Shameless Grounds

Does your love life fall outside the box? Maybe youre a guy who likes guys, or a girl who likes girls. Or maybe you like both. Maybe a firm hand and a riding crop are the things that reliably take you to your happy place. Maybe you arent chained to one spot on thegender or orientation spectrums. Maybe you dont consider monogamy to be the only realistic option. Or maybe none of these applies to you right now, but youre curious and you want to learn, and to hang out with like-minded individuals. That box we fall outside of is tiny. Its cramped and confined, and when you think about it, its always been a myth. The desires of most people fall outside of that box in one way or another. Almost everybody likes at least a few sprinkles with their vanilla. People like us, we make up the vast sexual majority. And we think its about time somebody created a warm, open, public place that calls shenanigans on the entire box paradigm. Were going to be working hard to make Shameless Grounds a place like that. Food, drink and a warm friendly atmosphere; a place to hold classes, workshops and social gatherings; an expansive lending library with a wide variety of media related to human sexuality, entertainment, and education. As proponents of sex-positive culture, we believe that the appropriate uses of sex extend beyond reproduction. They include creating personal pleasure, bonding interpersonal relationships, promoting spiritual growth, and enhancing emotional and physical health. We believe that attitudes fostering shame or distaste for consensual sexual expression between consenting adults are ecclesiastical and institutional constructs, and that those sex-negative attitudes foster irrational anger and conflict between people and communities. At Shameless Grounds, everybody who acts ethically, lawfully, and respectfully is welcome, from the Vicar to the Tart. To paraphrase Spider Robinson, When youre at Shameless Grounds, its alright to be bright, its alright to be dull, and