Researchers affiliated with the Kinsey Institute have published a study of 3,001 women over the age of 60 in the journal Menopause, finding that a little less than half reported masturbating within the past year, and among those, 56.4% used sex toys, mostly vibrators or dildoes; 26.2% used them almost always or always. Sex toy […]
What DNA Suggests About Hitler’s Penis
Tests on Hitler’s blood indicate that he suffered from Kallmann Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that interferes with testosterone production, attenuates the sense of smell, and usually delays puberty. It not infrequently results in a micropenis, which may also be indicated by a 1923 medical report that Hitler had an undescended testicle and accounts that […]
One-third of Bisexual Men are Autogynephilic
An internet survey of 254 bi-sexual men finds that over one-third of them are not really attracted to men, but to the idea of being treated like a woman by men. They have no desire to penetrate other men, but only to be penetrated in scenarios that are often masochistic. Their conventional attraction to women […]
Pornography Is Not “Inherently Harmful”
A parliamentary report from New South Wales in Australia offers a more nuanced view of pornography than is seen in most politically influenced studies. Although finding that Australian teens first access online pornography at an average age of 13, the report suggests they are more sophisticated consumers than is often recognized: they understand it is […]
Sex / Porn Addiction Is Not a Thing
The journal Sexual and Relationship Therapy has published a statement announcing that it will no longer accept articles that utilize unscientific terms like “sex addiction” or “porn addiction,” and will only allow “compulsive sexual behavior” under strictly limited conditions. This announcement is buttressed by a detailed historical overview of these concepts by a distinguished international team of […]
No Nut November
No Nut November (#NNN) is a trending internet challenge in which participants attempt to abstain from ejaculation and orgasm by not masturbating and/or not engaging in partnered sex for the entirety of the month. While studies have elucidated physical and psychological health benefits of masturbation/orgasm as well as abstinence from them, the effects of temporary […]
Sex Researchers Create Their Own Porn
A research project from Portugal has developed three standardized pornographic film clips meant for use in testing heterosexual male subjects’ ability to recognize and appropriately respond to a woman’s cues expressing consent or non-consent. Each 90-second film clip depicted the face of the same actress experiencing intercourse with an off-camera male: in one she showed […]
Most US Adults Have Engaged in Rough Sex
Noted sexologist Debby Herbenick is the lead-author on an article looking at a representative survey of over 9000 US adults which reveals that the majority of both males and females have at some point in their lives engaged in “rough sex” behaviors with a partner, defined as hair pulling, biting, spanking, slapping, punching, choking, smothering, […]
China and Gay Dating Apps
As of this week two of China’s most popular gay dating apps were unavailable for download, although it appears they still work for those who had already downloaded them. Founded in 2012 Blued is the most popular gay app in China with more than 40 million global registered users. Considering the closure of Shanghai Pride […]
IOC Moves to Ban Trans Women and Intersex Athletes with “Male Levels of Testosterone”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is likely to introduce a new policy on trans athletes after its director of health, medicine, and science, Dr. Jane Thornton, gave a “science-based review” to its members showing permanent physical advantages to being born male. Thornton, a former Canadian rower, has referenced the use of SRY cheek-swab gene test […]