Annie M. Sprinkle (born Ellen F. Steinberg on 23 July 1954 (1954-07-23) (age 53) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., North America) is a former prostitute, stripper, porn film star, cable television host, porn magazine editor and writer, and sex film producer. She received a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in 1986. Currently, Sprinkle works as a performance artist and sex educator. Sprinkle, who is bisexual,^[1] undertook a public same-sex marriage in Canada with her long-time partner, Beth Stephens, on January 14, 2007.[1] For other uses, see Birthday (disambiguation). ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Brown eyes redirects here. ... Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin and phaeomelanin. ... A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a womans breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to reconstruct the breast (e. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Whore redirects here. ... For other uses, see Striptease (disambiguation). ... Porn redirects here. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The School of Visual Arts Main Building, circa 1992. ... Performance art is art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work. ... An early 20th century post card documents the problem of unwanted pregnancy. ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Same-sex marriage was legalized across Canada by the Civil Marriage Act enacted on July 20, 2005. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Career

Sprinkle is known as the "prostitute and porn star turned sex educator and artist".^{[citation needed]} Her best known theater and performance art piece is her Public Cervix Announcement, in which she invites the audience to "celebrate the female body" by viewing her cervix with a speculum and flashlight. She also performed The Legend of the Ancient Sacred Prostitute, in which she did a "sex magic" masturbation ritual on stage. She has toured one-woman shows internationally for 17 years, some of which were are titled Post Porn Modernist, Annie Sprinkle's Herstory of Porn, Hardcore from the Heart, and, currently, Exposed; Experiments in Love, Sex, Death and Art. ^{[citation needed]} The cervix (from Latin neck) is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. ... Two varieties of 19th-century speculums. ... Woman masturbating, 1913 drawing by Gustav Klimt. ...

The first porn star known to have earned a Ph.D., Sprinkle received her Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. Her work, spanning more than three decades, is studied at many universities, in theater history, women's studies, and film studies courses. She also is a faculty member at The New School of Erotic Touch. ^{[citation needed]} Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... This article is about human sexual perceptions. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Film theory seeks to develop concise, systematic concepts that apply to the study of film/cinema as art. ...

Sprinkle's first porn movie was Teenage Covergirl, released in 1975. Perhaps her best known featured role was in Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle (co-directed by Sprinkle and sexploitation veteran Joseph W. Sarno) which was the #2 grossing porn film of 1981. Joseph W. Sarno (15 March 1921) is an American film director and screen writer who has more than 40 feature films in the sexploitation subgenre to his name. ...

In 1991, Sprinkle created the Sluts and Goddesses workshop, which became the basis for her 1992 production The Sluts and Goddesses Video Workshop – Or How To Be A Sex Goddess in 101 Easy Steps, which was co-produced and co-directed with videographer Maria Beatty and featured music by composer Pauline Oliveros. Categories: Stub | BDSM | American actors | Gay, lesbian or bisexual people ... Pauline Oliveros (born 1932 in Houston, Texas) is an accordionist and composer who currently resides in Kingston, New York. ...

She later starred in Nick Zedd's experimental films War Is Menstrual Envy (1992), Ecstasy In Entropy (1999), and Electra Elf: The Beginning (2005). Nick Zedd (born Jan 25, 1958 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is a New York City based filmmaker and author, coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded artists using shock value and humor in their work. ...

She has appeared in over 200 films; they have included hard and softcore pornography, B movies, loops, numerous documentaries, and four HBO Real Sex programs. She also produced, directed, and starred in several of her own films, such as Annie Sprinkle's Herstory of Porn. Her work in these films has earned her a spot on the Adult Star Path of Fame located in Edison, New Jersey. Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ... Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ... The King of the Bs, Roger Corman, produced and directed The Raven (1963) for American International Pictures. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Real Sex is a television series broadcast on and a production of HBO. As its name implies, Real Sex is a sexually explicit magazine which explores sex 90s style. ... Map of Edison Township in Middlesex County Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1651 Incorporated March 17, 1870 (as Raritan Township) Government  - Type Faulkner Act Mayor-Council  - Mayor Jun Choi Area  - Township  30. ...

Sprinkle's work has always been about sexuality, with a political, spiritual, and artistic bent. In December, 2005, she committed to doing seven years of art projects about love with her wife and art collaborator, Beth Stephens. They call this their Love Art Laboratory. Their projects are all documented on their web site, www.loveartlab.org. Part of their project is to do an experimental art wedding each year, and each year has a different theme and color. The seven-year theme was adapted to their project by invitation of artist Linda M. Montano. Linda M. Montano, a seminal figure in contemporary feminist performance art, has been actively exploring her art/life since the mid 1960s. ...

Bibliography

• Sprinkle, A. Post-porn modernist: my 25 years as a multimedia whore. Cleis Press, 1998. ISBN 1-57344-039-6
• Sprinkle, A. "Dr. Sprinkle's Spectacular Sex--Make Over Your Love Life with One of the Worlds Greatest Sex Experts. Tarcher/PEnguin 2005. ISBN 1-58542-412-9
• Sprinkle, A. "Hardcore from the Heart--The Pleasures, Profits and Politics of Sex in Performance. Continuum International Publishing Group 2001 ISBN 0-8264-4893-3

References

• Bond, Lawrence & Ellen Evert Hopman (1996) People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out (reissued as Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans & Witches Today in 2002 Destiny Books ISBN 0-89281-904-9) Interview.
• Vitzthum, V. Annie Sprinkle swims forward. Salon.com, 2000.
• Benn, D. Annie Sprinkle on the Adult Star Path of Fame: 43 Stars Laid in New Jersey. Porno News Network, 2006.

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See also

• Sex-positive feminism

Sex-positive feminism, sometimes known as pro-sex feminism, sex-radical feminism, or sexually liberal feminism, is a movement that was formed in the early 1980s. ...

External links

• Annie Sprinkle's official website
• Annie's Love Art Laboratory website
• Annie teaches vulva massage and masturbation at The New School of Erotic Touch
• Documenting the Orgasm: An Interview With Post-porn Modernist and Feminist Art Teacher, Annie Sprinkle by Gary Morris, LiP Magazine: 2002.
• How Psychedelics Informed My Sex Life and Sex Work