If Gail Dines Would Stop Shaming People, Maybe Folks Would Listen

If Gail Dines Would Stop Shaming People, Maybe Folks Would Listen

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Clipped from: msmagazine.com (share this clip) Over on the Ms Magazine blog, there’s a post exploring whether porn is racist, which was sparked by some of the things that Gail Dines has said about the industry. And in among the various comments, Dines herself includes a link to the chapter in her book on race […]

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Emotional Skills Help Men Live Longer

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This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. Clipped from: www.time.com (share this clip) It’s been known for a while that men tend to have a shorter life expectancy than women. While there are a few guesses as to why that is, one factor is having a macho attitude. Time Magazine reports that some […]

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Living a Sexually Fulfilled Life: Lessons From the Dying

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I recently ran across a blog post called Regrets of the Dying, written by someone who worked for years in palliative care. The emotions and reflections that arise as one nears the end of life often seem to strip things down to the bare essentials. I think that many of the regrets and final wishes […]

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The Complexities of Casual Sex

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Clipped from: yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com (share this clip) Every so often, there’s another cycle in the fight over casual sex. This time, the argument was sparked Jaclyn Friedman’s piece on Yes Means Yes! The author describes her sexual explorations and describes how they brought her pleasure, fun, and healing.  She never suggests that her path will work […]

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The Most Important Thing That Men Who Have Sex With Women Need to Know

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Clipped from: www.foxnews.com (share this clip) Clipped from: www.huffingtonpost.com (share this clip) The amazing Logan Levkoff has stirred up a hornet’s nest of angry guys. First, she wrote a post called 5 Ways to Get Your Wife to Have More Sex With You, which is full of useful tips for heterosexual men who want to […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Learn About Sex From Porn

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This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. Clipped from: bishuk.com (share this clip) One of the most common complaints people have about porn is that it offers an unrealistic model of sex. Penises are always big and hard, vaginas are always ready for deep, thrusting penetration, there’s no lube, warm-up for anal sex, […]

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Words to Live By: What is Feminist Sex Education?

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Clipped from: www.scarleteen.com (share this clip) Although I don’t identify as a feminist, I do describe myself as dedicated to fair and just treatment of all people, which includes working to end gender-based discrimination. One of the ways that this informs my work as a sex educator is that I advocate for accurate information that […]

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