Olivia Wilde directs and stars in The Invite, a sex comedy and relationship drama centered on a struggling married couple, Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela (Wilde), whose relationship is transformed after they invite their sexually adventurous upstairs neighbors, Hawk (Edward Norton) and Piña (Penélope Cruz), to dinner. The evening begins as a tense social gathering […]
Women Less Heterosexual than Men
LGBTQ+ identification has more than doubled since 2012 according to a recent Gallup poll. 28% of Gen Z women identified as LGBTQ+ compared with 10.6% of Gen Z men. In an in-depth piece, The Conversation brings together an interdisciplinary team (psychology, social work, and gender studies) to look at this national trend and ask if […]
Sex Toy Education in Pornography
A team of three women from the University of New Brunswick has studied the use of sex toys in 100 mainstream heterosexual pornographic videos. They found that the toys (including vibrators, dildos, and butt plugs) are most frequently used by the male partner to enhance the pleasure of the female partner, but are often also […]
World Cup and Babies
Do major sporting events, such as this year’s World Cup, influence the sexual behavior of fans and cause a significant change in local birth rates and sex ratios? A review of 4 different studies indicates that the answer is “maybe”. These studies looked at birth rates and/or sex ratios in live births 9 months after […]
Neuroanatomy of the Clitoris
The clitoris is the least studied organ of the human body and didn’t appear in standard anatomy textbooks until 1995 when it was described as a “small version of the penis”. A new study is using a non-invasive imaging method with micrometer-scale resolution capability to create 3D trajectory of the nerves in the clitoris. This […]
Adolescent Experiences Create the Libido Gap in Adults
It has long been recognized that men have stronger sexual desire than women, and this discrepancy is often attributed to innate biological and evolutionary causes. However, an article recently published in the Personality and Social Psychology Review argues that the difference in sexual desire is a learned behavior with its origin in adolescent sexual experiences: […]
Half of Gen Z Frenchwomen Think Sex is Unimportant
The French Institute of Public Opinion surveyed 1,011 women aged 18-29. Only 38% felt that sex was very important, compared to 62% in 1990, and half said it was not that important in their lives. 62% of women aged 20-24 said they sometimes felt bored during sex, compared to only 42% in 1996. The authors […]
Pornhub Sapphic Launches
On May 26, 2026, Pornhub launched Pornhub Sapphic, a new platform created especially for women. Pornhub Sapphic will be “built for the female gaze,” according to a press release shared with Mashable, and designed for WLW (women loving women) audiences. The ads that appear on the site will be targeted toward women instead of the […]
Ginger Reduces Women’s Sexual Disgust
Ginger root has traditionally been considered an aphrodisiac in Chinese culture. A study by Chinese researchers just published in the International Journal of Sexual Health finds that daily ingestion of ginger supplements has a mildly positive effect on women’s sexual receptivity by reducing feelings of nausea. It improved reaction times for arousal and stimulation short-term, […]
Thailand Clamps Down on Tourists Having Public Sex
Despite its reputation as a favored destination for both gay and straight sex tourism, due to its permissive attitudes toward sex work and homosexuality, Thailand is in many ways still a socially conservative culture where nudity is considered shameful and taboo. Randy Western tourists, unaware of Thai customs, have in several recent high-profile cases offended […]