When you hear about people having "Silicon Parties" they are not using medical grade silicon. Often it is stuff like floor wax or industrial cleaners. This method of body modification is often used by people who can not afford to see a plastic surgeon for their desired augmentations. This practice does happen in the states.
This is a BBC article about the practice in Chile. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4994476.stm
Friday, May 26, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
A Guide to Cleaning Sex Toys
A Guide to Cleaning Sex Toys
by Phoebe Swyft
For rubber insertable sex toys: Rinse with hottest possible tap water for 30-60 seconds. Lather with Provon antimicrobial soap. Let sit with lather on for 30 seconds. Rinse thoroughly with hottest possible tap water. Let dry on a clean towel. Store toys in designated area.
For silicon insertable sex toys: Rinse with hottest possible tap water for 30-60 seconds. Lather with Provon antimicrobial soap. Let sit with lather on for 30 seconds. Rinse thoroughly with hottest possible tap water. Bring water to a rolling boil in a stock pot. Place insertable sex toys in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove toys from pot with tongs. Let dry on a clean towel. Store toys in designated area.
Other sex toys (non-insertable): Remove excess matter. Wash using a cleaner like safe-t-clean or other hospital grade antimicrobial cleaner. Follow directions on package.
Note: If toys are leather, clean with antimicrobial cleaner then clean and condition with leather cleaning products to guard against hardening and cracking.
by Phoebe Swyft
For rubber insertable sex toys: Rinse with hottest possible tap water for 30-60 seconds. Lather with Provon antimicrobial soap. Let sit with lather on for 30 seconds. Rinse thoroughly with hottest possible tap water. Let dry on a clean towel. Store toys in designated area.
For silicon insertable sex toys: Rinse with hottest possible tap water for 30-60 seconds. Lather with Provon antimicrobial soap. Let sit with lather on for 30 seconds. Rinse thoroughly with hottest possible tap water. Bring water to a rolling boil in a stock pot. Place insertable sex toys in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove toys from pot with tongs. Let dry on a clean towel. Store toys in designated area.
Other sex toys (non-insertable): Remove excess matter. Wash using a cleaner like safe-t-clean or other hospital grade antimicrobial cleaner. Follow directions on package.
Note: If toys are leather, clean with antimicrobial cleaner then clean and condition with leather cleaning products to guard against hardening and cracking.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Template For Conducting Phone Screens Of A Facility
Template For Conducting Phone Screens Of A Facility
Created by Phoebe Swyft
In many queer friendly metropolitan and resort areas there are retirement facilties that are welcoming of queer and transgender residents. This is often the case if they are not part of the new movement of queer oriented facitlities. A few quick phone inquiries to facilities in the area of your interest may yeild more options than expected. The below questions are offered to help initiate dialog with a candidate facility. You are encouraged to add and expand or even omit questions that are not relevant to your situation.
Queer oriented facilities:
Name:
Contact Name:
Number:
Location:
Are you welcoming of all orientations?
Do you welcome transfolk?
Are transfolk allowed to use the bathroom of their gender?
Do you have hospice care and nursing facilities?
Are transfolk in the nursing facilities allowed to maintain their gender identity or are they reassigned to their birth gender?
Would there be special screening considerations for an opposite sex couple seeking to reside at your facility?
Not queer oriented facilities:
Name:
Contact Name:
Number:
Location:
Do you allow couples to share an apartment? Does this also extend to same sex couples?
Do you have handicap bathrooms in the common areas of your facility? Are these unisex?
Do you allow transgender people as residents?
Do you have hospice care and nursing facilities?
Are transgender residents in the nursing facilities allowed to maintain their gender identity or are they reassigned to their birth gender?
Do you allow residents to use the bathroom of their gender or do they have to use the facility that matches their birth sex?
Created by Phoebe Swyft
In many queer friendly metropolitan and resort areas there are retirement facilties that are welcoming of queer and transgender residents. This is often the case if they are not part of the new movement of queer oriented facitlities. A few quick phone inquiries to facilities in the area of your interest may yeild more options than expected. The below questions are offered to help initiate dialog with a candidate facility. You are encouraged to add and expand or even omit questions that are not relevant to your situation.
Queer oriented facilities:
Name:
Contact Name:
Number:
Location:
Are you welcoming of all orientations?
Do you welcome transfolk?
Are transfolk allowed to use the bathroom of their gender?
Do you have hospice care and nursing facilities?
Are transfolk in the nursing facilities allowed to maintain their gender identity or are they reassigned to their birth gender?
Would there be special screening considerations for an opposite sex couple seeking to reside at your facility?
Not queer oriented facilities:
Name:
Contact Name:
Number:
Location:
Do you allow couples to share an apartment? Does this also extend to same sex couples?
Do you have handicap bathrooms in the common areas of your facility? Are these unisex?
Do you allow transgender people as residents?
Do you have hospice care and nursing facilities?
Are transgender residents in the nursing facilities allowed to maintain their gender identity or are they reassigned to their birth gender?
Do you allow residents to use the bathroom of their gender or do they have to use the facility that matches their birth sex?
Sampling: Transgender and Gender Queer Welcoming Facilities
Transgender and Gender Queer Welcoming Facilities
RainbowVision Properties, Inc.
4001 Office Court Drive Suite 403
Santa Fe NM 87507
Phone: 505 474-9696
Contact Name: Andrea
Website: http://www.rainbowvisionprop.com/home.html
Notes: They offer 7 different levels of assisted living. They do not have an onsite nursing facility. They do work with a few offsite nursing facilities to ensure that all residents are provided with respectful quality care. Opposite sex couples are welcome.
Santa Fe Care Center
Location:635 Harkle Rd
Santa Fe, NM
Number: (505) 982-2574
Notes: This is not a queer oriented facility. They have several transgender employees. Some of their residents are frequently visited by transgender family members. They welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have any transgender residents. They allow same sex partners to share living quarters. They would not have a problem with allowing residents to use the bathroom of their choosing.
Openhouse
870 Market Street, Suite 724
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-296-8995
Website: www.openhouse-sf.org
Notes: Openhouse at present does not manage a facility. At present time they are an advocacy group that is committed to assisting the LGBT community access life affirming and aging support services. In the near future they hope to break ground on an 80-unit facility. The facility would welcome opposite sex couples.
Claremont House
4500 Gilbert Street
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510.658.9266
website: http://www.crmscommunities.com/claremont/
Notes: This is not a queer oriented faciltiy. They do alllow same sex partners to share living quarters. They have unisex bathrooms in the common areas. They do welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have transgender residents. They outsource their hospice care and do not have an onsite nursing facility. Transgender residents would be allowed to maintian their gender identity while at the facility.
Fountain Grove Lodge
4210 Thomas Lake Harris Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-576-1101
Website: http://www.fountaingrovelodge.com/
Notes: They will break ground in the second half of 2006. They welcome all genders and orientations with a focus on providing a queer possitive community. They will not have an onsite nursing faciltiy. They will work with residents to place them with safe, respectful and qualified nursing facilities to ensure the comfort of residents. They are committed to allowing their residents to age in place with dignity and the freedom to be who they are. They welcome opposite sex couples.
Lake Park Retirement Residence
1850 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone : (510) 835-5511
Website: http://www.cnmh.org/lake_park.html
Notes: They are not a queer oriented facility. They allow same sex partners to share living quarters. They have unisex bathrooms in their common areas. They have onsite assisted living, nursing care and hospice care. Residents maintain their gender identity as they age in place. They welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have transgeder residents.
The Resort on Carefree Boulevard
3000 Carefree Boulevard, Lot E-23
Ft. Myers, FL 33917
Phone: (239) 731-6366
website: http://www.resortoncb.com/
Note: Has a women only clubhouse. Welcoming of all genders and orientations with a focus on creatinga safe retirement community for all women. They are only a retirement community with no assisted libing, nursing or hospice care.
RainbowVision Properties, Inc.
4001 Office Court Drive Suite 403
Santa Fe NM 87507
Phone: 505 474-9696
Contact Name: Andrea
Website: http://www.rainbowvisionprop.com/home.html
Notes: They offer 7 different levels of assisted living. They do not have an onsite nursing facility. They do work with a few offsite nursing facilities to ensure that all residents are provided with respectful quality care. Opposite sex couples are welcome.
Santa Fe Care Center
Location:635 Harkle Rd
Santa Fe, NM
Number: (505) 982-2574
Notes: This is not a queer oriented facility. They have several transgender employees. Some of their residents are frequently visited by transgender family members. They welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have any transgender residents. They allow same sex partners to share living quarters. They would not have a problem with allowing residents to use the bathroom of their choosing.
Openhouse
870 Market Street, Suite 724
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-296-8995
Website: www.openhouse-sf.org
Notes: Openhouse at present does not manage a facility. At present time they are an advocacy group that is committed to assisting the LGBT community access life affirming and aging support services. In the near future they hope to break ground on an 80-unit facility. The facility would welcome opposite sex couples.
Claremont House
4500 Gilbert Street
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510.658.9266
website: http://www.crmscommunities.com/claremont/
Notes: This is not a queer oriented faciltiy. They do alllow same sex partners to share living quarters. They have unisex bathrooms in the common areas. They do welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have transgender residents. They outsource their hospice care and do not have an onsite nursing facility. Transgender residents would be allowed to maintian their gender identity while at the facility.
Fountain Grove Lodge
4210 Thomas Lake Harris Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-576-1101
Website: http://www.fountaingrovelodge.com/
Notes: They will break ground in the second half of 2006. They welcome all genders and orientations with a focus on providing a queer possitive community. They will not have an onsite nursing faciltiy. They will work with residents to place them with safe, respectful and qualified nursing facilities to ensure the comfort of residents. They are committed to allowing their residents to age in place with dignity and the freedom to be who they are. They welcome opposite sex couples.
Lake Park Retirement Residence
1850 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone : (510) 835-5511
Website: http://www.cnmh.org/lake_park.html
Notes: They are not a queer oriented facility. They allow same sex partners to share living quarters. They have unisex bathrooms in their common areas. They have onsite assisted living, nursing care and hospice care. Residents maintain their gender identity as they age in place. They welcome transgender residents. At present they do not have transgeder residents.
The Resort on Carefree Boulevard
3000 Carefree Boulevard, Lot E-23
Ft. Myers, FL 33917
Phone: (239) 731-6366
website: http://www.resortoncb.com/
Note: Has a women only clubhouse. Welcoming of all genders and orientations with a focus on creatinga safe retirement community for all women. They are only a retirement community with no assisted libing, nursing or hospice care.
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