AI seems to be taking up space everywhere these days. Hard Copy has reported on an AI dating café and now people are reporting “dating” AI companions. So, can it be the solution to the loneliness epidemic or does it isolate us more? In a couples counselling session, celebrity therapist Ester Perel speaks with a […]
The Pink Pill
You’ve heard of the little blue pill, but have you heard of the little pink pill? Although there are currently 26 drugs approved to address sexual dysfunction in men, only one drug has been approved to address the issue in women. A new documentary, The Pink Pill, looks at the struggle to get the female […]
Helping Young Adults with Disabilities Navigate Romance
Hard Copy has reported on studies exploring the lack of comprehensive sex education available to disabled individuals. Those studies find that not only does that lack of education infantilize developmentally disabled individuals it but also puts them at risk. In a new study published in the journal Sexuality and Disability, researchers developed a training program […]
3 in 10 College Students Have Sex While Driving
Sex in cars is no longer limited to back seat rumbles in a parked vehicle. A study recently published in the Journal of Sex Research surveyed 1,165 college students and found that 29% reported having sex (usually oral) in a moving vehicle. The practice is sometimes known as “roadhead.” The risk, novelty, spontaneity, taboo violation, […]
Do You Regret Your Last One Night Stand?
Why do people sometimes regret one-night stands? An international team of researchers studied this question by conducting a survey with 1,044 participants (649 females, 395 males; more than 40 nationalities) who retrospectively evaluated their most recent one-night stand. Only a minority evaluated their last such encounter negatively: women were more likely to do so, but […]
The Big Kink Survey
Popular sex blogger and activist Aella has released a valuable research tool based on her database of over 900,000 followers. This sample is not representative of the general population, but it does give valuable insight into those who are highly interested in sexual variations. The tool allows one to perform a variety of demographic correlations […]
Helping Boys Understand Consent
A study interviewing 35 Australian men aged 18-32 found they understood sexual consent in the abstract, “but struggled to apply it in practice.” Most of them “found verbal requests for consent awkward, unnecessary, or disruptive,” instead relying intuitively on their sense of mutuality (reciprocated, escalating cues), trust, timing, location, and verbal check-ins. They seldom considered […]
Biological Roots of Nonmonogamy
Recently published, The Intimate Animal: The Science of Love, Fidelity and Connection, explores monogamy, fidelity, and other relational modes of loving and fucking subjects via both biological determinist and social constructionist perspectives. The book’s author, Justin Garcia, is Executive Director and Senior Scientist at the Kinsey Institute. As an evolutionary biologist, Garcia considers evolution’s role […]
(Small) Court Victories for LGBTQ in Some Unexpected Places
In a significant development, The Philippines, a conservative Catholic country which does not recognize same-sex marriage or even allow divorce, has seen a partial victory for same-sex couples thanks to its Supreme Court. It ruled that they may co-own property, but only if they live together and both contributed to its purchase. The ruling came […]
Texting During the Act
A survey of 10,000 college students by the social media apps YikYak and Sidechat revealed that over 35% admitted to having checked social media or texted someone while they were having sex; some even texted their mom. Is it to boast “Guess what I’m doing now” or are our phones now a bodily appendage more […]