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September 2016

September 13, 2016
The sex addiction model (and metaphor) is ubiquitous in contemporary American culture. Who bears the...
September 12, 2016
Bringing empirical scientific studies to the discussion of sex addiction opens up whole new avenues...
September 11, 2016
Maintaining family connections through sending letters & planning get-togethers is emotional labor, and often highly...
September 10, 2016
Do men get told to smile as often as women do? Nope, and that's thanks...
September 09, 2016
Can a discussion of sex addiction be sex-positive? What if sex positivity is in the...
September 09, 2016
What happens when we characterize "sex addiction" as a problem rather than a disorder? A...
September 08, 2016
Assigning numbers to stories may feel mechanical, but it's an important part of what folklorists...
September 07, 2016
Historically & today, the imagination is thought to fuel sexual pleasure but put its user...
September 06, 2016
Tune in to learn about Enlightenment discussions of sexual pleasure, over-heated uteruses, novel-reading, & sexual-moral...
September 05, 2016
Genital shaming needs to stop, and that starts with awareness of our language use &...
September 04, 2016
Those awful Trump statues have a meaningful message about how we perceive the bodies of...
September 03, 2016
Do you want our mating habits to be like those of parasitic fish worms? I...
September 02, 2016
Using barriers for oral sex may not be trendy in your circles, but there are...
September 01, 2016
If we can have a conversation about which types of movies you like, we can...

August 2016

August 31, 2016
Talking about safe sex is such a drag, right? Except that it's not, especially when...
August 30, 2016
Sex work needs to be decriminalized even though some people gripe about how it's against...
August 29, 2016
You hate slideshow posts. I hear you. Let's talk about why.
August 28, 2016
You can't tell if someone's bisexual just by looking at them or by looking at...
August 27, 2016
Needing to get away with having sex is problematic, but pervasive in America. Sometimes this...
August 26, 2016
We humans don’t do absolutes very well & thus it makes little sense to me...
August 25, 2016
The study of folktales is centuries old, and remains relevant today, because the fictional stories...
August 24, 2016
If you're painting a picture of porn actors as vectors of disease, you're doing it...
August 23, 2016
Masculinity is taught as an all-or-nothing identity, an ideal which it's impossible to actually fulfill....
August 22, 2016
Got an hour? Listen to this podcast to have your mind blown by Emily Nagoski,...
August 21, 2016
Let's get weird and awkward with metaphors for relationships and sex...which works, because so much...
August 20, 2016
If you ask people what women deserve, you might get different answers. But watch how...
August 19, 2016
The trauma that can occur during a normal hospital birth might have long-lasting consequences for...
August 18, 2016
Myth is found in most societies, both ancient & modern. Getting a handle on how...
August 17, 2016
Once again, some of the best & brightest sexuality educators & activists gathered at Woodhull...
August 16, 2016
Defining sex positivity is an endless task, but let's be clear about one thing: we're...
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