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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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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Homophobia in Church? Finns Say “No Way!”
- Oct, 26, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex & culture, sexual communities, social oppressions
- No Comments.
This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. Clipped from: www.helsinkitimes.fi (share this clip) According to the Helsinki Times and Huffington Post, over 30,000 people have left the Finnish Evangelical-Lutheran Church, the national church of Finland. The reason? They held a debate on LBGT rights and comments made by various folks on the anti […]
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The Downfall of Alexa Di Carlo
- Oct, 23, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex & culture, sex work
- 136 Comments.
I woke up this morning to discover this in my twitter feed: RT @TheFakeEscort: Alexa di Carlo “really” a man named Thomas “Pat” Bohannan. Deets: http://exposeabro-alexa.blogspot.com Since I was well aware of the controversy surrounding Alexa’s blog www.realprincessdiaries.com (now offline) was listed as the Between My Sheets top sex blog of 2010, I’m not surprised […]
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The Walk of AWESOME
- Oct, 21, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- sex & culture, sex positivity, shame
- 3 Comments.
Clipped from: www.mysexprofessor.com (share this clip) I’ve never liked the idea of the “walk of shame.” The idea that you should be ashamed when you’re heading home the morning after rest on and reinforces the notion that sex is something to be ashamed of. And anyway, in my experience, this sort of shame is leveled […]
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Call for Submissions: Feminist Porn Studies
- Oct, 14, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- pornography, sex & culture
- 1 Comment.
This showed up in my in-box. I’m really looking forward to reading this book! Check out the info below and feel free to pass this along. Feminist Porn Studies: Writing by Academics and Sex Industry Workers http://feministpornstudies.wordpress.com/ A new generation of women in the porn industry openly identify as feminist and own their own companies, […]
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Sex Tips For Men: How to Ask For Sex
- Oct, 08, 2010
- Charlie Glickman
- relationships, sex & culture, sex education
- 33 Comments.
Clipped from: jezebel.com (share this clip) The fabulous Clarisse Thorn wrote a great article in which she asks why men who are honest about their sexual desires get written off as creepy (among other things). It was originally posted on Alternet and it’s interesting to read through the comments and compare them to the comments […]
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