SlutWalk Chicago Flash Dance Mob: a Photodiary

It was wonderful, so inspiring and so many pictures! Our FlashDance mob gathered somewhere around 200 people. We all did the electric slide with professionalism and joy. Women, men and trans/genderqueer people of all shapes, colors, sizes, genders and sexual orientations joined in support of consent.

We were pretty happy. Here are a few of the pictures (more of which can be seen on the Facebook photo album). You can even tag yourself or Facebook friends. Haven't 'Liked' us on Facebook? What are you waiting for? 'Like' us here today!

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Getting ready & striking a pose, as you do!

Everyone gather to do the electric slide!

Erica leading the tutorial of the electric slide

 Doing the electric slide. Everyone!

OK, we've completed the electric slide tutorial!

 The excitement completed from another vantage point!

Other participants & groupos that caught our eye throughout the process

 All all-ages group showing off their wonderful posters

Erica talking vagina's with ladies who are... vagina owners!!

Who could forget the two sluts?

And some of the lovely SlutWalk Chicago organizers!

Pre-SlutWalk Chicago (A Photodiary)

We're getting ready for SlutWalk Chicago. Have you RSVPed yet? Check out our FlashMob Dance during SlutWalk Chicago on September 29th at 11AM. Dance starts promptly at 11.30AM-11.35AM. We'll dance to Salt n' Pepa's, "Let's Talk About Sex." There will be around 1,000 ladies there marching. We couldn't think of anything more fun and amazing to do with our Saturday morning. And... pretty much our whole week prior.

We hope to see you there. Not in Chicago? We'll post up pictures and hopefully a video soon about the whole experience. Again, we heart you. You're awesome. Come back!

With love,
Erica
Chief Lust Officer

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Our Founder, Erica Grigg, preparing for SlutWalk Chicago. We have a megaphone!

We have chalk. We will use it!

Mini-fliers are ready!

Our team, just after a beautiful, older couple. We're looking pretty cool, aren't we?

Have chalk. Will SlutWalk.

Some of the GetLusty team out. Chalking. As you do.

Chalking it up for SlutWalk Chicago!

Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Chalking in support of sluts everywhere.

 Chalking in progress. At the Thompson Center.

At the Thompson Center. Admiring our FlashMob work for FlashMobbing.
Also posing for SlutWalk Chicago.

Press Release: GetLusty for Couples to Organize Flashmob Dance to End Boring Sex, Support Consensual Sex

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Erica Grigg
Founder, GetLusty for Couples
(773) 413-8403
Erica@GetLusty.com
www.GetLusty.com

Chicago, IL, 9/26/12 – Seven years ago, the Founder of GetLusty for Couples was raped near her university, DePaul University Chicago. Six weeks ago, she founded GetLusty for Couples to promote amazing, consensual sex between loving couples to end the shame and stigma of sex.

Love and relationship media resource GetLusty for Couples will work alongside SlutWalk Chicago to execute a flashmob dance with the mission of ending boring sex for couples. For 5 minutes, we'll do the electric slide in support of SlutWalk Chicago. An electric slide tutorial starts at 11:15AM and the dance itself starting promptly at 11:30AM on September 29, 2012 at the James R. Thompson Center (100 West Randolph Street, Chicago). Participation is open to the general public.

SlutWalk Chicago is an international annual event that aims to combat the myth of "the slut" and the culture of victim-blaming in sexual assault. “In the last year, this fight has spread to over 200 cities around the world, where independent organizers have organized locally-driven SlutWalk-inspired events. SlutWalk started, and is still going, because we and so many others around the world have had enough,” said SlutWalk Toronto originators Sonya Barnett and Heather Jarvis.

GetLusty For Couples, like SlutWalk, aims to promote consensual, amazing sex. We're completely behind the SlutWalk movement and we think you should be, too!

GetLusty aims to help SlutWalk Chicago in eliminating shame and embarrassment surrounding sexuality. The attendees will perform the Electric Slide dance in their undergarments (if they so choose) to Salt-N-Pepa's, "Let's Talk About Sex" and "Push It" to promote this discussion of sexuality in a public forum. After the conclusion of the dance, SlutWalk Chicago will proceed with their event from 12:00PM until 1:00PM.

RSVP today! Please visit the event page on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/PG0eXH or GetLusty’s related blog post at http://bit.ly/GetLustyFlashMob for additional information.

Contact GetLusty founder Erica at (773) 413-8403 or by e-mail at Erica@GetLusty.com with interview requests. For any other questions or comments get in touch with our press manager, Hailee Moore at hailee@getlusty.com or the event organizer Annelise@getlusty.com.

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5 Sexy Pics for International Talk Like a Pirate Day

OK, so pirates usually aren't usually in our remit. But today is special -- it's time for something special. Because you need inspiration for International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arr, matey. We understand.

A little history behind International Talk Like a Pirate Day from Wikipedia. International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.

For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello," but with "Ahoy, matey!" Honestly, we had no idea about this holiday until we looked at Google+ and it was trending. So surprise, here's some sexy pics for inspiration.

Tomorrow is CatalystCon! See You There?

At GetLusty, we're easily excited. We admit it. But this time we've got our panties in a twist for a great reason. We're flying to Long Beach, CA for a sex activism conference called, "CatalystCon" and we think you'll like it, too.

What is this CatalystCon, you ask? 

We thought you'd ask. An overview from their website:

CatalystCon is a conference created to inspire exceptional conversations about sexuality. It is about reaching out and stimulating those who attend to create those important conversations in their own communities, changing how we as a society talk about and treat sexuality. It is about stimulating the activist that is within all of us and sparking transformation in the way our friends, neighbors, children and even politicians discuss one of the most important aspects of humanity.

This is a conference meant to energize, enlighten and exhilarate. It is a conference where everyone is welcome, everyone is respected, and everyone is encouraged to share their knowledge and experiences. With the most current attacks on women’s rights such as birth control, mandatory transvagainal ultrasounds as well as sex education being pulled from our schools, it is more important than ever to come together and have these important conversations on all areas of sexuality.


What's our plan? 

This conference is about sexual revolution, and we're all about sexual revolution. It's going to take a lot to end boring sex, but we're on a mission!

We're going to be bring the event to you! What's more, we also want to interview sex educator greats like Megan Andelloux, Carol Queen and numerous others.

We'll be live tweeting from @GetLusty, posting pictures to our Facebook page, blogging about the event and featuring attendees. We'll also upload podcasts to our Soundcloud channel and video interviews, offering their insights and great recommendations for a move fulfilling love life.

Will we see you there?

Have you connected with our Chief Lust Officer Erica Grigg yet?

See the picture on the left? That's Erica. Would you like to be featured across GetLusty for Couples? E-mail Erica directly at erica@getlusty.com and meet her in-person at CatalystCon.

Can't wait to meet you there!

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100 Stickers to 5 Cities: Thank You Readers!

Dear reader,

Yesterday, we sent out 100 stickers to 5 cities across the USA.

This represents a small subsection of our readers--whom we sincerely appreciate!

What else went along? Hand written thank you notes to our biggest fans.

Also, discreet envelopes so no one even knows about your littlest gifts.

No, hand written thank you's are not dead. We'll be continuing to reward & thank our early adopters.

Why? We sincerely appreciate you as a reader of our site! We hope to be a great asset to the sex education community -- and make a big difference in the lives of couples everywhere.

Would you also like stickers? Visit http://bit.ly/stickers4me and get your GetLusty stickers, too!

Thanks so much for reading!

With love,
Erica Grigg
Chief Lust Officer

We Want YOU as a GetLusty Writer!

GetLusty is a small but growing team based out of Chicago.

We are in startup mode, actively interested in featuring influential sex educators, therapists, authors and other influencers.

We are a non-angel backed, bootstrapped, fast growing & women-run business that prides itself on making a serious impact in sex.

We started off our eNewsletter and want to feature/ cross-post your articles!

Can we feature you?

GetLusty Online Swag!

We just posted about our sticker giveaway. However, we understand you might not be comfortable enough to take us home with you. Not everyone is as sexually charged as we are. One thing we aren't is pushy. We're all about great relationships, so that's why we don't want to give you something you don't want!

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So let us give you online swag!

We have buttons, pictures & ads galore that promote love & better sex.

Are you a sex blogger?

We want to reach out and promote your great work here. We'd also love to give you a free button for your site (that we can also custom create for you). We even have an extensive list of ads in support of happy couplehood.

Grab a button (to the right)

Have extra side bar space? We'd love your support for awesome marriage

Can we connect?

We'd love to have GetLusty on your blogroll, or side bar on your website about GetLusty.

How can we support you?

If you don't know us, please introduce yourself and let us support your amazing work through expanded publicity!

We'll be eternally happy and you'll do your part to make sex education for couples possible.

Thanks again,
Erica

This is post by Erica Grigg, our Founder and Chief Lust Officer. She's a writer, marketer, social entrepreneur and sex geek. She wants to end boring sex. If you don't see Erica riding around downtown, Chicago in her beach cruiser or at a diner with her adoring husband, you see her chatting up the tech community about the importance of sex and love in marriage. Follow Erica on Twitter @ericagrigg or subscribe via Facebook and Google+. Want to connect about business partnership with a woman-run business that cares? E-mail me directly at erica@getlusty.com.

Free Stickers! Be a GetLusty Ambassador

Lovely readers,

It's Erica Grigg here. Founder & Chief Lust Officer at GetLusty.

Thank you for supporting us!

GetLusty aims to be a positive force in the lives of couples everywhere. Starting in Chicago with an international remit, our readership comes from 10+ countries.

Across dozens of cities worldwide (including Chicago), we want inspiring couples to think proactively about their sexual lives.

Can we send you free stickers?

We just received stickers in the mail today, and we want to give them away. So, what's in it for you?



We want to make you an ambassador for your city! 

We'll start off with sending stickers to give you some GetLusty love. Completely free. Feel free to put them on your laptop, cell phone or wherever you choose!

They're simple, GetLusty.com stickers. Check them in action with my cell phone cover... sexy!

Two options:

1. We can either send you stickers (completely free including shipping)

2. Grab a button to put on your site to support GetLusty! (See below)

Get stickers within the week. Fill out the Google Doc below.

Together, we can do our part in ensuring more couples have the opportunity to learn & grow sexually.

Thanks,
Erica

PS: Note on privacy

We'll never share your information. EVER. We also won't keep your address on file. We care about your personal safety as much as ours. Our only objective is to send you free stickers!