Oasis Aqualounge in the Media
The women of Oasis have been interviewed by TV, radio, print and online media on all topics relating to sexuality for women and couples. We welcome your media inquiries by email at info@oasisaqualounge.com or invite you to call the club at (416) 599-7665, if you would like to arrange an interview.
Check out some of our great media coverage
Find Your Pleasure. July 25, 2018. What To Expect…From A Sex Club! Max Wells interviewed Fatima Mechtab in this month’s edition of Find Your Pleasure; an online magazine devoted to love, sex & seeking out what turns you on!
The Fucket List. July 4, 2018. Are you curious about what goes on behind the scenes at Oasis Aqualounge? Want to learn more about our events and upcoming projects?Check out this sexy blog post featuring Marketing Director/Event Producer Fatima Mechtab.
Art at Oasis Aqualounge featured in VICE Magazine. Online article, May 17 2018. The beautiful and erotic art displayed on the walls at Oasis Aqualounge was featured in Vice magazine, Oasis art curator Grace E. Love was interviewed for the piece.
Sapphic Aquatica 5-Year Anniversary and Fundraiser – January 28, 2018. Sherry Sylvain from The Buzz Magazine interviews Fatima Mechtab regarding her journey on creating a more trans inclusive space at Sapphic Aquatica.
Founders of Oasis Aqualounge Interviewed on The Sexy Lifestyle Radio Show, Jan. 4th, 2018. Two of our managers and the founders of Oasis Aqualounge were recently interviewed by Carol and David of The Sexy Lifestyle on a live-to-air radio broadcast. Great advice for new couples looking to explore Oasis Aqualounge.
Advice for Newbies & Pride 2017 Events At Oasis Aqualounge. June 16, 2017. Erin Pim interviews Fatima Mechtab on Bed Post-The Sex and Sexuality Variety Show, talking about what to expect for first-time visitors and an exciting Pride 2017 event line up!
Hot, Wet & Full Of Pride. My Gay Toronto-Raymond Helkio. June 6, 2017. Marketing Director and Event Producer Fatima Mechtab talks about the importance of community during her Sapphic Aquatica event on June 18, as well during the Pride 2017 festivities.
An Oasis In The Heart Of Downtown Toronto. Globe and Mail. March 22nd, 2017. Co-Founder Judy Kaye describes the history and the vision behind Oasis Aqualounge and it’s unique environment that caters to women’s sexuality.
Revitalizing Women’s Sexuality One Member At A Time LiisBeth magazine. Sue Nador; February 14, 2017. Oasis co-founder Judy Kaye & Marketing Director Fatima Mechtab talk about breaking societal norms imposed on women and embracing sex/body-positive values inside Oasis Aqualounge.
Clothing Optional: Inside A Toronto Sex Club: This documentary filmed by film students from Ryerson University takes a look inside Oasis Aqualounge. It includes the many faces involved with the business and also shares the perspective of someone who decides to explore the world of sex clubs for the first time.
Swinging offers sexual freedom, but you have to play by the rules. Toronto Star -February 4, 2017. Megan Haynes speaks with Marketing Director Fatima Mechtab about the importance of sex club etiquette, consent and communication, inside Oasis Aqualounge.
How To Plan An Orgy For You And Your Friends. November 2016. The online magazine Rooster enlisted in the help of Oasis Aqualounge for some pro tips on how to successfully plan a safe and exciting sex party.
SLS Radio Interview-Vegas Exchange 2016. August 2016. Marketing Director Fatima Mechtab & Judy discuss Oasis Aqualounge live on-air via SLS Radio during the annual Vegas Exchange Lifestyle Convention.
Polyamory, Swinging & Everything In Between. Rogers Cable. July, 2016. Marketing Director/Event Producer Fatima Mechtab explains the difference between Polyamory & Swinging, as well as the various other relationships that can be found inside Oasis Aqualounge.
CTV Toronto: Pride Toronto honours bathhouse raids, Pride Toronto announced its 2016 lineup and commemorated the 35th anniversary of the city’s infamous bathhouse raids at Oasis Aqualounge. Andria Case reports.
Pride Highlights for the Festival. May 3rd, 2016. Andria Case-CTV News. Check out a sunny video clip from the Oasis pool deck, recapping the Pride Toronto press conference and a look at festival highlights for June and July.
Dust Off The Thong-Pride Beefs Up Party To A Month. May 3rd, 2016. Mike Strobel-The Sun.Oasis Aqualounge hosted the Pride Toronto press release on Tuesday May 3rd, featuring entertainment and Executive Director Mathieu Chantelois.
My First Time: At A Sex Club. May 1st, 2016. Blogger Red Hot Suz recounts her very first visit to Oasis Aqualounge for the popular monthly event ‘Unicorn Night.’
Review of ‘Money Shot-Live Porn & Erotic Photography. March 4th, 2016. A great review of Bad Kitty’s experience at ‘Money Shot-Live Porn & Erotic Photography; a monthly event held on the last Tuesday at Oasis Aqualounge.
Oasis Aqualounge Hosting Press Conference with Pride Toronto-35th anniversary of the Bathhouse Raids– Daily Xtra-February 5th/ 2016.
8 Unusual Places To Have Sex in Toronto: NARCITY Toronto. December 14th/2015. Lee North includes Oasis Aqualounge as one of the top 8 places to have sex in Toronto.
CIUT 89.5: Sex City Radio Interview–Sapphic Aquatica celebrates 3 years on Jan. 31st/2016. Producer/host Miss F talks about the exclusive, bi-monthly event for women & trans people at Oasis Aqualounge
This Is What Happens When You Go To A Porn Shoot At A Toronto Club: Vice Magazine. January 5th, 2016. Manisha Krishnan explores the ‘ins and outs’ of the monthly event ‘Money Shot-Live Porn & Erotic Photography.
Exploring the city’s unique sexy side. Post City Magazine. November 2015. Dr Jess O’Reilly on how a sense of adventure can help spice things up in bedroom.
Topless March in T.O. Toronto Sun. August 24th, 2015. Miss F, the Oasis AquaFlirts and owner Jana Rodriguez are featured in the Toronto Sun article, recapping the public ‘Walk Topless’ march.
Topless March planned for Sunday in Toronto: Toronto Sun. August 19th, 2015. Event coordinator/Marketing Director Miss F is leading a pack of topless women and bikini clad men in a march to illustrate inequalities and the sexualization of women’s bodies.
Inside look from the Toronto sex club that hosted a party for (people with) disabilities. Vice Magazine. August 17th, 2015. Inside Toronto’s first accessible play party from the perspective of a volunteer.
Group throwing ‘Deliciously Disabled’ sex-positive party in Toronto during Parapan Am Games. The Canadian Press. August 9th, 2015. More international media coverage about ‘Oasis Aqualounge Reveals #DeliciouslyDisabled.
The Guy’s Guide to Sex Clubs. Anthony Marcusa. August 4th, 2015. A great article on a Oasis Aqualounge, from the male perspective of a first time visitor.
Sex, Intimacy & Disability: Meet the Deliciously Disabled. Shared Values/ TVO.org. August 4th, 2015. Digital Media Producer Iman Sheikh interviews Miss F and the team behind the #DeliciouslyDisabled event. This article discusses why people with disabilities want a sex party and the message behind the party.
The Epicenter of Erotica. Post City Magazine. July 1st, 2015. Dr Jess O’Reilly discusses diversity and positive attitudes as contributions towards thriving sex businesses in Toronto.
http://badkittyblog.com/spectator-sex/. Check out writer Bad Kitty Blog’s first time experience at Spectator Sex, a monthly event held on the last Friday at Oasis Aqualounge.
Meet the Organizers Behind What Might Be the World’s First Disabled Orgy. Vice Magazine, June 9th, 2015. Mike Pearl interviews Miss F and the team behind the accessible play party at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre-Friday Aug. 14th.
Toronto Club hosting an accessible sex party – Toronto Star, Saturday June 6th, 2015. Sexuality, disability and accessibility make a great team!
Oasis Aqualounge Reveals #DeliciouslyDisabled – Toronto Sun,Thursday June 4th, 2015. Miss F has teamed up with Andrew Morrison Gurza and Stella Palikarova for Toronto’s very first accessible, masquerade-themed play party at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre.
Tourism Toronto Shuns Sex Club – Toronto Sun, June 1st, 2015. Miss F is interviewed by Sun columnist Mike Strobel about being denied a listing in the 2016 Tourism Toronto Guide after almost a year of conversations and applications.
Vice News. com – May, 2015. An article featuring one person’s first experience at Oasis Aqualounge and their visit during a birthday party on May 18, 2015. By Kristel Jax.
Rock 107 and Mix 97 FM: ‘Weekend Magazine.’ March 2015 Miss F was interviewed recently by Sean Kelly, a talk show DJ for for Quinte Radio. They discuss the upcoming event The Gentleman’s Hour, 50 Shades, Oasis and being yourself. Click below to listen.
Toronto’s sex party scene! Flare Magazine, February 2015. Check out this full and sexy article about the sex party scene in Toronto. Oasis Aqualounge has a mention about Sass After Class/Spit Porn Shoot. The city seems to be evolving towards a much more liberated place in general-we like that!
Rogers Cable TV Show – Bringing Sexy Back with host Mercedes Jones, January, 2015. Watch this episode where Mercedes interviews Oasis owner Jana and Miss F about the club and how newcomers can plan their first visit.
Daily Xtra-Arts and Entertainment Section. September 2014. Miss F was interviewed by Jeremy Willard about the new, gender neutral, all-inclusive event at Oasis-‘Hot Kiss.’
Daily Xtra-Arts and Entertainment. January 2014. The exclusive event for women/trans people-Sapphic Aquatica-celebrated it’s one year anniversary. Producer/promoted Miss F talks to Jeremy Willard about the growth of this event and special features planned for the one-year anniversary party.
“Sex on Cherry Beach” August, 2013
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/06/sex-club-plans-event-at-cherry-beach
http://www.citynews.ca/2013/08/07/local-sex-club-eyes-cherry-beach-for-clothing-optional-party/
http://www.newstalk1010.com/News/localnews/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10575526
A True Oasis. Modern Romance Blog. by Elizabeth Lister. Fantastic and detailed account of a first trip to Oasis Aqualounge, including some fantastic pictures of the venue.
Xstasy Oasis Aqualounge Disco/Funk Night March 17 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ESeBnDJ_Y&feature=youtu.be
The Grid: What Happens Inside a Sex Club February 25 2013
http://www.thegridto.com/city/sexuality/what-happens-inside-a-sex-club/
Xtra: Stay Warm and Steamy at Sapphic Aquatica January 29 2013
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Stay_warm_and_steamy_at_Sapphic_Aquatica-13080.aspx
New College: UTSEC’s “Social Society:” What Really Happened? January 28 2013
College Insurrection: Update from University of Toronto’s Sex Ed Week ‘Orgy’ January 25 2013
http://collegeinsurrection.com/2013/01/update-from-university-of-torontos-sex-ed-week-orgy/
The College Fix: Details Emerge on University of Toronto’s Sex Ed “Orgy” January 25 2013
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/12499
Macleans On Campus: Teacher’s College Numbers Emily Carr Animal Research January 24 2013
The Newspaper: Despite the Weather, Hell Didn’t Freeze Over January 24 2013
http://www.thenewspaper.ca/news/despite-the-weather-hell-didnt-freeze-over
The Toronto Observer: U of T Sex Orgy Attracts Hundreds: January 24 2013
http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2013/01/24/u-of-t-sex-orgy-attracts-hundreds/
Canadian University Press: CupWire: One Night in a Toronto Student Sex Party: January 24 2013
http://cupwire.ca/articles/54219
Toronto Sun: Get your Kink On What You Do on the Weekend and Don’t Let Bureaucracy Get In the Way January 24 2013
Huffington Post: University of Toronto Sex Club January 24 2013
The Spec: Student Se Party Draws Hundreds January 22 2013
http://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/article/873408–student-sex-party-draws-hundreds
UPI: University Group Holds Epic Sex Event January 22 2013
Info 51 (Chinese News): The Sexual Alertness Week: Sex Clubs Discounted Suck College Students: January 22 2013
http://info.51.ca/news/canada/2013/01/22/283326.shtml
Toronto Life: Editors Letter Sex Issue (February 2013) January 21 2013
https://torontolife.com/city/editors-letter-sex-issue-february-2013/
The Toronto Sun: Forget the Debate Club U of T Students hit Sex Club January 21 2013
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/21/forget-the-debate-club-u-of-t-students-hit-sex-club
The Star:Student Sex Party at Oasis Aqualounge draws hundreds January 21 2013
The Toronto Observer: Sex Awareness Event Sparks Passionate Debate January 19 2013
http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2013/01/19/u-of-t-sex-awareness-event-sparks-passionate-debate/
The Newspaper: The University of Toronto’s Independent Weekly: It’s a no pants party, and you are invited, U of T January 19 2013
http://www.thenewspaper.ca/news/its-no-pants-party-and-youre-invited-u-t
The Young Turks: University Sex Club Holds Student Orgy January 19 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q1Jg1HN1f9U
Toronto Sun: Get Your Kink On What You Do What You Want This Weekend and Don’t Let Bureaucracy Get In The Way January 18
Western Gazette: U of T Club Invites Students to Sexy Social January 17 2013
Russian Week: Evening Student Sex in Toronto January 17 2013
http://www.russianweek.ca/news/canada/2013-01-18-04-55-39/
O Canada: Sex and Academia are a Lousy Match When it Comes to Getting the Story Right January 17 2013
The Grid TO:We the Tweeple Student Bodies January 16 2013
http://www.thegridto.com/city/opinion/we-the-tweeple-student-bodies/
Blogger: A Bit More Detail- Urban Note on Academic Sex Parties in Toronto January 16 2013
http://abitmoredetail.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/urban-note-on-academic-sex-parties-in-toronto/
The College Fix: To Mark Se Ed Week, University Center Organizes Massive Student ‘Orgy’ January 15 2013
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/12420
Maclean Magazine:U of T Sex Club Visit Viral Feminist Art Geography Skills January 15 2013
CBC: Your Community Blog: Orgy Rumers Swirl Despite Uof T Group Qualifiers January 15 2013
Global News: Annual Sexual Awareness week video January 15 2013
http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/annual+sexual+awareness+week/video.html?v=2325963608#stories
Metro News: University of Toronto Holds Event at Sex Club Promises its Not an Orgy January 15 2013
Toronto Star: University of Toronto Student Group Hosts Epic Sex Club Adventure January 15 2013
TV: Roger’s Sex@11 with Rebecca December 6 2012
BlogTO: What to Expect at Everything to do with the Sex Show 2012 November 3 2012
http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2012/11/what_to_expect_at_everything_to_do_with_sex_show_2012/
TOLifestyle: Pre-party Everything to do with the Sex Show November 1 2012
http://tolifestyle.com/post/34815469484/raw-meat-served-on-raw-meat-at-the-oasis-aqua
You Tube: Pre-party Everything to do with the Sex Show November 1 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg8OgMv7zu8
Toro Magazine: Sex with Free Delivery Sept 13 2012
The Star: Reality Series filmed at Oasis Aqualounge premises with Terri-Jean Bedford August 20, 2012:
The Grid: The Sex Detective Aug 1, 2012:
Article: http://www.thegridto.com/city/sexuality/natural-booty/
Toronto Sun: Mike Strobel Toronto Sun Saturday June 2, 2012
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/02/gloria-steinem-lied-to-us-strobel
The Grid: A brief mention of the club but also the definition of “Open Relationship” March 14, 2012:
http://www.thegridto.com/life/advice/we-can%E2%80%99t-agree-on-what-open-relationship-means/
The Eye Opener: My First Sex Club February 7, 2012
http://theeyeopener.com/2012/02/my-first-sex-club/#more-10617
Up & Coming Launch Party Reviews:
http://www.thegridto.com/life/society/the-night-shift-the-coming-out-party/
BlogTO: Oasis Aqualounge November 4, 2011
Article: http://www.blogto.com/fashion/oasis-aqualounge-toronto
The Grid: What Goes on in There? Oasis Aqualounge November 4, 2011
Article: http://www.thegridto.com/city/places/what-goes-on-in-there-oasis-aqualounge/
Toronto Sun: Reignite your Relationship Spark October 20, 2011
Article: http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/18/reignite-your-relationship-spark
The Eye Opener: Gloryholes, Saunas and Sex Tapes! September 14, 2011
Column: http://theeyeopener.com/2010/09/gloryholes-saunas-and-sex-tapes-oh-my/
Xtra: Straight swingers club set to open in Club Toronto space August 25, 2011
Article: http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Straight_swingers_club_set_to_open_in_Club_Toronto_space-9091.aspx
Now Toronto: Against the odds couple April 30, 2011
Column: http://www.nowtoronto.com/columns/sasha.cfm?content=180462
Alternavox: Oasis Aqualounge – Toronto’s Adult Playground April 13, 2011
Article: http://www.alternavox.net/oasis-aqualounge
FAB Magazine: What happens to old bathhouses when they die? April 1, 2011
Article: http://www.fabmagazine.com/bellini-at-large/what-happens-to-old-bathhouses-when-they-die