Let’s Hear it For Science! Why Some People Are Immune to AIDS
- Nov, 08, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex research, sexual medicine
- 1 Comment.
Clipped from: healthland.time.com (share this clip) One of the big questions in AIDS research has been answered: why do some HIV-positive people never develop AIDS? About 1 in 300 people with HIV are what scientists call “HIV controllers” because their bodies are able to control the virus and keep it from replicating, which means they […]
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The Courage to Be Sex-Positive
- Nov, 03, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex positivity
- No Comments.
Clipped from: www.edenfantasys.com (share this clip) Last month, I finally got to meet Sinclair Sexsmith in person, after months of emails and tweets. We were both presenting at the Talking About the Taboo Conference, hosted by the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health and it was a real treat to get to geek out with […]
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The Politics of Porn, The Porn of Politics
- Nov, 02, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- pornography, sex & culture, sex research
- 1 Comment.

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. This isn’t the usual look at the politics of porn. According to the article Changes in pornography-seeking behaviors following political elections: an examination of the challenge hypothesis, there’s an interesting connection between how people vote and their porn habits. It turns out that states that voted […]
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Further Thoughts on the Alexa Thing
- Nov, 01, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex & culture
- 3 Comments.
Since my post from last week, The Downfall of Alexa Di Carlo, I’ve been getting a wide range of responses from a variety of people. And one thread running through them is that here is a lot of anger around this situation. I’ll admit that I’ve felt some anger towards the person behind Alexa. I […]
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Call for Submissions: Lesbian BDSM Erotica
- Oct, 28, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sexual communities
- No Comments.
This showed up in my RSS feed today. Please forward widely! Call for Submissions: Lesbian BDSM Erotica Anthology [Title Forthcoming] To be published by Cleis Press in fall 2011 Editor Sinclair Sexsmith is looking for hot, sexy, well-written stories about kinky sex between queer women, from bondage scenarios to power play to role play to […]
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Sexy Halloween Costumes- More Choices, Please
- Oct, 27, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex & culture, sexual politics
- No Comments.
Clipped from: magazine.goodvibes.com (share this clip) Every year, one question comes up over and over. Why are so many Halloween costumes so sexy? Jenny Block has an interesting take on it: I’ve often pondered why that is. Why Halloween seems to bring out the naughty side, mostly when it comes to women, and often when […]
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SanFranSexy #3 is Out
- Oct, 26, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- resources, sexual communities
- No Comments.
Clipped from: www.sanfransexy.com (share this clip) San Francisco has always had plenty of sex positive community groups, parties, events, and such. The folks being Kinky Salon have decided to go old school and create SanFranSexy, a zine all about sex. And while it’s available online, you can also get it for free at Good […]
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