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Friday, November 6, 2009

Savage Love Letter of the Day: She Needs Oral

Posted by Dan Savage on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 3:26 PM

I’m a young woman in a committed relationship with my longtime boyfriend, a handsome and VERY well-endowed man. His penis is more than satisfying, but it’s never gotten me off. I only climax when he performs oral on me. I feel guilty because when we make love, I wait for him to finish (and some times even encourage him to cum faster) so he can go down on me and I can climax, too. I can’t cum first because after I do, I don’t like to be touched and then we can’t have intercourse. Any suggestions? I feel guilty for being impatient when he’s doing his thing.

Prefer Oral Over Penis

My answer after the jump...

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

A Good Argument for Circumcision

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:25 PM

Is the following video NSFW? Well... it was on TV. Okay, fine, it was on TV in BELGIUM. And I'm pretty sure they don't give a fuck whether something is NSFW or not. They also don't seem to care that I will never look at my penis again without seeing this guy and hearing his stupid squeaky voice. THANKS A CRAP LOAD, BELGIUM!

BTW, my penis doesn't sound like that. It sounds like this.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Savage Love Letter of the Day

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:35 PM

I'm a 22-year-old bi guy with a preference for males. My last relationship was with a female with whom I've stayed friends. Since we broke up we've been hooking up maybe once a month. The first two times she said she didn't want to hook up anymore, but she kept initiating sex. I like sex, so I went along with it. This continued after she started seeing someone (I didn't know at first) and she felt guilty the first time, but then seemed okay with it: I assumed that she had discussed it with her bisexual BF. She invited me to engage in a threesome with her and her BF, and thereafter I was fucking both her and him independently of each other every two weeks, which my ex thought was sexy. The sex continued to be initiated by both of them, not me, although I wanted it. Soon, my ex's BF encouraged me to pursue a romantic relationship with him, with his current GF, my ex, having primacy. I assumed that he had okayed it with his GF. It didn't take long to realize that he was incapable of having two relationships at once and he stopped fucking me because he was afraid of "using" me, even though it was consensual. My ex also stopped having sex with me (although the BF had okayed the sex) and began to ignore me as a friend.

The rest of the letter and my response after the jump...

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Monogamy Isn't Realistic

Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:03 AM

But I support couples who choose to be monogamous. It's an unnatural lifestyle, and it's definitely choice I wouldn't make, but I don't believe that couples who make the choice to be monogamous should be discriminated against in any way. They should be allowed to have children and adopt, for instance. I'd even go so far as to say that monogamous couples should be allowed to marry—legally marry—even though adultery rates and divorce statistics demonstrate that making sexual exclusivity a defining characteristic of marriage is destabilizing and often leads to divorce. And divorce is bad for children born to monogamous couples, married or not.

These thoughts—concessions, really, to an increasingly visible and politically assertive monogamous community—were prompted by an atypically fair and balanced article on the subject of monogamy that appeared on CNN's website earlier this week. "Is Monogamy Realistic?" The answer, according to the experts quoted, was "NO."

"It's realistic that some people can mate for life in the same sense that some people can play the Beethoven violin concerto or other people can ice-skate beautifully or learn a new language," said psychiatrist Judith Eve Lipton.

Added evolutionary biologist David Barash, "It's within the realm of human potential, but it's not easy."

Lipton and Barash, who have been married 32 years and are the co-authors of "Strange Bedfellows" and "The Myth of Monogamy," said serial monogamy may be more realistic—a model in which people move from one committed long-term relationship to another and choose partners for different reasons at different stages of their life.

I would argue that serial monogamy also has its limitations: a strictly monogamous couple that might be great together and doing a great job raising kids may be prompted by sexual boredom or alienation—a circumstance that could be temporary—to part ways in pursuit of sexual satisfaction. A little leeway, a discreet sumpun on the side now and then, could help countless otherwise solid marriages survive a sexually fallow period.

Those quibbles aside, A. Pawlowki's article was remarkable for its willingness to tell CNN readers—many of whom have succumbed to the PC monogamy police—the truth about monogamy: human beings aren't naturally monogamous and monogamy is a struggle and many marriages crack under the strain of a monogamous commitment. It was a levelheaded, bracing piece of reporting—it was almost brave. I say "almost brave" because Pawlowski chickened out at the last minute and gave the final few graphs of his piece over to the rantings of one of those monoganazis who wants to shove her unnatural lifestyle down all of our throats:

Whatever the temptation, most people still prefer to be in a monogamous relationship, said Nadine Kaslow, a professor at Emory University School of Medicine who specializes in couples and families and who also is chief psychologist at Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia. "People feel safer and they feel more trusting. They feel like they can depend on their partner," Kaslow said.

It's sad that monogamists can only defend their unnatural lifestyle choices by tearing down those of us who are in healthy, natural non-monogamous relationships. Monogamy is great, Ms. Kaslow asserts, because people in monogamous relationships feel safe and can trust and depend on their spouses. The implication, of course, is that people in healthy, natural non-monogamous relationships don't feel safe and can't trust or depend on our spouses. Well, Ms. Kaslow, I feel safer in my honestly non-monogamous relationship than Jenny Sanford had a right to feel in her dishonestly "monogamous" relationship; my honest non-monogamous husband is more trustworthy than Elizabeth Edwards' "monogamous" husband; and my non-monogamous husband has certainly proven himself to be more dependable than Suzanne Craig's "monogamous" husband.

Again, I'm all for equal marriage rights for people who make monogamous commitments, despite their terrible track record. But the monogamous have to find a way to discuss their unnatural lifestyle choices that doesn't amount to an attack on those who made a more natural choice.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

And the HUMP! Winners Are...

Posted by Alison Hallett on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:31 PM

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Congratulations to the adorable Portland lesbians whose Cyclust took First-Runner Up in the Sexiest category. (Personally, I thought your video was sexier than those Saran-wrapped lesbians from Seattle—and I hafta say I was a little impressed. Ladd's Addition has gotten me lost, but it's never gotten me laid!)

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Today in Exercise-Related Homoerotica

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 11:33 AM

I swear the following was not a submission for HUMP! (but it could've been). Behold the Shake Weight! If you've been looking for a way to build up those muscles that are desperately needed in today's competitive gay porn industry, then the Shake Weight is for you! (Actually, the only thing keeping this from being a perfect product is if it squirted Gatorade at the end of the workout.)

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Get Yer Free HUMP! Tickets: Thursday Edition!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM

OH NOES! Did you realize that every showing of this weekend's HUMP! amateur porn fest is sold out except for the Friday 7 pm screening?

DUDE! YOU BETTER ACT FAST! CLICK HERE, NOW!

Or, if you prefer to play things fast and loose, you can attempt to win TWO FREE TICKETS to the screening of your choice! Email Marjorie here (no later than 5 pm today), put "HUMP TICKETS! HUMP TICKETS! HUMP TICKETS!" in the subject header, include your name, and signify which of the following shows you'd like to attend. (Don't worry, I set aside tickets for the sold out shows for Blogtown winners! Aren't I clever?)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
7:00 PM SCREENING: This is an 18+ show, and tickets are going fast!
9:30 PM SCREENING: 21+, SOLD OUT!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

7:00 PM SCREENING: 21+, SOLD OUT!
9:30 PM SCREENING: 21+, SOLD OUT!

Otherwise, get your tickets fast! You don't want to be left out of the funnest amateur porn event you've ever seen? (How many have you seen anyway?)

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UPDATE! Congratulations to CLAYTON for handily scoring two tix to Portland's first-ever weekend of HUMP! If you're name's not Clayton, then tune in tomorrow for the last giveaway! Or, if you're not the gambling kind, grab tickets here for the remaining Friday 18+ show (dudes, there's a bar directly next door to the theater. And another one directly across the street. I know you can make it.)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Win Tickets to Hump!: Hump Day Edition!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Get it?? Because Wednesday is often referred to as "Hump day" and… oh, forget it.

WANT TO WIN TWO TICKETS TO THE HUMP! AMATEUR PORN FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND AT CINEMA 21? Yes, you do. Email me here before 5 pm today (btw, "before" means "before"—not "after"), include "HUMP DAY!" in the subject header, your name, and which of the following screenings you'd like to attend!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

7:00 PM SCREENING: This is an 18+ show, and tickets are going fast!
9:30 PM SCREENING: 21+, SOLD OUT! (Though I've held back tickets for lucky Blogtown winners.)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
7:00 PM SCREENING: 21+, tickets going fast!
9:30 PM SCREENING: 21+, practically sold out—get your tix quick!

Also! You can reserve your tickets online right now. Plus, our good friend DAN SAVAGE will be hosting, and he knows a thing or two about Humping. And Wednesdays. I SAID, FORGET IT!!!

UPDATE! Congrats to KYLE for scoring two tickets to this weekend's HUMP! festivities. Tune in tomorrow at 3 pm-ish for another HUMP! giveaway!

Sexy Wednesday. From the Addams Family. GET IT?? Oh Jesus Christ, I hate myself.
  • "Sexy Wednesday." From the Addams Family. GET IT?? Oh Jesus Christ, I hate myself.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

HUMP Ticket Giveaway: Day TWO!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 3:01 PM

Are you freaking FURIOUS that you didn't win yesterday's HUMP! ticket giveaway? HERE'S ANOTHER CHANCE! Email me before 5 PM TODAY (not accepting any after that time) with "Hump Me Some Hump Tickets, Humpy!" in the subject line and the lucky winner chosen at random will receive two passes to any of the following four HUMP! screenings!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
7:00 PM SCREENING: This is an 18+ show, and tickets are going fast!
9:30 PM SCREENING: 21+, SOLD OUT! (Though I've held back tickets for lucky Blogtown winners.)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
7:00 PM SCREENING: 21+, tickets going fast!
9:30 PM SCREENING: 21+, very close to selling out—get your tix quick!

* BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, AND WHICH SCREENING YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND! All screenings will be held at Cinema 21.

Look. If I were you I wouldn't depend on luck. Get your tickets for HUMP! (hosted by Dan Savage) right here, right now and be part of the funnest, filthiest amateur porn fest ever!

UPDATE! Congrats to MIRANDA who won today's HUMP ticket giveaway! Check in tomorrow around 3 pm for another shot at tickets!

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Win Tickets to HUMP!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:33 PM

In case you didn't realize, THIS WEEKEND is the HUMP! amateur porn fest at Cinema 21, hosted by Dan Savage (Oct 23 & 24)! One show out of four is already sold out, and the others are selling fast, so chop-chop over to our HUMP Ticket Site and get yours pronto!
OR… if you really like to roll the dice, you can try to win one of the pairs of HUMP tickets we'll be giving away every day this week! Today's contest is already under way, so send me an email with "Hey Hump! Give Me Tickets to HUMP!" in the subject line. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, AND WHICH SCREENING YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND (Fri 7:30—this is an 18+ show— & 9:30, Sat 7:30 & 9:30). I'll choose one lucky winner at random at 5 pm, and put your name on the guest list (plus one) for the screening of your choice!
DON'T MISS HUMP: THE FUNNEST, MOST HILARIOUSLY PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIE EVENT OF THE YEAR!

UPDATE!
Congrats to APRIL for winning today's pair of HUMP! tickets. Tune in tomorrow for another shot!

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Wash Your Filthy, Diseased Hands… the Sexy Way!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:55 PM

Apparently yesterday was "Global Handwashing Day." I KNOW, RIGHT? I totally would've remembered to wash my hands if it weren't for that damn balloon boy. Anyway, I suppose it's never too late to begin washing one's hands… that is if I could remember how to do it. Luckily, here's a great video that turns the tedious, repetitive act of washing one's hands into a delightfully EROTIC dance. Soapy hand job anyone?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Good Morning, (Crashes Allegedly Caused by Oral Sex in Australia) News!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:48 AM

See, if you lived in Australia this morning, you'd be reading stories like the following. Police claim the reason a Humpty-Doo man crashed his truck into a concrete drain was because his passenger Allyson White was administering oral sex at the time. However, as you can see in the awesome quotes provided below by Australia's Northern Territory News, Ms. White strongly and hilariously denies the allegations.


"I was not sucking his d*** - and it's pretty obvious that wasn't the case ... you only have to look at the [seatbelt] mark on my chest," she said.

"Clearly I had my seatbelt on, so it's impossible that I'd be leaning over sucking his d*** unless he is hung like a donkey or I've got a f****** rubber neck.

"If it was true I'd just cop it sweet and think 'how embarrassing, I got caught sucking someone's d***' - but it is not true and that's what is p****** me off.

Clearly Ms. White's defense is rock solid. So how did such a vicious rumor get started?

"I don't understand where that story has come from," she said.

"It may have looked bad when police first arrived as my girls were hanging out all over the place. I also had a $5 note wedged between my boobs so they probably just assumed I was a sex worker or something and he'd already paid me.

"But $5 is a bit cheap for a head job."

It's official: I like Australian girls.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Hump Up the Jam

Posted by Dave "the Intern" Bow on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Can you feel it? Portland's got a serious case of blue balls. All this delayed gratification is HOTT, but I'm ready to Hump already. Thank goodness in less than two weeks some of the Rose City's sexiest sexies will be stripping down and getting Biblical on Cinema 21's silver screen.

That's right! If you just started reading this blog, then maybe you haven't heard, but consenting adults all over town will be getting their collective rocks off at Hump, Portland's most lithe and flexible amateur porn fest. Anticipation is only growing now that 18-20-year-olds can get in on the action with a special sober screening at 7:00 pm on October 23rd. After that the old people will be spilling the wine and getting boozy for a screening at 9:30 pm, and the following night at 7 and 9:30.

Sure, Dan Savage will be there, but there's more! Films were encouraged to include specific props and Portland locations just to spice it up. I'm super excited to see the devil's testicle appear somewhere it won't seem out of place.

What are you waiting for? Your dom's not going to force you to buy tickets. Show a little gumption and get them before they run out!

Hump Ahead
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Friday, October 9, 2009

More HUMP, Less Drunk

Posted by Jane "the Intern" Carlen on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 7:09 PM

If you're old enough to go to war, you're old enough to watch amateur porn. While sober.

You and your prom date are welcome at HUMP
  • You and your prom date are welcome at HUMP

This just in:

BONUS 18+ age screening of HUMP!, the finest and most handsomely endowed pornographic short film festival in the region! October 23rd, 7pm!!! This in addition to Cinema 21's three boozy, 21+ showings: October 23rd at 9:30 pm and October 24th at 7 pm and 9:30 pm.

Need another reason to HUMP? Need eight? Need to see something to satisfy your kiddie-llama-feces fetish? Sorry, the "no poop, no kids, no animals" policy is as strictly adhered to as a submissive prisoner to the wall of a sex dungeon. But fem-domme action? Encouraged! Mormon undergarments? Encouraged! CFNM? Wholeheartedly embraced!

18-20 year-olds? Invited! So buy your tickets now.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Are You a Pervert? There's an App for That!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:23 AM

In case you've been looking for an iPhone app that allows you to cause the skirts of cute Japanese girls to fly up in the air… well, you're in luck. Because now (sigh) there's an app for that. So when are they gonna create an app that makes a phone scream, "CALL THE POLICE! I'M BEING CARRIED AROUND BY A POTENTIAL RAPIST!!"

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

HUMP! or The Intellectual Life of a Mercury Intern

Posted by Ali "the Intern" Reingold on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:22 PM

I was excited to become an intern here at the Mercury. I knew the experience would offer me the intellectual stimulation I craved but did not necessarily receive at my service industry job. I would put my writing skills and artistic inclinations to use, making my own small contribution to the honorable work of newspapermen and women everywhere. I would be doing something good for myself and for mankind!

Then Marjorie told me my job for the day was to go through all the HUMP! submissions to make sure the DVDs worked.

And so I found myself watching a naked ass loom large on my computer screen. A funnel was brought into the scene and used in conjunction with said ass. I will give nothing more away, for you can all see this fine video (and many others!) for yourselves when the annual amateur porn festival comes to Portland! Yes, friends, the HUMP! festival, now in its fifth year, makes its Portland debut at Cinema 21 on October 23 and 24. Get your tickets here before it’s too late! And did I mention that the one and only Dan Savage will be hosting the event? And did I mention that the winners (determined by audience vote) get 2,000 smackaroos? And did I mention that I now feel—without a doubt—that I am upholding the noble tradition of the printed (or blogged) word?

Dont worry, you can hump all you want on Oct 23 & 24
  • Don't worry, you can hump all you want on October 23 & 24.

What She Said

Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:48 AM

Maureen Dowd:

In an ideal world, bosses would refrain from sleeping with subordinates, so as not to cause jealousy and tension in the office. But we’re not in an ideal world. Otherwise, we’d already have health care for everyone and Glenn Beck wouldn’t have any influence over the White House.

After David Letterman acknowledged that he’d had flings with young assistants, some commentators talked about it in the same breath as Roman Polanski, who drugged and sodomized a 13-year-old. That’s outrageous.

Sexual harassment entails pressuring or penalizing a staffer or making the office atmosphere hostile. Despite the blustering of the attorney of the alleged execrable extortionist, Joe Halderman, there’s no evidence yet that Letterman was guilty of that.

People sometimes fuck people they've met at work. Unfortunately it simply isn't possible to decree that interns shall only fuck interns, assistants shall only fuck assistants, staffers shall only fuck staffers, managers shall only fuck managers, and the boss shall... well, the boss doesn't get to fuck anyone at work, ever. In an ideal world, like Dowd says, no one would fuck a subordinate. But real life is messier. So we have to judge workplace romances/dalliances on a case-by-case basis. The question isn't, "Did someone sleep with someone with less power?" but this slightly more complicated series of questions: "How was the affair conducted? Was the power imbalance exploited by the more powerful person—or, as is sometimes the case, was the power imbalance exploited by the less powerful person? Is there a pattern here? Pressure? Predation? Is this a hostile workplace environment?"

Two people can have consensual sex even in the face of a power imbalance. It infantilizes the less powerful person and makes a cartoon villain of the more powerful person to insist that mutual consent isn't possible.

And for the record: No, I've never fucked an intern or a staffer while working here. And I've never fucked anyone on Ann Lander's desk. And I've never made love in the sun. And I've never been to paradise. And I've never been to me.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Hump: An Edifying Experience, with Twats

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 1:23 PM

The Hump! amateur porn fest hosted by Dan Savage, on its fifth year in Seattle, is making its Portland debut (with plenty of Portland submissions) at Cinema 21 on Oct 23 & 24—get your tickets here—and if you're wondering what to expect, you may want to check out this video essay by Tommy Yacoe on last year's event, in which Savage elucidates the social and intellectual riches of Hump:

Monday, October 5, 2009

Humptown

Posted by Dave "the Intern" Bow on Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Psst! Hey, you.
No, not you, your friend. You at the end of the bar, what's your name? Portland? What do your friends call you? Stumptown? Hehehehe. Oh nothing... nothing...
Look Stump, I know we just met, but I feel like I can trust you. You have a very honest face, you know.
Ok here goes: do you want to know my secret fantasy? I've never told this to anyone before. I can see you're a little intrigued. Your body-language says "no," but your face says "I'm too scared to make any sudden movements."

Listen. (OhmygahIcan'tbelieveI'mtellingyouthis!)

Ever since I was little I've had this fantasy where I'm in this cool, independent movie theater like Cinema 21, but they weren't showing normal movies. They're showing, like... porny movies. Like, all kinds of porn - gay, straight, cartoon, weird. These weren't normal porn films, though; they all starred my friends and neighbors from around Portland and Seattle. And (this is where it really gets crazy) dreamboat sex-columnist Dan Savage is there hosting the whole thing! It all lasts for two days (October 24th and 25th) and the creators of the hottest film and the funniest film each win a $2,000 prize before all the film prints are destroyed never to be seen again!

Weird, right? I don't know where this comes from... when I was a kid I used to rub myself on the doorjamb a lot... But look, maybe I'm being brash, but you're still here, I'm still here. Maybe we could make this thing happen, Portland? Just you, me and Dan.

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Friday, October 2, 2009

HUMP! Hump NOW!

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:51 PM

So the Hump amateur porn film festival, hosted by Dan Savage, has been going down in Seattle for the past four years. This year the Merc's big sister The Stranger asked Portland to come play—we got a ton of great submissions from Portlanders (if we hadn't I would never allow anyone to refer to this place as "Pornland" ever again), and Savage will be here to host screenings on October 23 & 24 at Cinema 21! Now, Seattle knows what's up because they've seen this thing before—tickets to all screenings in Seattle sold out pretty much instantaneously. But Portland doesn't know what's about to hit it yet, so you can still get tickets here! This video was taken after a Hump screening circa 2007, but the Stranger Humpers all agree that what's in store for 2009 is the best Hump lineup to date, so just picture these reactions times 10.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Get Yer Tickets for HUMP!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Dear Portland:
You like sex… YES?? Then you'll flip ass over teakettle for the sexy 5-minute homemade dirty movies in the HUMP! Amateur Porn Film Fest! Here are five good reasons why you better get your tickets NOW.

1) You like sex. (We already covered that.)
2) The HUMP! Festival is hosted by the always hilarious DAN SAVAGE!
3) Every one of the films in this festival was made by someone living in the Northwest. So who knows? You might even see your sexy cubicle mate!
4) There are all sorts of porns in HUMP! Sweet porn, alternative porn, homo porn, straight porn, confused porn, animated porn, comedy porn, hardcore porn, porny-porn… ALL TYPES OF PORN, FOR ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE!
5) Dude, these screenings will only happen on the weekend of October 24 & 25—after that all copies will be destroyed! In other words, THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE!
6) It's being held at Cinema 21. They're cool.
7) You get to vote on which porn should win the $2000 grand prize!
8) It's wicked fun.


SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Get your advance tickets for the HUMP! Amateur Porn Festival right here and right now! IT'S THE FUNNEST, PORNIEST FUN YOU'LL HAVE ALL YEAR!

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Sorry, no animal sex in HUMP! (However, you'll probably see these guys after the show in the alley outside.)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Today In Sexual Stereotypes: German Men Named Worst in the Sack. Spaniards are the Best.

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM

An important poll was published today in the Telegraph ranking the sexing abilities of men from around the globe. It's bad news for German dudes, who were voted the #1 worst possible lovers by the 15,000 women polled (no word on whether gay men agree with their assessment), who accused them of being too stinky—ouch. Also on the "worst" list: the English (lazy), Swedish (too fast), Dutch and American men (too dominating or rough), Greeks (too "lovey-dovey"), Welsh (selfish), Scottish (too loud), Turkish (too sweaty) and Russians (too hairy). So, where should lusty ladies of means travel for exotic erotics? SPAIN, which was ranked #1, though the "best" list distressingly lacks positive specifics to counter the nitpicking leveled at the poor schmucks on the worst. Other countrymen that fared well: Brazilians, Italians, Frenchmen, Irishmen, South Africans, Australians, Kiwis, the Danish, and Canadians. Plan your next vacation accordingly.

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Ummm… That's Hot?

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:53 AM

Tyson Beckford—male supermodel, host of Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel—was asked by a caller on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live what man he would sleep with if he had to sleep with a man. His answer...


"Well I don't actually go that way ... but I noticed a lot of people think I do. You know what, if I'm [gonna] do it, I'd go for Obama. If I got with him, I could run the country. If I was that way—Obama. Yeah, I'd be the one in control. That's if I was that way. Who you gonna go for Will Smith, somebody pretty like that? Not to say Obama's not pretty. I'd go straight for Obama because you got power there. Yeah. You could run red lights. You could just wild out."

He graciously offered to let Michelle videotape the encounter—and Obama would have to bottom, Tyson added, just so the president didn't get any ideas or anything.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Get Your Tickets for HUMP! On Sale Now!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:38 AM

WOOT NOW! At long last you can finally buy advance tickets for HUMP!—the northwest's sexiest amateur porn festival featuring five-minute long pornographic handmade movies made by YOU (and other dirty birds). The best of the best HUMP submissions will be featured in a weekend of screenings at Cinema 21 (Oct 23 & 24), and the whole shebang will be hosted by DAN SAVAGE. So whaddaya waitin' for? There's limited seating, and tickets are already flying out the door, so buy your tickets online right here and PRONTO!

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Looking at Naked Ladies Makes You Gay

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM

In case you missed it:

"And one of the things that he said to me, that I think is an astonishingly insightful remark. He said, 'all pornography is homosexual pornography because all pornography turns your sexual drive inwards.... And if you, if you tell an 11-year-old boy about that, do you think he’s going to want to go out and get a copy of Playboy? I’m pretty sure he’ll lose interest. That’s the last thing he wants.” You know, that’s a, that’s a good comment. It’s a good point and it’s a good thing to teach young people."

We should teach boys that pornography—even pictures of naked ladies—and masturbation—which 99.999999% of them engage in—will turn them gay. Because masturbation turns them "inward." Because, hey, every time you touch your own cock, every time you give yourself an orgasm, you've just... um, what? Desensitizing yourself to sucking off strangers in toilets?

These comments—which are everywhere today—were offered up at a panel on masculinity at this weekend's Value Voters Summit in Washington D.C. And not by some lunatic in the audience who got ahold of a mic and was quickly laughed out of the room, but by Michael Schwartz, chief of staff for Sen. Tom Coburn. What is there to say besides... these people are, well, first and foremost: these people are nuts. And they're absolutely terrified of human sexuality. They're afraid of women having control of their own reproductive systems, they're afraid of pornography, they're afraid of masturbation, of birth control, of homosexuality. And since they refuse to accept that homosexuality isn't a choice—for reasons political as well as religious—they have to look for environmental causes, for accidents and incidents, for trapdoors that normal, red-blooded 'merican men can fall through and into the homosexuality lifestyle.

Or they have to pretend that that's what they're doing. I don't believe that Schwartz actually believes what he said and I don't think that his audience really believes it either. The real key to Schwartz's real meaning came in a comment he made a bit earlier, in an observation about 11-year-old boys:

"They speak badly about homosexuality. And that’s because they don’t want to be that way. They don’t want to fall into it."

So lie to them about it—tell them pornography, which we don't like, and masturbation, which we don't like, will lead to homosexuality, which we detest. Doesn't matter if it's not true. Exploit their fears of homosexuality to keep them away from porn and keep them from masturbating—away from pleasure—and further stigmatize homosexuals in the eyes of straight boys and further terrify and isolate gay boys. Hey, we already lie to them about the harms of premarital sex, the effectiveness of birth control, the protections that condoms provide, the emotional consequences of abortion, and the existential threat that gay marriage supposedly poses to "opposite-marriage." What's one more lie?

What's most amazing about this particular lie is how easily disproved it is. If pornography and masturbation makes you gay... how come all men aren't gay?

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