Erosophia

Category: Sexuality

  • Sexual Etymology

    by Jason Stotts Last year I started a weekly segment called “Sexual Etymology.”  In it, I went through words related to sex and took a look at their etymological origins to see if these origins could inform our current understanding of these words and their use. Unfortunately, in the move from Blogspot, I forgot about…

  • Florida Ban on Homosexual Adoption Overturned

    by Jason Stotts In another of what is turning out to be a growing wave of wins for our homosexual friends, a Florida Appellate court overturned the state’s ban on homosexuals adopting children.  This decision will, of course, be appealed and end up at the state supreme court, but for now gays in florida will…

  • Diagram of Non-Monogamy

    by Jason Stotts I found this interesting diagram that attempts to putt all of the different kinds of non-monogamous relationships into perspective.  I’m not sure it precisely captures all of the ways in which relationships can be had, but it certainly gives it a good go.  Click on the map for the full size version.

  • Playing Doctor

    by Jason Stotts Dr. Marty Klein has a really interesting new post on his blog called “‘Catching’ Your Children Playing Doctor.“ An ongoing patient comes in yesterday and wants my advice: she says she caught her 5-year-old playing doctor with her pal Jenny. Mom’s arrival apparently broke up whatever they were doing, but mom wants…

  • Contra Peikoff on Swinging

    by Jason Stotts Recently, Leonard Peikoff took a question about swinging on his podcast and I think his answer fails to address the reality of swinging and of non-monogamy more generally.  In his analysis, Peikoff glosses over important distinctions that are relevant to a moral analysis of swinging and even goes so far as to…

  • Women Protest for Equal Rights

    by Jason Stotts Finally, a protest by women for equal rights that I can really get behind. L.A. Women Want Right to Go Topless Los Angeles area women seeking the right to go topless will protest this Sunday in the name of torso equality. According to LAist, men may go shirtless in public, but it remains…

  • It’s Not Over Yet for Prop 8

    by Jason Stotts As was expected, the ruling on the Prop 8 case was stayed by the 9th Circuit, pending appeal.  From the ABA: A federal appeals court today blocked a plan to allow same-sex marriages in California later this week, while the so-called Proposition 8 case ruling overturning a state referendum that banned same-sex…

  • I Support the Strippers

    by Jason Stotts In what I think is one of the best ideas ever, a strip club outside Coshocton Ohio (not too far from where I used to live) is now picketing the church that is picketing them. Every weekend for the last four years, Dunfee and members of his ministry have stood watch over…