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On AlterNet: sexuality

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

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.

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.

NYers Want Sex Ed in Schools - And it Looks Like They Need It

NYers Want Sex Ed in Schools - And it Looks Like They Need It

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 8, 2009.
Only two-thirds of high schoolers report using condoms at all.

Bare Naked ... Not So Young ... Ladies

Bare Naked ... Not So Young ... Ladies

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. October 8, 2009.
What does it say when aging superstar models keep trying to emulate their far younger "sisters?"

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.

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.

Evangelicals Divorce More Often Than

Evangelicals Divorce More Often Than "Godless" Europeans? Exploring America's Strange Relationship With Marriage

Amy DePaul, Bookslut. September 14, 2009.
Why do Americans have such contradictory impulses when it comes to wedlock?

10 Things Ruining Your Sex Life

10 Things Ruining Your Sex Life

Sexis, Divine Caroline. September 13, 2009.
Here's why your sex life isn't better -- and how you can fix it.

Girls Gone Wild vs. Virgins Till Marriage: Why Is Sexual Life in America So Schizoid?

Girls Gone Wild vs. Virgins Till Marriage: Why Is Sexual Life in America So Schizoid?

Lara Riscol, McGraw-Hill. September 3, 2009.
America, "Land of the Free", continues to swing between smut and sanctimony.

Sex and Food: What Feeding Porn Tells Us About Our Moralistic, Thinness-Obsessed Culture

Sex and Food: What Feeding Porn Tells Us About Our Moralistic, Thinness-Obsessed Culture

Jessica Hester, Bitch Magazine. August 28, 2009.
If porn serves as a repository for images and ideas expelled from society at large, feeding porn seems inevitable.

Watch a Couple Have Sex - in an MRI Machine!

Watch a Couple Have Sex - in an MRI Machine!

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 24, 2009.
Thanks Science!

Why Do Women Orgasm?

Why Do Women Orgasm?

David P. Barash, Dr. Judith Eve Lipton, National Sexuality Resource Center. August 22, 2009.
Scientists are still mystified about the evolutionary advantages of many aspects of women's sexuality.

How Viagra Promised a Sexual Revolution But Delivered a Bad Joke

How Viagra Promised a Sexual Revolution But Delivered a Bad Joke

Meika Loe, National Sexuality Resource Center. August 17, 2009.
The little blue pill was supposed to transform our attitudes towards aging and sexuality. It merely reinforced bad cultural stereotypes about older men.

Orgasmic Organics: 20 Healthy Ways to Rev Up Your Sex Life

Orgasmic Organics: 20 Healthy Ways to Rev Up Your Sex Life

Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. August 14, 2009.
Put down the Viagra. Here are 20 delicious, healthy aphrodisiacs.

In Praise of Indecency: Paul Krassner Interviewed by Carol Queen

In Praise of Indecency: Paul Krassner Interviewed by Carol Queen

Staff, Carnal Nation. August 6, 2009.
Paul Krassner talks about same-sex marriage, indecency, and our culture's hypocrisy about sex.

The Joy of Sex Toys: How Vibrators Stopped Being 'Shameful' Secrets

The Joy of Sex Toys: How Vibrators Stopped Being 'Shameful' Secrets

Liz Langley, AlterNet. July 29, 2009.
Once considered shameful, the vibrator has become a common part of most people's sex lives. Turns out we like sexual pleasure.

"Abstinence Plus": Soothing to Parents, or Still Lying to Teens?

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. July 18, 2009.
Will abstinence-only programs continue to get funding to misinform kids about sex?

Rough Sex With Vampires: What Does

Rough Sex With Vampires: What Does "True Blood" Tell Us About Women and Sexuality?

James Brady Ryan, Nerve.com. July 18, 2009.
The show seems to be growing towards a more natural and nuanced depiction of sexuality for the women in the vampire-filled town of Bon Temps.

How to Talk to Your Parents About Sex

How to Talk to Your Parents About Sex

Ann Whidden, National Sexuality Resource Center. July 17, 2009.
Healthy sexuality contributes to quality of life, and aging adults can see real health benefits from sexual enjoyment.

Should the Burqa Be Banned? Many Women Think No, But Others Disagree

Should the Burqa Be Banned? Many Women Think No, But Others Disagree

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. July 13, 2009.
We must continue to target the pressure, coercion, and social compulsion that affects how women dress. But we must never attack women themselves.

Pledge Your Support For Women's Health Providers

Pledge Your Support For Women's Health Providers

Ms. Magazine, June 22, 2009.
The newest rash of right-wing violence reminds us that we must be sturdy in our support for women's reproductive rights.