Category Archives: sex and sexuality
Sexual Orientation and Sexual Abuse
Gays and lesbians are a bit more likely to have been sexually assaulted than others.
Are abusers more likely to target them? Or does something about the attack affect them, or how they see themselves? Read the rest of this entry
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Average Bust Size Is DD?
Bra inflation?
The average American cup size has gone from 34 B in 1983 to a whopping 34 DD in 2013.
This story was widely picked up.
But is it true? Read the rest of this entry
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Biology + Environment = Gay or Straight
Most researchers believe that both genetic and environmental factors (biological and social) play a role in forming sexual orientation.
They are not quite sure how it all comes together.
A variety of things point to someone being “more likely” to be gay, but none of the following are determinative: Read the rest of this entry
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Women Dress Sexy To Wield Power Over Me
Men sometimes complain that women walk down the street, lookin’ sexy, just to gain power over them.
I can see how sexy ladies gain the power to get a man of her choosing. But I suspect that’s not what they mean. So I asked: What sort of power is that, exactly?
The answers goes something like this: Read the rest of this entry
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The Myth of Hookup Culture
Hookup culture is a myth?
College students are having sex, but not as much as you might think. And most of them are kind of disappointed about the whole thing.
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What’s Wrong With Objectification?
I can’t appreciate an attractive woman without objectifying her? Because I don’t see her as a whole person? Because I don’t know her likes and dislikes? Her hopes and dreams? If she owns a dog?
A man asked me that question when I made a distinction between “sex object” and “sexy.”
Sexual objectification isn’t about being sexy or sexual so much as being sexy for someone else while you don’t matter. Read the rest of this entry
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Did You Choose To Be Straight?
When did you choose to be straight?
When did you choose to be straight?
That’s a question gays and lesbians pose when they’re asked, “When did you choose to be gay? Or lesbian?”
Is sexual orientation chosen?
Have a look at some research. Read the rest of this entry
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LDS Kids Punished for “Sins” of LGBTQ Parents
LDS Temple, Salt Lake City
I grew up Mormon, and I’m dispirited by a new policy announced last week:
Mormon children of same-sex couples can no longer be blessed as babies, baptized, ordained to the priesthood, serve missions or join the LDS church until they turn 18. And only then if they leave their homes and disavow their parent’s same-sex relationship.
The Salt Lake Tribune writes about Nick Literski, a gay man from Seattle, who feels physically shaken by the news. Read the rest of this entry
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Who Has a Higher Sex Drive?
While some women want more sex than their partners, generally the pattern goes the other way.
Why?
Researchers at Indiana University say, Read the rest of this entry
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Am I “Doing It” Right?
Hannah and Adam from HBO’s Girls
HBO’s “Girls” is an exploration of young women’s sexuality today, so I was struck by a scene that the New York Times’ Frank Bruni described as being all about what “he” wants “her” to do:
(“Hannah’s”) back is to her boyfriend, who seems to regard her as an inconveniently loquacious halfway point between partner and prop, and her concern is whether she’s correctly following instructions.
‘So I can just stay like this for a little while?’ she asks. ‘Do you need me to move more?’
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