Category: Sexuality
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Sex Workers to Gain Rights in US?
by Jason Stotts Apparently last week the US delegation to the UN affirmed a commitment (political speech for: promising, in a non-binding way, of, perhaps, at some point in the future, if things work out, and people remember and hold them to it) that sex workers in the US will receive some legal protection (link).…
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Fetuses and Personhood
by Jason Stotts While driving home today on the freeway, I was thinking about an essay I’m working on about abortion. I was driving in the carpool lane and the sign said that in order to drive in the carpool lane, the car must be occupied by “two or more persons.” This got me to…
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Sex Tips #3: Rags
by Jason Stotts Today’s tip is a simple one, but one that I know not everyone has thought of. The tip is this: keep rags by your bed. Imagine this: you are in a fluid bonded relationship, you get tested and it comes back clean, you stop using condoms, you have sex and semen ends…
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Male Contraception Moving Closer?
by Jason Stotts In a recent Scientific American article, they discuss two new discoveries regarding fertilization of eggs and human seminal activity. The discoveries are that 1) eggs are surrounded by cells that produce progesterone and that 2) progesterone activates a molecular channel in human sperm called CatSper which floods the sperm with calcium, causing…
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Christians Killing Gays Again
by Jason Stotts A 70 year old man was stoned to death in Philadelphia (city of brotherly love) because he was gay and made advances on a christian who knew his bible well. 70-year-old man was stoned to death with a rock stuffed in a sock by a younger friend who alleged the victim made…
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ATLOSCon or Bust
by Jason Stotts As I announced when it happened, I will be one of the speakers at this Summer’s Atlanta Objectivist Society Conference (ATLOSCon). I will, of course, be speaking on sexuality and it’s role in a human life. The title of my talk, at least for now, is: “Sexual Ethics and Objectivism.” The current…
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Getting Started with Male Anal Sexuality
by Jason Stotts Recently, a reader sent me this question and I’m very excited to get it. It’s one of my favorite subjects and one that I think all too few people are willing to talk about. My partner and I really enjoy anal sex, rimming, anal play with toys, etc, as long as it’s…
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Formspring: Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Jason Stotts I received another question on Formspring the other day, although this one is well outside my bailiwick: Do you have any recommendations for couples in which the male partner is overcoming childhood sexual abuse? We’re already in couples therapy, so I’m looking for specific books, workbooks, exercises, techniques, etc. Good help seems…