On Saturday November 10, 2001, I met with group nine in Dana Library, on the Rutgers Newark Campus, in order to go to the city for the Urban Sexuality Research Project. We sat at one of the tables looking at the map and tried to plan our day in the most productive fashion. When we finished we started our walk to the Newark Penn Station to catch a PATH Train that would lead us to Christopher Street. We talked the whole ride there, we wondered what experiences we would encounter that day in the big city. None of us knew what to expect but we knew we were very excited. This would be my first time entering a “Sex Shop”.As we walked up the stairs of the station on Christopher Street the lights amazed me, as they do every time I enter the City. The first store was The Leather Man, I was not sure what to expect. I walked in with an open mind and left in shock. I never saw such things before. The assumption that most people who shop in this store must have creative imaginations, in order put the props to good use, is a well thought one.I found that the leather, whips, chains, toys, etc., added a Sado-masochistic theme to the store and all were interesting. All the dildos were huge and scary looking. I questioned what type of person could fit something of that size inside of then. Some of the other stores we visited were the Pink Pussy Cat Boutique, The Pleasure Chest, Tic Tac Toe, Crazy Fantasy Lingerie and Parties, and Condomania. For the most part all these stores sold the same product whether they were kinky dresses, books, blow up dolls, condoms, vibrators, etc. By the end of the night I became very bored with seeing the same thing over and over again. The last store we visited was Condomania; this was a pleasing change to sex toys. I never thought there are such a large variety of condoms. Of all the stores we went to that day I would like to go back to Condomania and stock up on safety items.Besides stores we...
