I'd always been interested in female sexuality, but was very aware from a young age that the sex industry was dominated by men, which infuriated me immensely, and still does! I've been working at Sh!, the women's sex shop for nearly 4 years now and in that time, have become more and more interested in feminism.
I had wanted to make a zine for a while, but kind of lacked self belief. It was through my personal Tumblr that I met some really amazing girls that inspired me to be creative and made me realise that ‘you can do whatever you want’ – which was extremely liberating.
So in December 2010, I put a post on my blog that I wanted to make a feminist collective zine that featured artwork, writing, poetry and was looking for other girls to contribute. Once I received all the submissions within the deadline, I worked on the layout on a publishing programme, printed it out and sold it online. I’ve been doing that every month ever since and I’m now currently working on issue #17.
With Girls Get Busy, I wanted to have a creative platform and support network for girls to showcase their work and ideas about feminism, and to feel a part of something important with a voice. Over the past 2 years Girls Get Busy has hosted feminist parties, gigs, workshops, a zine festival, exhibitions, book readings and have just started distributing other people’s zines on the webshop.
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Below are sex-positive pieces that have been featured in the zine and on the blog.
Beth Siveyer
Rebecca Cooper
Melanie Jane
Arvida Bystrom
![Holly Lucas](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0576/9602/6658/t/5/assets/24gsh9h.jpg?v=1654159315)
![Hannah Hill http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanecdote/](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0576/9602/6658/t/5/assets/b4b0gx.jpg?v=1654159316)
Holly Lucas Hannah Hill
![Beth Siveyer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0576/9602/6658/t/5/assets/25ajfhj.jpg?v=1654159317)
Beth Siveyer
Check out the Girls Get Busy: In Colour! online exhibition - a collection of colourful submissions that were originally printed in the zine in b&w at Art Baby Gallery!