50 Shades of Grey… Hair: Aging and Sex Work
Last week I stumbled upon this trailer for “Meet the Fokkens,” a documentary about two elderly twin sisters who worked as prostitutes in Amsterdam for over 40 years (one is still in the business). They freed themselves from the control of their pimps, ran their own brothel, and set up the first informal trade union for … Read more
Friday Sex Links!
Sex and Hare Krishna: what Mad Men got wrong. The vast majority of Americans, even Catholics, think birth control is morally OK. Why are social conservatives opposed to it? Last week was International Men Can Wear Dresses Too Day Is Tina Fey a slut-shaming faux feminist? Writing across gender: women are expected to consider realities … Read more
“The Sex Factor”: Dissecting Sexuality Messages in TV
Bryce Komaroff has an amazing knack for constructive criticism, a fiendishly sultry voice and a penchant for watching TV with lots of sex in it. A burgeoning sexuality educator herself, she watched time and again as popular comedies aimed at young viewers depicted sexuality in unhelpfully inaccurate ways. It wasn’t that the shows were too … Read more
Tough Cookies: Sexuality and Feminism with a Lesbian Slant
Melissa Fabello was growing tired of the lesbian blog scene. From her vantage, a space that should have been safe for women to share ideas was increasingly hostile to diversity of beliefs and behaviors by those who self-identified as lesbian. So she did what any good educator/genius would do: she re-invented the genre. Along with … Read more
Friday Sex Links!
Houston reporter fired for having side job as a stripper. Daily anti-retroviral drug to be approved by FDA that could prevent HIV infection. Man sues BMW after 4 hour motorcycle ride leads to 20 months-long erection. Hat tip to Melanie! Small but significant percentage of young women use cellphones during sex. 10 of women’s top … Read more


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