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 […]
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 […]
A study recently published in the Journal of Sex Research examines the “Fourth Love” community in China. This group of women enjoys anally penetrating men with sex toys and are also dominant financially and romantically in their relationships. Additionally, their male partners prefer being submissive to their control. Members of this community are mostly young, […]
We’ve been following the OneTaste saga here at HARD COPY, and it’s been quite a trip, with the most recent chapter culminating in convictions of one of the company’s co-founders and a former head of sales on forced labor charges. OneTaste was founded in 2004 and is in the business of sexual mindfulness, with a […]
See the latest study of the growing incel (involuntary celibate) population, published open access in Archives of Sexual Behavior. 561 male subjects in the US and UK were recruited from an online Incel forum. Contrary to common stereotypes they are not particularly right-wing and 42% of the sample were non-white. Their mental health is poor, […]
OnlyFans is owned by American internet entrepreneur Leonid Radvinsky and could soon be sold in a deal worth a whopping 8 billion dollars. While the company is quite young, having been founded in Britain in 2016, it has significantly altered the nature of sex work around the world. By making sex work a more accessible […]
If you’re a film buff you are likely aware of Pillion, a film that just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18. The film stars Henry Melling and Alexander Skarsgard. It’s about a gay BDSM relationship, and Skarsgard plays the motorcycle-riding dom character, a fact that will surely please many of his fans. According […]
Channel 4 – a British public-service broadcaster out of the United Kingdom – has produced a new reality TV show that follows 12 virgins who get sent to an island to face their virginity and tap into their desires – aka: get laid. Therapists, intimacy coaches, and other “professionals” are available to help the virgins […]
Not a typical news story, but this anonymous piece from Toronto Life is genuine, brave, and compelling. It’s nice to hear from real people trying to figure out their desires. Sexual and romantic experimentation can be risky work, but it can have a huge pay off. Sexual subjects just might find what they are looking […]
An Italian study just published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports that 303 participants in BDSM “play parties” (average age 36.4) report significantly higher levels of sexual satisfaction than general population controls (average age 31.0): more sex-positive attitudes, better communication skills, and less reliance on orgasm. Is this because only people with healthy sexual relationships engage […]
