Author Archives: Kitty Stryker

Filament is Dead, Long Live Filament

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

I need to take my hat off in mourning- the next issue of Filament Magazine, a fabulous example of photos of men made by and marketed to women, will be its last- not due to any lack of demand (there’s … Continue reading →

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Mirror Images

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

I need to start off by apologizing for dropping this blog- life got pretty hectic and it’s not slowing down, so while this is on my agenda I’m focusing on… well, getting paid. Even angry activists need to eat. 😉 … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Why “Sexy” Costumes for Men Really Aren’t that Sexy

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

So if you’re familiar with my Purrversatility blog, you may have seen that I’ve been kind of busy tackling rape culture in BDSM communities. I’m running a workshop on that with Maggie Mayhem on the 4th, after which I imagine … Continue reading →

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Review: For the Girls- e-zine and erotica for women

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

I’ve been aware of “For the Girls“, a porn website for women, for a little while, thanks to Filament’s editor. To be honest, I hadn’t thought to look much further, because my first impression was to be turned off by … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Andro-Aperture E.B. Meetup

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

So our first meetup went pretty well- we had about 9 people total, mostly men interested in the project and expressions of masculinity. Sitting outside on a sidewalk in Berkeley talking about dick shots was really fun and I had … Continue reading →

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Andro-Aperture East Bay Meetup Tonight

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

This is the first step in teal life- just a meetup for a bunch of photographers and models to get together to discuss potential shoot ideas, get some tips, and chat about what the female gaze and male sexual objectification … Continue reading →

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Poll: what’re *you* looking at?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

So due to a lot of discussion about who has what kind of gaze and whether a question like this is even appropriate and what is gender anyway etc. etc., I feel the need to say that for ease of … Continue reading →

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goalposts

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

So I was browsing this afternoon on Fetlife and found a link to this article, called “Should I Work in Fetish Modeling?” As it was written by SLEPhotography, one of the loudest voices against this project, and as it was … Continue reading →

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Poll Results So Far: 242 Votes

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

<—See this guy here? Well, the results so far suggest that the #1 LEAST popular type of male body type among the sample we’ve gotten so far is the one almost exclusively pushed towards heterosexual women as what a sexy … Continue reading →

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Link Love: Erotica Cover Watch

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Kitty Stryker

I wanted to take a moment of silence (during which, please, check out this man, or another more to your taste) in recognition of Erotica Cover Watch. They were a project that really made me aware how quickly and easily one can … Continue reading →

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