One of the most common pieces of advice that you’ll ever hear about sex is “communicate with your partner(s)”. And while that sounds good, it can be difficult to follow. Almost everyone has ways in which talking about sex brings up challenges. Perhaps you don’t have the language to ask for what you want. Or […]

The New York Times recently ran an article about some research showing that physical touch has a lot more benefit than many people realize. A supportive touch from a teacher on the back or the arm encourages students to be twice as likely to volunteer in class. A doctor’s sympathetic touch gives the impression that […]

I teach a quite a few different workshops, from sex & shame to sex-positivity to polyamory to BDSM and other sexual practices. And there’s one in particular that often gets some interesting reactions. How to Be a Top Presenter is my workshop on how to teach workshops and classes. I developed it because I saw […]

I’ve been following the development of KinkForAll for a while and I’ve heard great things about it. It’s an “unconference” that intends to “inspire a creative, interactive and open environment where everyone feels comfortable discussing, learning about, and discovering the intersections of all kinds of sexuality with the rest of life.” Sounds fun, right? It […]

via the Salt Lake Tribune The Utah Senate committee unanimously passed SB155, a law which will allow third-degree felony charges to be brought against sex workers who have tested positive for HIV. Usually, sex work is prosecuted as a misdemeanor in Utah, but there is a mechanism to amp it up to a felony if […]

This seems to be a day of interesting projects coming through my inbox: Heather Corinna, the founder of Scarleteen.com, is doing a large study on multigenerational experiences with and attitudes about casual sex. The data will ideally be used for publication, but answers are completely anonymous and will only be used anonymously. There’s a lot of […]

via essin-em Some fabulous folks are developing a resource guide for transgender and gender-variant people, modeled on the classic Our Bodies, Ourselves and they’re looking for people to take an online survey. If you’re transgender/genderqueer, or if you’re a parent or partner of someone who is, click on the link below and help this amazing […]