I was able to get out of town and down to Portland on Friday night, where I stopped into a couple of strip clubs.  I’m an enthusiastic consumer of adult clubs in Portland for a couple of reasons:

1. Unlike in Seattle, one can have a beer in a Portland club so you don’t get the creepy “I’m only here to watch the dancing girls” vibe. 
2. As a result of #1, there isn’t an astronomical cover charge.
3. I think naked women are pretty.

A particular favorite is Mary’s Club located just a few blocks from our hotel on 10th.  Unfortunately, there was a rude loud trio of guys sitting behind me that detracted from the experience.  You could say “what do you expect in a strip club?” but that’s just it.  In my sex postive, pro-sex worker approach, dancers and fellow patrons are respected while enjoying the show.  We’re all titillated- that’s the point- and can be so without making anyone feel bad.

Porn and politics. Occasionally these two forces meet up and the result is usually phenomenal. Sometimes it’s hilarious. This is a little bit of both.

A group of stewardesses who started their careers about 20 years ago have made a calendar where they pose in their underwear in aviation-related scenes. Why are they doing this? To raise awareness about the sad state of pension systems in this country. They’ve been on the Today Show and have had articles written about them in the New York Times and the Washington Post. As their website says: “Presently we are facing the frightening probability that our guaranteed pension will be terminated. To all who believe that their pension is safe and secure, we hope our message gives you a wake-up call.”

Indeed. And what a fantastic way to raise awareness.

So a friend asked me (at that same dinner the other night) had I heard about a sexual preference or kink for having penetrative sex with one’s pants on.  Some of their pals (more than a few and typically younger) preferred intimacy with a partner with some clothing remaining, “even just pants around ankles.”

I had to admit I was stumped, as was another pal who had worked at a Babeland competitor (but I don’t hold this against her). We conjectured that perhaps this was due to age, body issues, and not being comfortable sharing your naked self with a partner. K thought that having first explored sex at a time when leaving clothes on assured you wouldn’t get caught (i.e. high school), this was maybe still a turn on. I lamely suggested that clothing could offer more full-body sensations…

Do you enjoy sex more with your clothes on or off?  If you’d rather stay dressed, what motivates you? Is it an additional turn on, or to counter a potential turn off?  Has anyone else encountered this?