An intimate discussion among three professional women active in the Gay Community. They share anecdotes of childhood, careers and many delights of being lesbian women.
Jan 1979
Dr. Wardell Pomeroy demonstrates the sex history-taking procedure integral to therapy and research. A key factor is the order of questions asked and his non-judgmental approach. Using a rapid notation system, Dr. Pomeroy condenses into a single sheet the equivalent of 25 typed pages. For training therapists and counselors in interviewing techniques
Jan 1977
In an intense, personal discussion, three gay men share their first sexual attitudes and experiences, feelings about men, women and children: about labeling, intimacy; and about first accepting, then becoming proud of being gay. They urge the freeing of all people; from labels and from compulsive sex--into a new intimacy.
Jan 1974
An intimate discussion film, Self-Loving is a unique cross-cultural statement about female sexuality, focused around masturbation. Filmed in both city and rural settings, the eleven women of gay, bi-sexual and heterosexual lifestyles Share their early experiences, current patterns, use of vibrators, fantasies and orgasmic patterns. Specifically a film dealing with women's feelings and experiences of masturbation, it is a positive, in depth statement about women's Sexuality.
Jan 1976
Extreme close-ups of 38 vulvas, aged three months to fifty-six years. Intended as an educational film by and for women, but screened to mixed audiences, the women photographed were mostly friends and acquaintances, or children of friends and acquaintances, of the director. The Glide Methodist Church's education division, which specialized in community service related to sexuality and pregnancy, produced the film, despite the director's male colleagues finding the concept unsavory.
Sep 1971
Two young men, who have lived together for over a year, share their relationship and sexual pattern. The film begins showing them preparing dinner while enjoying kissing, joking, and flirting. After dinner, they become more sexually aroused, moving to the living room where they continue to kiss and caress. They stimulate each other manually and orally to orgasm. Post-orgasmic play continues the element of fun and affection, which is clearly shown throughout the film.
Jan 1971
Shirley shares her masturbatory pattern while a narrator describes each of the steps in self-sexual exploration. She is first seen in the bathroom showering, drying, and brushing her hair luxuriously. In the bedroom she moves and strokes her body sensuously, gradually focusing in on her breasts and genitals. She then uses a vibrator on these areas, and moves into an exuberant orgasm. Close-ups show the vaginal area contractions of the pubococcygeus muscle during orgasm. Her delight continues to be visible after her orgasm, as she caresses and stretches her body.
Jan 1972
A young black couple go for a walk in the country. They undress and begin foreplay with much kissing and caressing.This couple has a varied sexual pattern, including mutual oral-genital activity with her on top, intercourse in several positions, and both direct and circular thrusting. There is a great deal of affection and continual touching. At one point, she guides his penis back into her vagina. A warm-feeling film."
