On AlterNet: sexual revolution

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How the Sexual Revolution Changed America Forever

Nancy L. Cohen, Counterpoint Press. February 5, 2012.

With a little pharmaceutical ingenuity, the double standard relaxed its clawing grip on female humanity.

Nudism: Stick It to Your Puritan Forebears By Stripping Down

Liz Langley, AlterNet. July 21, 2009.

Nudism might be a marginalized lifestyle today, but eons ago it was all the rage. And no wonder: public nudity is natural, healthy and fun.

Why Is the Frat Boy Culture So Sleazy and Sex-Crazed?

Nicholas L. Syrett, National Sexuality Resource Center. June 4, 2009.

Frat houses are a haven for a masculinity that takes sexual conquest as one of its defining characteristics. But frats have not always been this way.

Sex Was More Fun in the 1970s

Katherine Forsythe, National Sexuality Resource Center. April 27, 2009.

The original "Joy of Sex" emphasized pleasure. The new version of the book seems like one more manual on how to perform and impress.

Sex in Crisis: How the Religious Right Is Trying to Ruin Sex for Everyone

Dagmar Herzog, Perseus Books. August 4, 2008.

The religious has right co-opted the language of feminism and the sexual revolution to try and make you feel bad about sex.

How the Boomers Transformed Sex

American Sexuality MagazineMarch 18, 2008.

Richard Croker, author of the "Boomer Century," discusses the impact of 1960s and '70s sexual rebellion.