The Leather Archives & Museum is an amazing organization. They collect, preserve, and exhibit the histories of the BDSM and leather communities. A lot of the ephemera, artwork, films and literature produced by communities of erotic affiliation gets lost or destroyed and the LAM is doing a huge service to these communities and to sexology […]

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. Lots of websites, including, the Washington Times and CNN are reporting that there’s a new survey showing that 10% of teens who say that they’re sexually abstinent are testing positive for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. And while I agree that some of the reasons for this […]

Via Sinclair Sexsmith Are you a femme identified woman over the age of 18? Are currently coupled with a FTM identified person who has begun medical transition? If so, you may be eligible to participate study regarding the nature of a range of feelings and attitudes about body image. Study participants will be asked to […]

A whole lot of news sites are trumpeting the announcement that delaying sex makes for better relationships. The source is a press release from Brigham Young University touting a study that claims that if couples who wait to have sex until they get married are better off: Relationship stability was rated 22 percent higher Relationship […]

Clipped from: pelvicpainrehab.com (share this clip) A few months ago, I wrote about some new research showing ultrasound images of the legs of the clitoris and other internal sexual anatomy. This kind of work is incredibly important in shaping our understanding of sexual anatomy, physiology, function and pleasure. As our technological capabilities grow, our ability […]

Pretty much every sex educator I know will tell you- lubricants make sex feel better. They reduce friction, create different sensations, make condoms and other safer sex methods more effective and pleasurable, and enhance both satisfaction and pleasure. A lot of people have have shared plenty of stories to back all that up. Plus, in […]

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine According to some new research, there’s more to oxytocin than we previously knew. Often called the “love hormone,” oxytocin is a neurotransmitter that is released during breastfeeding and orgasm. It enhances mother-child bonding, triggers uterine contractions and has been shown to increase bonding between adults, increase […]