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Tulip Toy Gallery

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About Me

SEX+ART=PLEASURE=TULIP:TULIP Toy Gallery is the premiere destination for luxe toys, books, erotica, fetish/BDSM gear, lingerie, latex clothing (from Vex), porn (Belladonna!) and all the necessary accessories. We care about what people put in their bodies and only sell nonporous, 100% medical grade silicone and elastomer toys, not rubber or jelly toys that are porous, harbor bacteria, and contain carcinogens. Through boutique locations and MYTULIP.com, TULIP aims to provide a comfortable, chic environment for everyone--regardless of gender and sexuality--to ask for what they want. Both the retail galleries and MYTULIP.com offer a thoughtful and diverse selection of toys including high-end, 100% silicone dildos and vibrators from woman-designed/owned Tantus and Vixen as well as Fun Factory's high-quality silicone toys and body products. Classics such as The Rabbit Habit and The Hitachi Magic Wand along with affordable smaller vibes are available. Tulip and MYTULIP.com also carry hand-blown pyrex dildos, one-of-a-kind custom floggers and whips from Chicago Tool Works, condoms of every size and color, lube that's safe for your body, an impressive, diverse selection of books and porn as well as our own sexy line of massage oil, lotion, body butter and sugar. The cornerstone of TULIP locations is art. Both stores feature original artwork, including work by local artists (currently featuring the "In Bed" photo series by Torie McMillan and coming soon the oil on canvas Nightwood series by Michelle Lee).Our website -- MYTULIP.com -- is a straight forward website that gives all kinds of folks the knowledge and toys they need to be sexually confident (and experience great pleasure). The site features a Best in Show rating that makes it easy to find just the right product.At TULIP, we are serious about education. Tulip offers workshops at the new GLBT Center on Halsted in Chicago (from Anal Play to Negotiating Open Relationships) by experts not only in sex education but in queer and gender studies as well. We also host private Tulip home parties where we encourage guests to play with the products.Come visit us. You know you'll love it (smile). Tulip is a woman-owned company and is located at 1480 W. Berwyn (Andersonville) and 3448 N. Halsted (Lakeview) in Chicago.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who love sex.

Heroes:

Belladonna, Nina Hartley, Dorothy Allison, Kathy Acker, Patrick Califia, Michel Foucault, John Waters, Divine, Carol Queen, Essex Hemphill, Pedro Almodovar, Leslie Feinberg, Oscar Wilde, Mason, Samuel Delany, Marquis de Sade, Masoch, Shine Louise Houston, Michael Warner, Gayle Rubin, and anyone who refuses to compromise on their pleasure/desire.Our Tulip Gilana: you are missed.

My Blog

Come See The Tulips In The Pride Parade This Sunday

We'll have a Fashionistas-inspired BDSM float in the Pride Parade.  And if you haven't seen The Fashionistas, then run don't walk to our stores and get it!  It's one of our favorite porns. p...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:31:00 PST

Latex Clothing From Vex Now At Tulip

Tulip now carries gorgeous latex cloting from Vex, Chicago and the world's premiere latex clothing designer. Go way beyond indoor use and wear it to restaurants, bars, clubs, parties, to the theater ....
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:49:00 PST

Tulips First "This is Not a Salon" Series Saturday, June 21 8:00 pm

Tulip's First "This is Not a Salon" Series Saturday, June 21st 8:00 pm, Tulip Lakeview Part 1: Minor/Nonstandard Intimacies  "Making a queer world has required the development of kinds of ...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Wed, 28 May 2008 01:09:00 PST

New to Tulip and Chicago: Sexy Fun Factory Body Line

Come check out Fun Factory's new 'Love Yourself' Body Line:Frissome Cooling Gel (nice after a good flogging) Chocolate/Chili Elixire Body Spray (lickable)Body Paint Tubes in Chocolate and Lime (delici...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Fri, 23 May 2008 11:31:00 PST

New to Tulip and Chicago: Toys from Sin Five

Tulip is the only sex store in Chicago to carry products from the new luxe, high-end Sin Five line. Brand new to the US market, the name SINFIVE was inspired by the fifth, and probably the most intima...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Fri, 23 May 2008 11:22:00 PST

New Art Coming to Tulip Lakeview

We're thrilled to feature the work of local artists Torie McMillan and Michelle Lee this summer at Tulip Lakview.Torie McMillan (June/July)-photographyMcMillan moved to Chicago from Houston two years ...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Fri, 23 May 2008 12:28:00 PST

New Books at Tulip

New Books at TulipBlack Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African-American FictionQueer Beats: How the Beats Turned America on to SexWe Came All the Way From Cuba so You Could Dress Li...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:38:00 PST

New Porn at Tulip

Come check out our latest porn titles:From the "dirtiest girl in porn" and our hero, Belldonna: Bella Fucking Girls 5 and 6 (she's as nasty as she wants to be, we promise)From our favorite female porn...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:06:00 PST

Tulips "This is Not a Salon" Series

Tulip's "This is Not a Salon" series will begin in June 08 and will feature the work of local artists (ex. Michelle Lee) and writers. We'll have discussions about art, literature, queer and gender stu...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

Tulip Workshops at the Center on Halsted

WORKSHOPS (we're way beyond "relax and use lube" . . .)Beginning August 08, Tulip will hold workshops at the award-winning GLBT Center on Halsted located at 3656 N. Halsted Street in Chicago, IL. We a...
Posted by Tulip Toy Gallery on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:31:00 PST