Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood of the United Kingdom is considering options for expanding chemical castration treatments for sex offenders. Chemical castration combines drugs with therapy to lower testosterone levels with the aim to lower one’s sex drive. There are currently chemical castration pilot programs happening in English prisons, but they are on a voluntary basis. […]
12 Virgins get sent to an island…
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 […]
Is Gender Affirming Care Gay Conversion Therapy?
It has long been known that the majority of youth who visited gender clinics, but did not ultimately transition, turn out to be gay or lesbian. Some LGB groups opposed to medicalization of gender dysphoric kids claim that internalized homophobia and the desire to pass as heterosexual are what drive many confused teens to want […]
Lack of partnered sex does not cause more masturbation
A longitudinal study of 2,562 Norwegian adults surveyed in their early 20s, late 20s, and early 40s, shows, contrary to widespread assumptions, that having partnered sex more often does not lead to less masturbation. Indeed, the women who had more partnered sex also masturbated more, and women masturbated more in their late 20s to early […]
Are “breastaurants” not as titillating as they used to be?
The US-based restaurant Hooters filed for bankruptcy protection about a month ago. Known for both its chicken wings and sexualized waitresses, it was founded in Clearwater, Florida in 1983. Given some recent tectonic shifts in the state of sexual politics, thanks in large part due to the #MeToo movement, Hooters closing over 40 of its […]
The truth about young men and sex: “We go along with things we’re uncomfortable with”
HARD COPY: Boys will be…boys? As the keeper of an antiquated, dogmatic, and claustrophobic value system of gender and sexuality that continues to have sway over human behavior across the planet, the gender binary requires constant upkeep to stay powerful and relevant. The conflation of masculinity and hypersexuality has long been a favored assumption among […]
Countering the Monogamy-Superiority Myth: A Meta-Analysis
Relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction play a significant role in an individual’s wellbeing (Byers, Citation2005; Schoenfeld et al., Citation2017). Relationship satisfaction is defined as an individuals’ overall happiness with their relationship/s (Garner et al., Citation2019).
HARD COPY: Countering the monogamy-superiority myth The Western romantic-industrial complex relies on the durability of monogamy as the most popular relational life-mode. This study used data from more than 24,000 people from around the world. It joins the growing field of research that sheds light on what people want from their relationships and how they […]