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Lips Richmond is an independent magazine, or zine, distributed bi-annually in Richmond, VA. Lips is a fun and sexy alternative to popular magazines that objectify bodies and fail to speak honestly about sex. The pages are filled with artwork, doodles, poems, stories and essays about gender identity and sex submitted by women and sexual minorities living in the South.
When we encourage sexual expression, we begin to paint a more complete picture of sex and love. We hope readers will learn from others, and use this information to work towards achieving acceptance of self and others as well as healthy relationships based on mutual understanding and pleasure.
SUBMIT YOUR POETRY, ARTWORK, ESSAYS, CLIPPINGS, ANYTHING to
lipsrichmond@gmail.com
or mail to
Lips Richmond
315 N. Blvd, Apt 8
Richmond, VA 23220
Entries can be anonymous or signed :*
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Mission
Lips Richmond is an independent publication as well as a community art project that encourages Lips readers (and staff) to express their sexuality openly. Our goal is to start sex-positive, feminist discussions. We encourage marginalized individuals to express themselves, so that everyone can read their untold stories.
Lips Richmond was started by sexual beings in the city of Richmond, VA. This is the second chapter of Lips. Lips was originally produced and distributed in Williamsburg, VA, at the College of William and Mary. The original Lips is titled Lips: Expressions of Female Sexuality. The first Lips is directed towards female-bodied persons and like Lips Richmond, was created to address a lack of honest discussions about sex and over-abundance of Cosmo readers.
However, in accordance with the needs of the Richmond community, Lips Richmond also publishes submissions from the transgender community, people who do not wish to identify with a specific gender, as well as men who understand the importance of female expression and wish to contribute ideas that diverge from mainstream (white, heterosexual, male dominated, middle-class) representations of sexuality.
The final product, Lips Richmond, is space where all people can learn from the sexual experiences of others.
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