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Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them) is a sex-positive, queer/pansexual, non-binary roboticist, maker, and entrepreneur who’s more interested in people than in technology.

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  • HOPE 2020 with Sx Noir:
    July 27, 2200 EDT – Empathy, Equity, and Sex/Tech at the Margins
    July 30, 2300 EDT – Ask A Sex Geek: Hacking + Human Sexuality
  • teasecraft TBD, 7:30pm-9:30pm, Ask A Live Nude Model, at Artisan’s Asylum (MPR 1), Somerville, MA. More info on Facebook (no login required) and FetLife (login required). Exact date TBD, we are on indefinite hiatus from in-person teasecraft meetups.

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Startup Stories: Fun(?) with Budgeting

Posted on January 29, 2015 by KitJanuary 29, 2015
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How much money does it take to change the world? Well, it takes more than I have now but less than I was afraid I’d need. … Continue reading →

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Fun with Silicone!

Posted on January 16, 2015 by KitJuly 20, 2016
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At Arisia 2015, Jimmie P. Rodgers (@jprodgers) and I hosted a teasecraft meetup and gave a presentation entitled “Fun with Silicone!” We covered some basics of casting and moldmaking specific to working with body-safe silicone, and we also touched on … Continue reading →

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Startup Stories: Number Crunching

Posted on January 13, 2015 by KitJanuary 13, 2015
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As I try to put together a budget and financial projections for my new nonprofit, I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the data that I’ve pulled together on non-mainstream crowdfunding sites. Go check it … Continue reading →

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How The Fox Found Its Name

Posted on January 2, 2015 by KitJanuary 2, 2015
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TLDR: I have a new preferred name and preferred pronouns. As of January 1, 2015, I’m asking people to call me “Kit,” and to refer to me using the pronouns they/their (and other gender-neutral terms). … Continue reading →

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Screenprinting: Gender vs. Genitals

Posted on December 16, 2014 by KitAugust 5, 2017
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In my quest to build a sex toy or piece of BDSM equipment using every workshop at Artisan’s Asylum, a while back I took a screenprinting class. My t-shirt isn’t exactly a toy, but…whatever. ;) … Continue reading →

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Startup Stories: Mysteries of the Strategic Plan

Posted on November 25, 2014 by KitNovember 25, 2014
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If I’m going to recruit board members or try to find another nonprofit to be a fiscal sponsor to mine, I need to give them a document which explains what my organization is trying to do, where it’s at now, … Continue reading →

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Help liberate a rare copy of Oscar Wilde’s ‘other’ suppressed novel!

Posted on November 13, 2014 by KitNovember 14, 2014
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I wanted to give a quick shout-out to an awesome Kickstarter project: Ph.D. student Justin O’Hearn (@justinohearn) is going to buy one of only two known copies of a piece of Victorian erotica which Oscar Wilde may have a hand in … Continue reading →

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Startup Stories: “So, what do you do for a living?”

Posted on November 13, 2014 by KitNovember 14, 2014
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New blog post on the Passionate Produce blog: “So, what do you do for a living?” When I’m in my sex-positive bubble, this isn’t a difficult question to answer. Out in the Real World, though, if you’re older than me … Continue reading →

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The Sex Letters Project Challenge

Posted on November 4, 2014 by KitNovember 4, 2014
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“If you could talk to your teenage self, what would you tell them about sex and sexuality?” And so my letter begins: Dear Kristen, I know how much time you’ve been spending with certain books lately — the ones with … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Drag King Part 3: Meet Adam James

Posted on October 28, 2014 by KitOctober 28, 2014
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As I was working on creating my drag king persona (doing brainstorming and collage), I knew that I wanted to work up some kind of short performance piece. I didn’t have an audience in mind…until the sex/tech conference Arse Elektronika … Continue reading →

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