Category: Sexuality
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Interracial Marriage at All Time High
by Jason Stotts CNN is reporting that interracial marriage has hit an all time high and that today roughly 1 out of 7 marriages are interracial. Apparently, race is mattering less these days, say researchers at the Pew Research Center, who report that nearly one out of seven new marriages in the U.S. is interracial or…
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Title?
by Jason Stotts Some people have recommended that I change the title of my book to something clearer and that relates more obviously to the subject of the book. I was thinking The Ethics of Sex, but perhaps that would be a better subtitle. I need a one or two word title with a descriptive subtitle…
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AAP Recants
by Jason Stotts CNN is reporting that the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) has finally recanted their what-the-hell-is-your-problem-FGM-is-not-only-unethical-but-also-illegal position on Female Genital Mutilation. The American Academy of Pediatrics has rescinded a controversial policy statement raising the idea that doctors in some communities should be able to substitute demands for female genital cutting with a harmless…
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Formspring Question: Changing Sexual Orientation
Q: Is there any way for someone to change his or her sexual orientation (ex. gay to straight)? A: This is another very difficult question. The answer is yes and no. First, in order to understand whether this is possible, we need to understand what a sexual orientation is. It is, in fact, a rather…
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Porn is Good for You
by Jason Stotts I’m a little behind on this story, but new research shows what everyone, besides feminists, has known for years: porn is good for you. On the Psychology Today blog Homo Consumericus, Dr. Gad Saad talks about some of the recent studies that support porn as being beneficial. His article is “Pornography: Beneficial…
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Happy National Masturbation Month!
by Jason Stotts I’ve been rather remiss in blogging about this, but May is National Masturbation Month! So, if you haven’t masturbated yet this month (ha!), then go ahead and celebrate today, before the month is over. In case you’re wondering about the history of National Masturbation Month, see this article on EmpowHer.
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Male Contraception on the Way?
by Jason Stotts BBC News is reporting that University of North Carolina researchers are having some success using ultrasound to stop sperm production in the testicles for up to six months. Lead researcher Dr James Tsuruta said: “We think this could provide men with up to six months of reliable, low-cost, non-hormonal contraception from a…
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On Pegging 2
by Jason Stotts [Note: this is a repost of an essay that originally appeared Dec. 23, 2009 on the old Erosophia. I am reposting it in anticipation of a new, longer, essay on Pegging that I will be putting up soon.] In “On Pegging” I wanted to examine the activity of pegging by itself. Consequently, I…