and continues to be, used as a tool to prohibit LGBTQ cultural artwork.

I got a note from my friend Barbara Nitke, that she’ll be in this show:

“My part in the show stems from Nitke v. Ashcroft, a US Supreme Court case I fought against censorship on the internet along with the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and our attorney, John Wirenius.  Jennifer included an insightful description of that lawsuit in her recent article about the show for The Archive.  History buffs can read more about the case in John Strasbaugh’s 2002 article in New York Press. ”

Read the press release:

https://www.leslielohman.org/about/press-release/2015/irreverent-pr.html

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The Dirty Boys Reading Series, Sun., 9/7

by Viviane on 09/03/2025

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The Dirty Boys of New York

The Dirty Boys of New York’s literary underground will be retelling erotic and transgressive tales of love, lust, misery, joy, drugs, and rock and roll. Starring:

Jack Stratton – writingdirty.com. Author of That Sort of Thing. “Pretty much anything by Jack Stratton is worth reading.”

Gibson Grand – gibsongrand.com. Author of Leave Your Money on the Dresser. “Gibson Grand writes like a pornstar f**ks.”

Guy New York – quickienewyork.com. Author of Disgusting, Beautiful, Immoral. “What I particularly love is that this is erotica that appeals to my mind and spirit as much as my blood and balls.”

Daisy Danger – daisydanger.com. Author of My Girlfriend Jake. “Daisy Danger writes like pulling the goddamn fire alarm.”

With guest emcee Ms Dorothy Darker!

When: 7pm Sunday September 7th, 2014
Where:  The Parkside Lounge, 317 East Houston St. (and Attorney St.)
Cost: $5 cover – 21 and over
URL: dirtyboysnyc.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1539549646263597
Fetlife: https://fetlife.com/events/279169

Leather Pride Night: Cruise Control, Sun, Aug. 17th

by Viviane on 08/11/2025

in Events

Leather Pride Night: Cruise Control Leather Pride Night: Cruise Control! An Evening Abord the Sea Tea

Join the LPN family for our first ever Leather Pride Night at Sea as we take over the Sea Tea Cruise on Sunday, August 17th! Raffles, auction prizes, performances and more are on deck as we put on our finest sailor suits, leather and other fetish wear and board The Good Ship Leather Top! (Well, no, we’re kidding about the name of the ship.)

Come show us your knot tying skill as a crew of experienced sailors … well, never mind, they’re piloting the boat, but we’ve got plenty of people who know all sorts of rope tricks!

$30 gets you onto the boat and feeds you dinner! There’s a cash bar, dancing, a silent/ live auction and a gorgeous sunset cruise around Manhattan and New York Harbor!

And once the boat docks, head to Rockbar (185 Christopher St.), present your ticket stub, and get a free cocktail!

This 125 FT yacht features comfort, sound and sights with lounges, dance floor and the spectacular sky deck with panoramic view of the Manhattan & New Jersey skylines.

Music by Phillip Kimball
MC: Ms. Witti Repartee

Boarding from Pier 40 (West Side Hwy @ Houston Street, 2 Blocks South Of Christopher St) at 6:30 sailing 7:30 to 10:pm

Proceeds will benefit Team Eagle/Cycle for the Cause, New Alternatives, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and Heritage of Pride!

Tickets can be purchased either online or at the dock before departure.

Purchase Tickets Online:
http://teadance.com/event.cfm?id=118881&cart

Facebook Page – like us!
https://www.facebook.com/LeatherPrideNightNYC
(Also please “like” and/or comment on status updates, photos, posts. The more action we get, the more visible we are on Facebook.)

Facebook Event – join + invite friends!
https://www.facebook.com/events/318409505001894/

Fetlife Event – join + invite friends!
https://fetlife.com/events/268913

Fetlife Group – join!
https://fetlife.com/groups/5133

Instagram -follow!
http://instagram.com/leatherpridenyc

Twitter – follow!
https://twitter.com/LeatherPrideNYC

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Aids Memorial Quilt at Governor’s Island

by Viviane on 08/11/2025

in aids, Events, Events, Fetish & Kink

From the Governor’s Island blog:

For the first time in more than 10 years, the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on view in NYC on Governors Island this coming Monday and Tuesday, August 11 and 12th. The Aids Memorial Quilt is a memorial to those who have died of AIDS. Today, it is made up of more that 48,000 3 by 6 foot panels that each memorialize the name of someone who has died of AIDS. The quilt was first begun in 1987 by a group in San Francisco, and today the project is continued by The Names Project Foundation….

…On Monday and Tuesday, a large piece (a 57,600 square-foot section) of the quilt will be unfolded across the Parade Ground on Governors Island. A dedication ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. on August 11th. The unveiling is a part of the fifth annual Kiehl’s LifeRide, a charity motorcycle ride that raises funds and awareness for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. The upcoming ride is August 2nd -12th, from Milwaukee, making stops in Chicago, Detroit, Niagara Falls and Lake George, and ending in Kiehl’s own hometown of New York City.

Getting to Governor’s Island and Ferry Schedule:

http://govislandblog.com/summer-ferry-schedule/

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