This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. For years, safer sex advocates have been saying that self-esteem has a huge effect on how much people engage in risk-reduction and harm-reduction behaviors. That’s why many of the most effective intervention programs & organizations, whether online like Scarleteen.com or in-person like the StopAIDS Project, offer […]

The truly fabulous Midori is looking for women to participate in a new project: I turn to you, dear readers, for some juicy material needed for a very special project. I am collecting women’s accounts of the physical experience their orgasms. I’m really hoping that some of you can help me out with this. Feel […]

The fabulous Andrea Zanin is developing a workshop on cunnilingus and wants to gather as many perspectives on the topic as possible. Here’s her call for participants. Feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested. Hi! My name is Andrea Zanin, and I blog at SexGeek.wordpress.com. I teach sexuality workshops on […]

I have to admit that I find the debates about porn fascinating. Actually, they’re not really debates since, more often than not, what I see is people yelling at each other. Calling it a debate would imply that there’s a deeper level of dialogue than actually exists. I find this rather frustrating because I can […]

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. via Violet Blue ScienceBlogs has an amazing writeup about some excellent research on the clitoris: “The Clitoral Complex: A Dynamic Sonographic Study”. Scientists conducted sonograms of the vagina and vulva and have confirmed something that sex educators have been saying for ages: the clitoris is shaped […]

You may have seen my recent post about some very preliminary research regarding lubricants, anal sex, and safety. The folks who first reported it, the International Rectal Microbicides Advocates (yes, it’s not a very sexy name), have announced a free teleconference this Wednesday, June 16 at 3 pm Eastern Time. Here’s the info: Please join […]

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. A few months ago, I wrote about some research that had been published about women’s vibrator use. Last week, I attended a conference held by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists and I got my hands on the research paper. It’s an amazing […]