This week on NSFW Sunday: a little queer news and a lot of queer sex.

Mariel Cove is a sexy new erotica serial by and for queer women, which means I had to have it immediately.

From floggers to legwarmers to boyshorts to candles to lip venom to strap-ons to so much more — 28 ideas for your special queer someone this Valentine’s Day Season.

Topics include beautiful labias, posing nude while feminist, handling bad sex, naked celebrities, a ‘zine about sex with trans women and so much more!

As a trans* chick with not much going on “downstairs” I’m intrigued with using strapons instead of my actual bits, just not sure how best approach it. Can anyone recommend harnesses with a little extra room in the crotch that won’t break the bank?

The Top 10 Most Popular Autostraddle Posts of 2012, 2012’s Most-Commented-Upon Posts, Top Search Terms and so much more!

Bevin, AKA the sexy and talented Queer Fat Femme, is here to bring you the lowdown on plus size panties for all you grrrls and bois.

Pretty and practical, thongs are not the monster some paint them to be. It’s all about the details.

This video party has another music video relevant to your interests, George Takei, and some sexy book reading. Merry Days After Christmas.

Jimmyjane’s Form 6 vibrator feels sleek and sexy and smooth and more than a little decadent.

Bondage Month presents some flash-fiction erotica by Sinclair Sexsmith.

A photo diary of Najva’s SXSW experience, in which she did (almost) everything wrong and still had a great time.

“Rachel Maddow is actually really sweet in person. Like, really really sweet.”

Gather ’round, queers, and let me tell you the tale of The Christmas Flogger. It is a tale of how my girlfriend and I negotiated, bought and learned to use our very first flogger.

People have sex for a lot of reasons and “fostering jealousy” is one of them, and Republicans and Democrats look for different things in their lovers. And an anonymous sex toy review!

We look over the bondage enthusiast’s toy box (nipple clamps, impact toys, etc.), review the world-famous “under-the-bed restraint system” and so much more!

If melancholy-tinged pulsing electronic rock is your thing, this may just be the band for you.

We’re getting a little kinky this week with an intro to bondage! There’s a lot to learn, ladies, and we’ll be going deeper all month.

Candy, fisting, politics. PERIOD.

Perhaps you have overlooked some of the many beautiful amazing posts we churned out this year.