Category: Sexuality
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Assorted News
by Jason Stotts Sometimes when I see an interesting news story, I file it away and plan to talk about it here, on Erosophia. From time to time, people also send me interesting links and some of these are so interesting, that I want to share them. Unfortunately, sometimes I also end up with a…
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Chicago Minicon
by Jason Stotts I want to thank everyone who attended my lecture over the weekend at COSCon. I hope that everyone found it interesting and engaging. If you’re interested in further readings, I recommend starting with the following: 1. “Of Living Death,” The Objectivist. Especially 530-531. (Or: The Voice of Reason, 46-63.) 2. “Francisco’s Sex Speech,” from Atlas Shrugged,…
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Formspring: Moral Differences between Sex Acts?
by Jason Stotts I received this question recently, which is partly a response to my answer of the last formspring question “When is Sex Appropriate?“. The question is this: What is the moral difference between manual, oral and vaginal sex? Is there one? Should one’s standards for partners vary for each of these activities? Why…
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Review: Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Advanced Anal Sex
by Jason Stotts Tristan Taormino just recently released her newest movie, the “Expert Guide to Advanced Anal Sex” and was kind enough to send me a review copy of it. Unsurprisingly, Tristan does not disappoint in the movie. This is my first review of an adult product here on Erosophia and I must say that it…
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Pornography
by Jason Stotts Scientific American recently had a good article on pornography called “The Sunny Side of Smut.” It’s one of those rare articles about porn that actually looks to the facts, instead of rationalistically condemning porn for its imagined detriments like many feminists and religious people are wont to do. In fact, the article…
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Circumcision is Immoral
by Jason Stotts I’ve said before that circumcision is immoral; but, did you know it’s also impractical? A new study (n = 5552) from Denmark found that: Conclusions: Circumcision was associated with frequent orgasm difficulties in Danish men and with a range of frequent sexual difficulties in women, notably orgasm difficulties, dyspareunia and a sense of incomplete sexual needs…
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No More “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
by Jason Stotts One oft he very few things that I think Obama has done right since he’s been in office is to work to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy of discriminating against non-heterosexuals in the military. Yesterday, he officially signed the certification that will completely end DADT in 60 days.…
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Formspring: When is Sex Appropriate?
by Jason Stotts I’ve received another question from Formspring, this one about when it’s appropriate to have sex. When is it an appropriate time in a relationship to have sex? How do you know when one should? I have very little experience in this arena (I’m a 20 year old male in college), and don’t…