Albuquerque’s Mayor is listening. Speak up!
We have sadly canceled our show Pornotopia CENSORED: Cirque de Sex due to recent intimidation and unclear, selectively-enforced zoning regulations in Albuquerque. Last Friday, Matie and I, co-owners of Self Serve and Pornotopia organizers, met with the Tito Madrid, of the Albuquerque Mayor’s office, and Matthew Conrad, head of Albuquerque zoning enforcement. The good news […]
Thank you, Dan for hearing our pain
We are grateful to you, Dan, for empathizing. Thank you for telling your readers about the scary anti-sexiness happening in our city. As Seattle enjoys a weekend of amateur porn on the big screen, Albuquerque is rid of sexy performances. Freedom of speech in the U. S. of A. anyone? As Dan suggests, tell Albuquerque’s […]
Pornotopia CENSORED Show Canceled in Albuquerque
An Open Letter to the People of Albuquerque: We, the organizers of the Pornotopia film festival, regret to inform you that as of today all Pornotopia events are cancelled indefinitely. For the past 3 years, we have brought beautiful, raw, healthy expressions of adult sexuality to welcoming audiences. And, for the past 3 years the […]
A letter to Dan Savage: Share your righteous anger with us
Pornotopia Film Festival fan, organizer and friend of Self Serve asks one of our favorites, Dan Savage, to hear our story of censorship in Albuquerque. Elisa sent this letter to Dan, and her message is so important, we wanted to share it here: Dear Dan, p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; […]
Pornotopia Censored: Dress Code Tips!
Going to Pornotopia Censored: Cirque de Sex this Saturday night in Albuquerque? We want to have the hottest, most legal audience ever! What does one wear that’s apropos for a show about sex and censorship? We are all for looking sexy and decent. If you want to practice tasteful- or even tasteless- but decent dress, […]
On Psychology Today blog: Women DO Watch Porn and it’s Okay!
Psychologist David Ley offers a healthy perspective on the not-so-scary reality of adults enjoying porn. He makes the critical connection between government regulation of sex information and entertainment and the unnecessary shame of enjoying it in our society. Thanks for the refreshing take on it! inspired? shop http://selfservetoys.com/resourcecenter
Pornotopia’s Plight at SexIs
Tina of Sex Is Magazine summed it up pretty well. She writes of the zoning conundrum in trying to host Pornotopia Film Festival 2010. Isn’t it lovely when we can see Jack Ass in 3d at most major theaters, while Pornotopia remains unfit for any location in Albuquerque? inspired? shop http://selfservetoys.com/resourcecenter
The French Make Awesome Safer Sex Commercials
When the government and NGOs do talk about safer sex, hilarious and awesome things come of it. Check out another hilarious one on youtube where a parent seems just a wee bit frustrated. Apparently this commercial won best in Europe. inspired? shop http://selfservetoys.com/resourcecenter
Censorship Week: Read these Banned Books!
Banned Books Week took place earlier this month, but it’s never too late to pick up these books and exercise your right to read them. The group offers the coolest map of challenges to books all over the US from 2007-2010. It’s scary stuff, but this map highlights how important it is we pay attention […]
Shhh! Self Serve’s Website is “Getting Work Done”
Here’s a sneak peek! Self Serve has been secretly working on website design! We are improving navigation and putting a whole new, fresh, pretty face on our website. Our new website will feature streamlined sex information, easier shopping menus and a new sale of the week section! Stay tuned for a new look soon. Feel […]
Censorship Week: The Gray Area
Is there a gray area when it comes to free speech, or is it absolute? When is hate speech okay to moderate and when is it simply intolerance to censor? When is information not necessarily meant to be free for all, and when do people have a right to know? I don’t claim expertise for […]
Matie’s speech at Ignite NM 9: How Your Local Indie Porn Fest is Saving the World
Matie was amazing tonight at Ignite NM 9! Here is her talk from Ignite 9! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyrLIjb-RgA] Check out Ignite NM on Youtube. If you like free speech or porn or both, check out pornotopiafilmfestival.com and go to our kick ass show November 6th. inspired? shop http://selfservetoys.com/resourcecenter
Pornotopia Film Festival News Update
Thank you Marisa DeMarco at the Alibi for a sane, clear account of our Pornotopia censorship struggle. We hope our festival is only screwed in a good way soon. There was more news coverage at UNM’s Daily Lobo and Channel 27’s indie TV station, too. inspired? shop http://selfservetoys.com/resourcecenter
Porn Makes Headlines, Healthy Sexuality? Not so much.
A woman’s life can be changed forever when she learns to love her body. Gaining strength and confidence in her power and beauty can make her whole. Her self love will potentially influence her romantic relationships, her family life, her career and more all for the better. But this sort of personal transformation is of […]
Finally, Sex and Marriage Advice for Republicans
A new site finally offers Q & A videos about sex and relationships for Republicans. So far my favorite videos are about “taking a pill to solve one’s problems” and “the third kind of sex.” I truly enjoy Chip’s use of the word “property” and his analogy, “the human penis is nothing other than the […]
Censorship Week: Glee kinda talks about censorship
I’m not the only one that appreciates how Glee has brought a whole lot of good to TV (when we’re not discussing over-sexualized pictures of teen characters). As a former drama and choir dork, it gives me great pride that this show is popular. They do a great job of telling their story within the […]
Censorship Week: Abstinence Only Education = Censorship
The government can’t protect teens from the truth and from sex. Our culture will still be hyper-sexualized no matter what the laws around sex ed. An interesting take on abstinence-only sex education makes the important connection between abstinence-only and censorship. Censoring scientific facts and research on sexuality, contraception or pregnancy serves no one. inspired? shop […]
Censorship Week: When it’s up to Facebook, who gets a voice?
Yesterday, Facebook decided to shut down yet another progressive group’s page. A page promoting a gay kiss in for the Pope’s visit to Spain was removed. Sorry, Pope. After some brief meta-research, I have created a list of groups Facebook censors. Don’t be surprised if your pages and causes are removed with no warning. Especially […]