“Chicks with dicks” is an infamous straight male sexual taste (scientifically known as gynandromorphophilia), but less explored is the corresponding phenomenon of gay men’s attraction to dudes with vaginas (androgynomorphophilia). Not all transmen are – or were – lesbian, and some identify as gay men themselves, with or without a vagina. Sometimes known as “autoandrophilia,” […]
Sink your teeth into Slutty Cheff’s new memoir
There are lots of parallels between sex and food, and I’m surprised the two don’t cross over in the news more often. For one, both require an appetite, and appetites need to be sustained. Slutty Cheff is an anonymous chef from London, England, who writes about her experiences in the restaurant industry – the Orville […]
Can I choke you?
The increasing normalization of choking as part of sexual play is causing some sexual subjects alarm. We reported on this in a past sex news load, but the United Kingdom has in fact announced that it will ban the depiction of strangulation in pornography, primarily to safeguard women against violence. As BDSM styles of sex […]
Porn: fruitful or poisonous for couples?
A recent study from the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships analyzed pornography use in the context of coupled relationality. Specifically, the study considered the motivations behind pornography use and assessed how different motivations affected “daily dynamics” between partners. The results linked pornography as a solo project (for things like stress reduction or as a […]
Kinsey Study Suggests Camsite Interactions Can Be Educational
A large qualitative study by researchers affiliated with the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University suggests that as many as 12% of male clients who regularly use erotic webcam sites such as Livejasmin.com or Chaturbate feel they have learned things they did not previously know about obtaining sexual consent and/or respecting partners. Since the mechanics of […]
Have you ever considered a sex sabbatical?
The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex was recently published in June. In it, Melissa Febos, a professor at the University of Iowa, chronicles her year of intentional abstinence. While sex can be extremely nourishing, it also can sap a subject of a great deal of emotional and physical energy. […]
That’s Prince Faggot to you!
Canadian writer and theatre maker Jordan Tannahill’s off-broadway production of Prince Faggot has been extended for a second time through to August 3rd at The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in New York City. The show, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury, is a co-production of Playwrights Horizons and Soho Rep. The provocative piece centers queerness within the monarchy and takes […]
Sextortion schemes target young men
Sextortion scams where victims are blackmailed via threats to make public sexual photographs or other explicit/intimate content that involves them is on the rise as a criminal activity across the world. This trending style of being an asshole is an interesting case study of sexual subjects taking advantage of each other in a world where […]
Here we go again speculating on young people’s sex lives
Hot off the press! Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation’s Fight Over Its Future explores Gen Z’s sex lives (or lack thereof!) and dissects some of the social, political, and psychological factors that may be contouring young people’s sexual subjectivity. Journalist Carter Sherman compares the different brands of sexual speculation that cyclically plagues each new […]
Supreme court upholds mandatory ID for porn websites
In a 6-3 ruling written by Justice Clarence Thomas (Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring cumbersome age verification mechanisms to enter sexually explicit websites, effectively jettisoning the 2004 precedent of Ashcroft v. ACLU. Critics have expressed concern that the real purpose of the Texas law is to […]