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On AlterNet: sex

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sex"

The Things Women Go Through to Attract Men ...

The Things Women Go Through to Attract Men ...

Cheryl Saban, Huffington Post. August 21, 2008.
A mind-boggling variety of torture devices have been contrived throughout history to make women more 'attractive' to men.

Northern Exposure: National Sex Day in Canada

Northern Exposure: National Sex Day in Canada

Malcolm Harris, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 19, 2008.
I wonder what right-wingers and the media would do if someone in the U.S. tried to devote an entire day to sex.

Female Orgasm and the Need for a New Definition of Sex

Female Orgasm and the Need for a New Definition of Sex

Shere Hite, On The Issues Magazine. August 12, 2008.
Decades after the publication of the Hite Report on Female Sexuality, society still clings to outdated notions about women and sex.

The PTC Thinks TV Will Turn Your Kids Into Sex Freaks

The PTC Thinks TV Will Turn Your Kids Into Sex Freaks

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 8, 2008.
Another day, another alarmist report by the PTC decrying immorality on television.

Eat Me: In Defense of Sex and Bacon

Eat Me: In Defense of Sex and Bacon

Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. July 28, 2008.
Sarah Katherine Lewis' new book connects the dots between food, sex, and our relationships with our bodies.

"Return of Desire": Fighting Myths About Female Sexuality

Sue Katz, Consenting Adult. July 23, 2008.
Gina Ogden's new book knocks down false assumptions about women’s sexual dysfunction by actually listening to women.

Feminist Porn: Sex, Consent, and Getting Off

Feminist Porn: Sex, Consent, and Getting Off

KaeLyn, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 23, 2008.
"Legalization and support of sex work can open the door to helping the sex/adult industry become safer and healthier for sex workers."

Heavy Petting: PETA Compares Teen Girls to Unneutered Animals

Heavy Petting: PETA Compares Teen Girls to Unneutered Animals

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 18, 2008.
Is PETA (yet again) exploiting female sexuality to get its point across?

Activist Judges Won't Let Good Christian Men Have Sex With Corpses

Activist Judges Won't Let Good Christian Men Have Sex With Corpses

General JC Christian, Jesus' General AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2008.
So says the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, going against lower courts who had ruled nothing in state law banned necrophilia.

Do Jerks Get Laid More?

Do Jerks Get Laid More?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. June 24, 2008.
Ev psych strikes again.

The Unsexiest Movies About Sex

The Unsexiest Movies About Sex

Lauren Wissot, Spout Blog. June 20, 2008.
Five movies that would make for a wonderful addition to those abstinence-only programs George W. loves so much.

The 'Surgical Re-Virgin': Setting the Odometer Back to Zero

The 'Surgical Re-Virgin': Setting the Odometer Back to Zero

Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group. June 20, 2008.
Retrofitting women to make them sexually attractive and "marriageable" is more than a Hollywood fad. It's life or death for many.

"Psychic" Levies Bogus Accusations of Child Sex Abuse

PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: PEEK. June 19, 2008.
Charlatan traumatizes family, disrupts school.

Progressive Religious Leaders Drowned Out in Conversations About Sex

Progressive Religious Leaders Drowned Out in Conversations About Sex

Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check. June 6, 2008.
Mainstream media perpetuate the false assumption that sex and family values don't mix by only talking to conservatives about religion and sexuality.

How Our Sexuality Is Being Restricted One Bad Law at a Time

How Our Sexuality Is Being Restricted One Bad Law at a Time

Dr. Marty Klein, AlterNet. June 4, 2008.
Sexuality is considered a public health menace, and many people want tough (albeit illegal) laws to battle the epidemic.

Sexpot Virgins: The Media's Sexualization of Young Girls

Sexpot Virgins: The Media's Sexualization of Young Girls

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. May 24, 2008.
Professor M. Gigi Durham discusses the corporate media's sexual objectification of girls and how to help young women fight regressive media messages.

Hillary Revealed That Women Can Be Nasty, Deceptive Candidates Too

Hillary Revealed That Women Can Be Nasty, Deceptive Candidates Too

Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. May 17, 2008.
Hillary Clinton smashed the myth of innate female moral superiority in the worst possible way -- by demonstrating female moral inferiority.

The Sex Lives of Others

The Sex Lives of Others

Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. May 16, 2008.
Why do other people's sexual proclivities freak us out so much?

Working Out the Kinks

Working Out the Kinks

Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. May 15, 2008.
Why are balloons, pies or being stuffed in the oven like a turkey such a sexual turn-on for some and not others?

My Strange Relationship With Sex

My Strange Relationship With Sex

Raj Bandyopadhyay, Open Magazine. May 12, 2008.
As an Indian studying in the U.S., I have been subjected to the sexual hang-ups of two cultures. This is not a good recipe for getting laid.

The Sexy Path to Good Health

The Sexy Path to Good Health

Sue Katz, Consenting Adult. May 9, 2008.
Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you.

Men Downstairs, Women Upstairs

Men Downstairs, Women Upstairs

Dr. Marty Klein, Sexual Intelligence AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. May 2, 2008.
How can religious people believe that marriage is holy, and then deliberately limit its intimacy and shared experiences?

Taking It Like a Man

Taking It Like a Man

Anonymous, AlterNet. April 24, 2008.
Throwing caution and societal expectations to the wind, I let my girlfriend screw me for a change.

Panty-Sniffing Gets 21st Century

Panty-Sniffing Gets 21st Century

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. April 24, 2008.
Semen detectors don't detect much but they do degrade human relationships.

'Bonk' Tells Us Some Amazing Things About Sex

'Bonk' Tells Us Some Amazing Things About Sex

Don Hazen, Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 24, 2008.
Author Mary Roach on why you're lucky that you're not a rhesus monkey and other interesting tidbits from scientific sex research.