Last week, when I boarded a plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport to return to New York, nestled in my carry-on bag was a prized possession. Wrapped securely in red tissue paper was a clear glass butt plug mounted on a small pedestal with an engraved brass plaque that read "2006 Feminist Porn Award." My trophy (for Hottest Anal Adventure) was one of 11 handed out at "Vixens + Visionaries: Female Erotic Directors Revolutionizing Porn," a symposium–awards show–party that drew more than 300 people to the century-old Gladstone Hotel on June 1. The event was produced by local feminist sex... More >>>