Los Angeles Review of Books
Lean In Sexuality and the Labor of Self-Discovery
8 min · · Sarah Stoller examines the commercialization of women’s sexual pleasure.... · Shared by 7
The Atlantic
The Problem With Being Cool About Sex
11+ min · · Half a century after the sexual revolution, a new generation of feminists understands that we still haven’t reconciled what we should want with what we do want. · Shared by 23, including Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Tactical Tech, Helen Lewis
The Nation
When Sex Workers Speak, Who Listens?
6 min · · The initial decision by OnlyFans to ban porn illustrates how ostensibly legal online sex work is, in reality, criminalized. · Shared by 12, including Rick Powell, The Brick House
jonathanrosenbaum.net
Real Sex in Movies
13+ min · · Written for the magazine Forum and published there in 1984. If I still have the published version, which would pinpoint the particular month and issue, I can’t locate it (although based on a tip from… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
Yes, No, Maybe So: A Generation of Thinkers Grapples With Notions of Consent
6 min · · Recent novels, philosophical inquiries, young adult and romance fiction, films and television shows join a robust academic literature to explore the term and its limits. · Shared by 54, including Rick Powell, MIT Press
Aeon+Psyche
A long history of aphrodisiacs, from health tonic to sexual aid
6 min · · Long before Viagra, people around the world and throughout history used aphrodisiacs to boost health and improve fertility · Shared by 66, including Rick Powell, Esther Schindler, Gabriele
Psychology Today
The Myths About Pornography
5 min · · There is so much confusion about pornography, it's easy to be scared of it. · Shared by 6
notchesblog.com
NOTCHES
1 min · · (re)marks on the history of sexuality · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
PBS
There is no ‘gay gene.’ There is no ‘straight gene.’ Sexuality is just complex, study confirms
7 min · · A genetics study of nearly half a million people closes the door on a long-standing debate in sexuality. · Shared by 10, including Rick Powell
Nautilus Magazine
Nautilus | Science Connected
5 min · · Nautilus is a different kind of science magazine. We deliver big-picture science by reporting on a single monthly topic from multiple perspectives. Read a new chapter in the story every Thursday. · Shared by 163, including Michael Gisiger, Diogo Mónica, Alex Barrera, Nick Wignall, Gabriele, Brian, Lluís Codina, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, tante, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Noah! 🚥, hiten.eth, Cailin O'Connor, Carly, MIT Press, Howard Getson, Nir Eyal, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Jennifer Ouellette
Boston Review
Our Identities, Ourselves?
14+ min · · Adhering to a particular sexual or gender identity may mean abandoning the things that make us most unique. So why has identity become the default for talking about who we are and what we desire? · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
Chicago Reader
Cybersex and sex work in Second Life
9 min · · The virtual world is still a sanctuary for folks leaning into their sexual fantasies. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
archive.is
One more step
· Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
The Guardian
'I wanted something 100% pornographic and 100% high art': the joy of writing about sex
6 min · · As authors from Chaucer to Hollinghurst have shown, sex reveals our emotions, instincts and morals. The question is not why write about sex, claims author Garth Greenwell, it’s why write about… · Shared by 169, including Oliver Reichenstein, Neil Hart 💙, Rick Powell
n+1
Whores at the End of the World
18+ min · · Other workers I follow gloat about their strict adherence to social-distancing mandates, while simultaneously shaming others for continuing in-person work. This has become yet another class signifier… · Shared by 9, including Rick Powell