SHAMELESS AND SPIRED BLOG
Disability & Desire - Jessica Frew is Unapologetically Seen. (And Undeniably Desired.)
Jessica Frew doesn't wait for permission to be seen. Motivational speaker, model and unapologetic advocate for the disabled community, Jess challenges everything people think they know about sexuality, desire, and...
Who Said Lace Means Yes? Sexy ≠ Sexual
Yasmin Benoit doesn’t fit your expectations - and that’s the point. Co-Founder of Asexuality Day (6 April - mark it lingerie lovers) - and award-winning Asexual activist, writer, speaker and...
Jake Dupree Strips Away the Layers and Keeps Things Real
Thistle and Spire lingerie is a celebration for any person who wears their pieces unapologetically and Jake Dupree (they/them) can attest to that. Our favorite non-binary burlesque performer makes us...
Pleasure, Pain, and Business: Dominatrix, Entrepreneur, and Influencer Eva Oh Spills the Tea on BDSM
When you think of BDSM and dominatrices, what images does your mind conjure: black leather, latex, hot wax, humiliation? Perhaps you’re reminded of titillating scenes from the shows Billions, Euphoria,...
Elevating Pole Dancing with SADA and Black Girls Pole
Dalijah and Sammy are friends, business partners, former classmates, pole dancers and instructors, and co-owners of SADA pole studio in Brooklyn, but that wasn’t a path they had planned. It...
Empowering at Any Age: Social Sex Revolutionary, Cindy Gallop, Celebrates Masturbation May with Us
Happy Masturbation Month! What started out as a national day to be observed, on May 7,1995 by former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders, is now an entire month. Elders was fired...
Closing the 'O' Gap
Hello Lingerie Lovers, It's International Women's Day. How about we take this opportunity to give women a lot more than just lip service. In the spirit of uplifting other women...
Peace Lily Toys: Making Glass Sexy Again
When you think of sex toys, what comes to mind? Silicone perhaps. Maybe rabbits or silver bullets. Possibly battery-operated devices and buzzing. But glass? That may not be an obvious...
