This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. Clipped from: au.news.yahoo.com (share this clip) According to an article from the West.com.au, an Australian Court of Appeal has handed down a decision that transgender men are not legally men: In a summary of the 63-page judgment, the court said Chief Justice Martin and Justice Pullin […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The NY Times reported today that anyone working out at a gym needs to be really careful to avoid skin infections such as MRSA, impetigo, jock itch, or athlete’s foot from contact with other people’s skin or from gym equipment. These Gym Transmitted Infections (GTIs- a term I just made up) can be annoying, in […]