What is the worth of open, honest communication between couples in committed relationships? Not much, said Tender Buttons in last week’s edition of “Tender Buttons Ruins Lives.” A tender reader expressed concern after “stumbling upon” some choice pornographic material on her boyfriend’s computer. “That’s not the stuff we normally do!”
Author: Tender Buttons
The Porn Letter
Dear Tender Buttons, I know this isn’t exactly new territory or anything… but I found some porn on my boyfriend’s computer. Before you say anything, no, I wasn’t snooping. He did a very poor job of hiding it and well, yeah, I don’t exactly like what I saw. Nothing too
My Sex Don’t Cost a Thing
Do you know what's better than April? Gaypril! Come join the Queer Resource Center of the Claremont Colleges to celebrate the plurality of sexualities and genders of your peers and the 5C community! Check with the QRC for a full listing of events, online at http://facebook.com/RainbowSkiLodge. Happy Gaypril, and happy
A Head Above the Rest
Before I introduce the topic of this week’s column, tender readers, allow me to share a lovely anecdote. It may surprise and/or horrify you to know that professors weigh in on the content of the sex column! A professor informed me that writing about technique without stressing the importance of
An Arrow In Your Quiver
Judging from the quiet hum of approval heard around campus, the good readers of The Student Life appear to have enjoyed last week’s column. Kudos, me. Can’t get enough of more non-normative sex acts? I encourage my tender readers to attend “FANTASTISCHE! A Queer Burlesque Show” in Dom’s Lounge on
Tender Buttons, Tender Butts
Note: This week’s sex column contains more explicit material than columns printed in the past. We encourage you to assess your own comfort level with sexually graphic content before reading. Dear Tender Buttons, I’m comfortable with the vaginal sex I’ve been having with my boyfriend… comfortable being the operative word.
Ex-Men: First-Class Morons
Tender Buttons received feedback from last week’s column re: gay virgins and passive aggressive manipulations. One commenter accused Tender Buttons of trivializing “a person’s right to ask their potential sexual partner to get tested,” citing other, non-needle ways a virgin may contract a STD. True, a person may contract herpes
A Virgin Lit the Candle
This week’s column is unabashedly homosexual in flavor and content. Tender Buttons makes no apologies, and I urge readers to celebrate the plurality of sexualities found around the 5Cs. Even more frightening: we’re talking about virgins this week, tender readers. Pop in your deliciously 90s copies of Hocus Pocus (hello,
Sex Column: 2/11
“Tender Buttons” is the name of Gertrude Stein’s 1912 masterpiece, a collection of poems derided as nonsensical by some and praised for breathtaking sensuality by others. Stein would host gatherings in her renowned Paris salon for her favorite ex-pats and other intellectuals, providing an atmosphere rich with thought and pleasure