Superhero Sex Shops Archive

The Next 9 (and probably more) Sex Shops

So last week we looked back at the shops I’ve already seen, now let’s take a look at the awesome sex shops still to come! So far the list is

Getting ready for the next round of sex shop visits I was reminiscing about the last round- remembering my favorite things about each shop. I decided it would be fun

As I prepare for the next leg of the Superhero Sex Shop Tour I’ve been thinking back to how it all began. While the first shop profile took place during

Big news folks! As of this morning the Superhero Sex Shop Tour has (what I am calling) a Special Correspondent. The lovely and talented Ashley Manta is moving cross-country (apparently

Share your story and support the Superhero Sex Shop Tour Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project- it has been such a blast reading and sharing your stories.

Ever since I launched the tour I have noticed that a lot of people get directed to my site when they search for “superhero sex” I always feel a little

I sincerely believe that some higher power (or something, this usually isn’t my bag) sent a snowstorm to Minneapolis on April 11th for the sole purpose of reminding me that

When planning the Superhero Sex Shop Tour I was, of course, excited to go see all the shops but there was one that had been on my radar for so

One of my favorite Superhero Sex Shop Tour stories is the one where I emailed out the dates for the tour and Carlyle Jansen, founder of Toronto’s Good For Her

Come As You Are closed its brick and mortar shop in 2016 but continues to be fabulous online. The write up below refers to my 2013 visit to the

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JoEllen Notte is a writer, speaker, and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since 2012 she has written about sex, mental health, and how none of us are broken here at The Redhead Bedhead.

JoEllen has led workshops nationwide on sexual communication, navigating consent, having casual sex kindly, and dating as an introvert. She has toured sex shops, spoken at length on dildos, and even started a sex school but she is happiest and most effective when writing and speaking on behalf of quiet people who have sex. Check out her video series on attending conferences as an introvert and her extensive writing on sex and depression.

JoEllen has spoken at Clark College, University of Chicago, University of Tennessee, the Guelph Sexuality Conference, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, and the Playground Conference

JoEllen’s first book The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression & The Conversation We Aren’t Having was published by Thorntree Press in March 2020. Her new book In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family was published by Thornapple Press in March 2023.

Superhero Sex Shops Archive

The Next 9 (and probably more) Sex Shops

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Remembering ‘Why Good Sex Shops Matter’

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SheVibe: Online Superhero Sex Shop

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Early to Bed Chicago, IL – Superhero Sex Shop

Good For Her Toronto, ON – Superhero Sex Shop

Come As You Are Toronto, ON- Superhero Sex Shop