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On AlterNet: sex

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

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. November 7, 2009.
Digitally-enabled mating culture has opened up the mate-finding process while also generating a whole new set of dating anxieties.

"Restless Vagina Syndrome": Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

Terry J. Allen, In These Times. November 3, 2009.
The pharmaceutical industry wants you to think that if you don't have sex like a porn star, you're in need of their drugs.

Boobs to Die For

Boobs to Die For

Elisheva Wolfe, Nerve.com. November 1, 2009.
I love my boobs. I'm going to use them every day until they start to kill me.

Sex for World Series Tickets?

Sex for World Series Tickets?

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2009.
A Craig's List ad goes sadly wrong.

Word to the Wise: Never Date a Guy Who Reads Details Magazine

Word to the Wise: Never Date a Guy Who Reads Details Magazine

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 28, 2009.
A few experts discuss the "trend" of women tricking men into impregnating them, without offering any hard information or statistics.

Is Sleeping With a Married Man Sexist?

Is Sleeping With a Married Man Sexist?

Mandy Van Deven, RH Reality Check. October 27, 2009.
How does sleeping with a married man square with feminist politics?

Saudi Woman Journalist Sentenced to 60 Lashes For Working On Show That Talked About Sex

Saudi Woman Journalist Sentenced to 60 Lashes For Working On Show That Talked About Sex

AlterNet AlterNet: WorldOctober 26, 2009.
The ruling follows the sentencing of a man to jail and 1,000 lashes after he appeared on a show and talked about his sexual exploits.

Can Drugs Make You Love Someone You Don't?

Can Drugs Make You Love Someone You Don't?

Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. October 22, 2009.
Research into the chemicals that control love, lust and attachment could eventually result in drugs that would make you fall in love and bond with another person.

How I Realized I'm Bisexual

How I Realized I'm Bisexual

Rabbit White, SeXis Magazine. October 21, 2009.
I wanted to have sex with both women and men. But how could I tell if I was really bisexual, or acting out "Girls Gone Wild" faux lesbianism?

The 10 Most Notorious Sex Scandals in Hollywood History

The 10 Most Notorious Sex Scandals in Hollywood History

Phil Nugent, Nerve.com. October 17, 2009.
We can learn a lot about shifting mores by charting the careers of those caught in the spotlight with their zippers down.

How to Have Sex Like a Virgin for Only 30 Bucks

How to Have Sex Like a Virgin for Only 30 Bucks

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. October 16, 2009.
Who doesn't want to have sex with virgins?

Bill O'Reilly Takes on Sexy Dancing High School Girls

Bill O'Reilly Takes on Sexy Dancing High School Girls

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 14, 2009.
Nothing like a moral scolding about lewdness from a guy sued for making obscene phone calls.

Why I Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Body Better Than Jennifer's

Why I Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Body Better Than Jennifer's

W. Scott Poole, Religion Dispatches. October 13, 2009.
Has a new horror film about a murderous cheerleader subverted the mythos of woman as the source of evil or just the opposite?

Lysol-Scented Vaginas: The Strange History of Douching

Lysol-Scented Vaginas: The Strange History of Douching

Cherry Trifle, SeXis Magazine. October 5, 2009.
Thanks to a media marketing machine bent on making money by making women feel bad, women used to pour Lysol in their vaginas. Some still douche. But why?

The Rise of the Student Sex Columnist Movement

The Rise of the Student Sex Columnist Movement

Alex DiBranco, The Nation. October 4, 2009.
The explosion of student sex columns represents a campus movement possessed of the same subversive potential that fueled 1960s student activism.

What Is an Orgasm, Anyway?

What Is an Orgasm, Anyway?

SeXis MagazineOctober 2, 2009.
So you think you know what an orgasm is (and isn't)? Think again.

Therapy to Help Couples Break Up?

Therapy to Help Couples Break Up?

Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. October 1, 2009.
Counseling can't keep some couples together. But it can help them break up.

No, Not All Bi Women Love Threesomes: Silly Myths About Women and Bisexuality

No, Not All Bi Women Love Threesomes: Silly Myths About Women and Bisexuality

Saucy Sarah, SeXis Magazine. October 1, 2009.
Being bisexual means that you are attracted to members of both sexes, even if you’re not sleeping with them. Here are some things bisexuality doesn’t mean.

237 Reasons Why Women Have Sex

237 Reasons Why Women Have Sex

Tanya Gold, The Guardian. September 29, 2009.
Drugs, money, revenge, because it's fun -- those are just a few of the reasons women have sex, according to a new book that interviewed 1,006 women from around the world.

40 Books About Sexuality That You Have to Read

40 Books About Sexuality That You Have to Read

Anna Clark, AlterNet. September 28, 2009.
From orgasms to organs, from contraceptives to court decisions, look to the reading list below for the can't-miss books and articles about sex.

My Husband Can't Get It Up -- But We Still Have Viagra-Free Sex

My Husband Can't Get It Up -- But We Still Have Viagra-Free Sex

Elizabeth Black, SeXis Magazine. September 24, 2009.
He told me he still wanted to have sex. But what could we do? There had to be a (pill-free) solution.

Rhode Island City Censors Opening Fete for Sexual Health Center

Rhode Island City Censors Opening Fete for Sexual Health Center

Rebecca Chalker, AlterNet. September 22, 2009.
Thinking the event would result in a bacchalanian orgy, the mayor of Pawtucket, R.I., threatened to arrest Megan Andelloux, the organization's director.

Watch Out, Warns Tom Coburn's Chief of Staff: Having a Sex Drive Might Mean You're Gay!

Watch Out, Warns Tom Coburn's Chief of Staff: Having a Sex Drive Might Mean You're Gay!

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. September 21, 2009.
These people are very, very confused.

Mike Rogers: The Man Who Outs Closeted Right-Wing Politicians

Mike Rogers: The Man Who Outs Closeted Right-Wing Politicians

Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. September 21, 2009.
Mike Rogers talks about why it's important to report on the secret sex lives of gay conservatives who are in bed with anti-gay forces.

Why We Need a Government Agency to Defend the Pursuit of Happiness

Why We Need a Government Agency to Defend the Pursuit of Happiness

Walter Mosley, The Nation. September 18, 2009.
We need to concentrate on our own happiness if we expect to make a difference in the careening technological and slovenly evolving social world of the 21st century.