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AUGUST 2019 / ISSUE 43
Hello!

I'm running really late this month (it's almost halfway through August already!), but I was still able to find a lot of great events to include here. If you noticed that this newsletter wasn't in your inbox and missed it, I would love for you to reply to this email to tell me! (Sample script: "I noticed the newsletter didn't come this month and missed it.") It means a lot to me when people say that they enjoy this newsletter.

Also, I'm hosting two events this week!

1. I'm leading a workshop on How to Stop Ghosting THIS Thursday at 6pm in Cambridge,

and

2. The new Sex-Positive Action Group is meeting on Sunday at 7pm, also in Cambridge.

I hope you can make it to one or both of them!

With pleasure,
Nicole Mazzeo
pleasurepie.org

P.S. As always, you can give feedback here, and make a donation here. Thanks!
Local Sexuality-Related Events
Wed. 8/14: POLY: Boston Queer Polyamorous Women's Group Social
7:00 pm / Somerville
A meetup for queer nonmonogamous women (including trans women) to chat and hang out. Polycurious and polyfriendly women also welcome.

Thurs. 8/15: DATING: How to Stop Ghosting
6:00 pm / Democracy Center (Cambridge) / $5-15 suggested donation (no one turned away)
Have you ever been ghosted? Ever ghosted someone? Learn the art of the kind rejection in this interactive workshop! Led by Nicole of Pleasure Pie (me, your newsletter writer).

Thurs. 8/15: PLEASURE: Tease and Please: Sensation Play 101
6:30 pm / Good Vibrations (Brookline) / Free!
A workshop full of tips for sensation play, from feathers to floggers and from hot to cold.

Sat. 8/17: KINKY: SinOmatic
10:00 pm / Boston / $5-15
This kinky club night is celebrating their 14th anniversary! There will be music, acrobatic pole dancing, and absolutely no blue jeans.

Sun. 8/18: LGBTQ: Straight Pride Is Hate Pride: Protest Health & Safety Training
1:00 pm / Arlington Street Church (Boston) / Free!
Learn who the organizers of the upcoming "Straight Pride" demonstration are, and how we can resist them and keep each other safe.

Sun. 8/18: ASEXUAL: Monthly Aces Social
2:00 pm / Cambridge / Free!
Join the New England Aces Meetup Group for their monthly meetup, where you can chat with other local asexual-spectrum identifying folks.

Sun. 8/18: ACTIVISM: Sex-Positive Action Group!
7:00 pm / Democracy Center (Cambridge) / Free!
Do you dream of reproductive rights, widespread comprehensive sex education, and a community of people who share your sex-positive values? Join this group to make those things a reality! Hosted by Pleasure Pie.

Mon. 8/19: LGBTQ: Queer Clothing Swap
1:00 - 7:00 pm / Somerville Public Library / Free!
Revamp your wardrobe, while connecting with (and supporting) your community AND helping to save the earth!

Mon. 8/19: CONSENT: The Empathy Gym
7:00 pm / Remnant Brewing (Somerville) / $10
A workshop to explore the #MeToo world and how to better understand communication and consent. Ticket price includes a free small beer.

Mon. 8/19: KINKY: The Creature Corner
7:30 pm / Panera (Cambridge) / Cost of food/drink
A monthly munch (casual kinky meetup) for petplayers, primals, and all people interested in those sorts of things.

Tues. 8/20: HEALING: Breaking Borders: The Stories Our Bodies Tell
6:00 pm / Boston / Free!
An evening of conversation about the unique struggles that immigrants (especially Asian and/or Pacific Islander) experience with abuse in relationships. There will also be networking and snacks!

Tues. 8/20: PERIODS: Consciousness-Raising: Menstrual Equity & Access
6:00 pm / Lowell, MA / Free!
A discussion on combating the stigma around menstruation, plus info about Mass NOW’s new I AM bill and how you can help.

Wed. 8/21: PLEASURE: Chronicles of a Cunnilingus Connoisseur: Vol. 1
6:30 pm / Good Vibrations (Brookline) / Free!
Learn to eat pussy from a cunnilingus enthusiast! All identities and orientations welcome.

Fri. 8/23: BODIES: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
6:30 pm / Dedham, MA / Free!
A screening of a documentary that seeks to answer the longstanding question of why more Black parents are not breastfeeding.

Sat. 8/24: NUDE: Naked! Yoga
2:00 pm / Charlestown, MA / $15-25
An all-gender yoga class where no one will judge you for not having the most expensive yoga pants (because no one will be wearing pants).

Sat. 8/24: LGBTQ: Queer Board Game Night
6:00 pm / Trident Booksellers (Boston) / $5 (ticket price is a $5 voucher to use toward food/drink in the cafe)
A board game night for any and all queer-identifying folks and allies. Featuring a celebratory drink special!

Sun. 8/25: COMMUNITY: The Center for Hope & Healing's Annual Family Festival
12:00 - 4:00 pm / Lowell, MA / $5
An amusement park with games, water activities, live music, food, and raffles, all benefiting survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones.

Tues. 8/27: POLY: Polyamorous Roller Skating
7:30 pm / Saugus, MA / $8.50 (includes skate rental)
Roller skate with other polyamorous folks! If ever there was an event tailored to my interests, this is it.

Tues. 8/27: ROPE: Knotty Night: An Arm & A Leg
7:30 pm / Good Vibrations (Brookline) / $15
A lesson on limb-focused rope bondage techniques that look as good as they feel. Bring your own rope (or buy it there before the workshop).

Thurs. 8/29: VULVAS: The Best of Friends: An Intro to the G-Spot & the Clitoris
6:30 pm / Good Vibrations (Brookline) / Free!
Learn how to find the G-spot, and find out about the important role that the clitoris plays in direct G-spot stimulation.

Sat. 8/31: PROTEST: Fight Supremacy: Hands Off Our Pride
9:00 am - 12:00 pm / Boston City Hall Plaza / Free!
Come protest a "Straight Pride" demonstration.

Sat. 8/31: DRAG: Playthings: The Drag-A-Zine Launch!
8:00 pm / Trident Booksellers (Boston) / Free!
A celebration of the launch of “Playthings: The Drag-A-Zine," a vibrant and unapologetic look into Boston’s unique drag community. Yay zines!

Mon. 9/2: POLY: Poly Speed Dating
5:00 pm / Somerville Armory / $18 (or sliding scale as needed)
Speed dating for non-monogamous folks! Featuring a polyamory themed art show.
Other Awesome Events!
These events aren't related to sexuality, but they looked so great that we couldn't NOT recommend them.


Thurs. 8/15: BIKES: Get Into Gear with Bikes Not Bombs
6:00 pm / Sam Adams Brewery (JP) / Free!
Enjoy free appetizers and a cash bar while learning how Bikes Not Bombs uses bikes as a vehicle for social change. They want your advice and feedback!

Sun. 8/18: FUN: #MattapanLove | An Outdoor Summer Series
12:00 - 6:00 pm / Ryan Playground (Mattapan) / Free!
A day in the park featuring live music, lawn games, a fitness class, and an open market of art, stationery, jewelry, apparel, and more.
Jobs in the Sexuality Field
Community Health Educator
Planned Parenthood

Manager of Professional Education
Planned Parenthood

Patient Services Specialist
Planned Parenthood

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Health Quarters

Nonprofit Salesforce Administrator
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Events Manager
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Youth Outreach Coordinator
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Fundraising Events Planner
The Network La Red

Outreach And Education Associate
The Network La Red

Administrative Assistant, Division of Education & Training
Fenway Health

Bilingual Health Navigator
Fenway Health

Program Assistant- E2i CCTA
Fenway Health

Program Coordinator - National LGBT Health Education Center
Fenway Health
Free Local Resources
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center offers free counseling for people who have been sexual assaulted (and their loved ones).

The Network / La Red provides support for people experiencing relationship abuse.

Planned Parenthood's Sexual Health Counseling & Referral hotline is 877-686- 5772, option #3.

Fenway Health offers free walk-in STI testing Monday - Wednesday and the Transgender Health Walk-In Clinic is open on Wednesdays.
Harbor Health Services offers free walk-in HIV & Hep C testing on Wednesdays and Thursdays in Dorchester.

The Sexual Freedom Legal Defense and Education Fund helps people with alternative sexual lifestyles.

Here's a list of culturally competent local resources for LGBTQ survivors.
Other Stuff!
Cool art: Sexual Musings
by Doodles By Jess
Grant opportunity: Feminist in Action Grant from Mass NOW. Apply by 8/31.

Interesting article: Making Space for Ace (Asexuals) at Your Sex and Kink Parties by Chrissy Holman

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