Join us in New York City to celebrate the awarding of the first Sex-Positive Journalism
Awards.
Saturday October 4, 6:30-9:30pm
downstairs lounge of Splash
50 W. 17th Street, New York
(www.splashbar.com)
$5 cover
Mingle with your favorite sex-positive writers and advocates, and support the mission
of Sexies awards so they can continue into 2009! The award ceremony will be MC’ed by
Lolita Wolf, and attended by first place winners: Amanda Robb ("Abstinence 1, S-CHIP
O," NEW YORK TIMES), Debbie Nathan ("Hysteria, Exploitation, and Witch Hunting in the
Age of Internet Sex," COUNTERPUNCH), Jill Bauer ("Never Too Old for Sex," MIAMI
HERALD), Daniel Engber ("Naughty Nursing Homes," SLATE), and Alysha Rooks ("Between the
Briefs," RES GESTAE, University of Michigan Law School). A list of all the winners can
be viewed at http://www.sexies.org/news/winners08.html.
Come meet the stellar Sexies judges! Attending the award ceremony will be: Carol Queen,
PhD, writer, speaker, educator, and activist with a doctorate in sexology; Liza
Featherstone, journalist and author of "Sex, Lies, and Women’s Magazines" (COLUMBIA
JOURNALISM REVIEW); Judith Levine, journalist and author of the award-winning HARMFUL
TO MINORS: The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex; and Doug Henwood, contributing
editor to THE NATION.
The Sexies are the brainchild of journalist Miriam Axel-Lute, and were brought about in
collaboration with writers, readers, and activists from Babeland, The Center for Sex &
Culture, and the Foundation for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom.
There will be a silent auction and raffle to support the awards, which will include
fabulous prizes including original art by Julio Aguilera and Sophy Naess; signed copies
of books by winners, judges, and supporters; sex toys; gift certificates for sexy
pleasures; and more! Prize donations are still being accepted. Contact Miriam at
info@sexies.org if you have a donation.
Thank you all for all your support and enthusiasm! Remember to send in your entries for
next year’s awards whenever you read something sex-positive: www.sexies.org/submit.php
Contact: Susan Wright, 917-848-6544 or Miriam Axel-Lute, info@sexies.org
For more details: www.sexies.org