Today I met my girlfriend’s mom.
For all the anxiety this first meeting generated, it turned into a pretty anti-climactic event.  It helped—or…didn’t help?—that Sweet’s family doesn’t know she’s transsexual.  To mom, Sweet is just her son and I’m just his plain old hetero girlfriend.  Nothing more complicated than that.
“I’ve been at mom for years because [...]

My girlfriend Sweet is a Christmas FANATIC, so I knew I couldn’t give her just any old greeting card as we celebrate our first Christmas together. It’s not that she expects anything over-the-top, but I really wanted to WOW her. The solution? I recorded a lovely a capella Christmas song and made a video [...]

Freedom has been on my mind this month. On Remembrance Day–Tuesday November 11th–I was sitting at my computer as 11am approached. Last Call played on the radio and I found myself standing, facing the window looking North across my country, and preparing for a moment of silence.
In silence, I honoured freedom. I honoured my [...]

How can erotica support LGBT youth?

To celebrate the re-release of my debut e-book THE BIRTHDAY GIFT, I would like to offer up a gift we can all take part in giving.
From now until December 15th 2008, the proceeds of each and every purchase of GISELLE RENARDE EROTICA through the eXcessica website will be donated to [...]

poverotica /pawvirottikaw/ (n) literature or art lending erotic qualities to the state of being extremely poor.
As you might have guessed, there’s no such thing as poverotica.  It’s a new addition to my lexicon of made-up words.  And you’ve probably never wondered why poverotica doesn’t exist amongst the numerous categories of erotic fiction on the market.  [...]

Here in Canada, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend.  The holiday’s got me thinking about everything I have in life.  I may not own half as much stuff as most North Americans, but I’m very aware of the abundance in my life.  As long as there’s food in my fridge and a roof over my head, [...]

My friend Monty is old and set in his ways, but that’s no excuse.
For many years now, my friend Monty has been my comrade and confidant, but ever since I started seeing Sweet, a wonderful transsexual woman, Monty’s usefulness in those roles has been on the decline. The more I’ve spoken to him about [...]

On the sea they’re euphemistically called intimate or clothing optional cruises and one even boldly named theirs, Swinger’s Cruise. On land they’re called, adult or erotic resorts. A few are for swingers but most of the organized adult resorts cater to men.

A small few cater to homosexuals, both male and female. One claims to be [...]

Bi-Curious
Have you ever heard the term Bi-Curious? Do you know what it means?
I have come across this term three or four times in the last few weeks. I all cases it referred to women but I suppose men could be bi-curious as well.
I found the following discussion involving Bi-curiosity on the internet and decided to [...]

I have formulated a scientific hypothesis. Put on your thinking caps and don’t doze off, because after the academic stuff I’ll be talking about boobs.
One day I was watching Allan Gregg in Conversation on TVO. Psychiatrist and Medical Researcher Norman Doidge spoke on neural plasticity in relation to memory, stroke, Alzheimer’s, etc. and [...]