Babeland has a plethora of purple and lavender sex toys, and June is a Purple Month in the Year in Rainbow, also June is Gay Pride Month and as you know Lavendar has been associated with Gay Pride!

Here’s me in Purple by Melissa Lynn,

and here are some of my favorite purple vibes!

The purplest, newest, and greatest in partner/ g-spot/clitoral vibes designed for penetration is the THE WE VIBE!

This toy is AMAZING! It’s designed to wear during vaginal penetration. During sex you can have that g-spot and clitoral vibration you’ve always dreamed about! THE WE VIBE is made of hypoallergenic non-porous silicone, so it’s easy to clean. It’s rechargeable so you don’t ever have to fumble with the batteries, and it’s super tiny so, it never gets in the way.
THE WE VIBE is the way to go!

A lavender super life like, yet vibrating dildo is great for a harness or just on it’s own. This is the silicone COTTON CANDY DILDO!

The COTTON CANDY DILDO is a silicone vibrating dildo. It’s truly one of a kind! This is an inexpensive life like dildo that actually vibrates! It’s a really nice size and is made of hypoallergenic non-porous silicone, so it’s easy to clean by boiling for ten minutes. The COTTON CANDY DILDO is great in a harness or on it’s own, take home this tasty morsel today!

The last but not least is quiet possibly my favorite vibrator the BERMAN ATHENA VIBE, it’s the best clitoral vibrator around!

The BERMAN ATHENA VIBE rocks my world, because the motor is at the tip of the toy so it’s just the vibration, a plastic covering and your clit. Nothing like direct clitoral Stimulation! It’s waterproof and it comes with four different silicone tips! Great for travel, inexpensive and lavender!!

You can find all these toys at www.babeland.com or you can go to any of our four retail locations across the country, Seattle, New York(Brooklyn, LES and SoHo!)

The Sexies awards have been announced! This is the first installment of these awards to celebrate sex positive journalism. If you ever read the news, you know that sex positive news pieces are few and far between. Those that meet the criteria should truly be celebrated. I’m really looking forward to reading all of these stories. I completely trust the judges panel so I know these stories will be awesome.
And now, here are the winners in each of the categories. Visit the Sexies website to see the runners up and get links to all of the stories.

Daily Newspapers: “Never Too Old For Sex” by Jill Bauer, Miami Herald

Judges said: “This journalist challenged conventional assumptions about geriatric asexuality and undesirability, and did some excellent reporting on a sensitive, sometimes-taboo subject. She also did a fine job of rendering her subjects’ humanity without making fun of them or lapsing into stereotype.” “Super matter-of-fact, with both a cultural slant and plenty of sex information. Terrific use of a ‘lifestyle’ piece to address real issues.”

News (other general publications): “Hysteria, Exploitation and Witch Hunting in the Age of Internet Sex” by Debbie Nathan, Counterpunch

Judges said: “Debbie Nathan’s been writing nervy critiques of sex panics, especially around children, for years now, and her dismantling of Kurt Eichenwald’s odious reporting in The New York Times is excellent. Besides taking care of Eichenwald, Nathan also helps us think intelligently about teen libidos.” “This piece is comprehensive, connecting the dots in a complicated and important case. It challenges conventional thinking about its subject matter, giving it relevance beyond the particularities of this article.”

Features: “Naughty Nursing Homes” by Daniel Engber, Slate

Judges said: “This piece meets the strictest definition of sex-positivity . . . a well-written and persuasive article that walks a difficult line brilliantly” and “Engber’s work has a nice, light touch.”

Columns: “Between the Briefs” by Alysha Brooks, Res Gestae

Judges said: “Sex and the law, by someone who clearly likes sex,” “Shows the creative and interesting side of legal decisions, and how legal decisions affect us in everyday life, motivating readers’ interest in these institutions and raising interesting philosophical questions in the process.”

Sex Themed Publications: “Sex in Iran” by Pari Esfandiari and Richard Buskin, Playboy

Judges said: “What an achievement this article is. Serious, attentive reporting and terrific scene-setting, with profound attention to the social and political context of sexual mores. A window onto a world of contradictions most Americans know nothing about. The best piece of sex reporting I have read in some time—and the best reporting on Iran as well.” “This is amazing journalism . . . the authors don’t just tackle teaching us about sex in another cultural context—they have to get us up to speed on that context at the same time.”

Opinion: “Abstinence 1, S-CHIP 0,” by Amanda Robb, New York Times

Judges said: “A quick but effective jab at the silliness of abstinence-only education policies.” “Her article is scathing, and her wrath is in proportion to the outrageous damage being done by a government in thrall to Christian fundamentalists.”

Who knew opening a sex toy store could cause such a stir? While most of the news coverage has been fair if not good, I’ve been chuckling the past few days over a few recent articles. It seems that Claire’s comment about the Brooklyn store having a changing table in the restroom has taken Babeland from a parent-friendly store to a kid-friendly store. That distinction is important among conservatives. Parent-friendly isn’t really anything to sniff at. Kid-friendly implies that I’m standing out on the sidewalk with ice-cream tempting eight year-olds inside to buy sex toys.

Clearly this isn’t what’s happening. Regardless, Focus on the Family, one of my favorite organizations to hate, has picked up the story. Their name sounds friendly but behind it is the most misogynist, bigoted rhetoric I’ve ever seen. So, when I’m doing something that Focus on the Family disapproves of, I’m happy:

“The sex industry thrives on euphemism and deception,” said Daniel Weiss, senior analyst for media and sexuality at Focus on the Family Action. “Adding lights and changing tables doesn’t change the damage pornography causes to individuals and families. The only thing this changes is who is being targeted by the lie.”

Actually, our business thrives on directness and honesty. Lights help people actually see the toys and we believe that pornography doesn’t have to be damaging but in fact can be hot.

The best article I’ve seen so far is this one from One News Now in Mississippi:

Incredibly enough, Babeland features hip tunes, nicely-dressed saleswomen and infant changing tables (emphasis theirs) in its effort to sell itself as a cool place for couples to shop. Babeland’s efforts to attract customers are not alone; it seems that there is a growing trend across the U.S. in an effort to remove the sleaze from the sex industry.

Hip tunes are pretty incredible. See how unimaginable it is for these people to even conceive of a place like Babeland? It’s nearly impossible. I love the second sentence too - watch out! These less-sleazy sex toy shops might get you!

Then come the blatant lies:

Sexually oriented businesses attract more crime and drive down property values wherever they are located, not to mention the fact that you cannot remove the sleaze from the sex industry, no matter how hard you try.

That might be the case for more mainstream stores but this blog just got done telling us how (incredibly) Babeland is different. Maybe they should check their numbers because the last time I checked, Babeland has been a long-time member of some of the most vibrant and growing neighborhoods in New York City and Seattle. In fact, a Lower East Side real estate agent cited Babeland as being a key part of the revival of that neighborhood.

And lastly, you can remove the sleaze from the sex industry; unless you believe that talking about sex at all is sleazy in which case you may never “get” Babelalnd. But for those of us who do, we’re so glad it’s around.