That is the implication of One in Five, a new book by Elizabeth Letourneau and Luke Malone, which hypes child sexual abuse as the “biggest public health crisis of our time.” The book argues that we urgently need to create a federal “Office of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention” to fund researchers like them. While the […]
A newly released book revives the largely forgotten art of Russell FitzGerald (1932–1978), a bi-sexual painter with his early roots in San Francisco’s beat and North Beach poetry scenes, who later became committed to examining his erotic desire for Black men and to understanding the historical forces that prevented the communion between Black and white […]
A recent study in Sexuality and Culture by Dr. Carey M. Noland, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, claims to be the first empirical examination of “roster” relationships. Rosters can be defined as forms of casual sexual relations in which one person maintains multiple simultaneous and non-committed (aka: “no strings […]
Obviously, we at Hard Copy are sex-positive and believe everyone has the right to sex. And besides being fun, a healthy sex life is also good for your physical and mental health. Unfortunately, the symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause can make sex painful and the sex drive plummet for women experiencing those symptoms. With scientific […]
As a grand jury in New York State reviews the alleged gang rape of a female student at Cornell University in 2024, the ways in which universities handle sexual violence among their students is being questioned. A recent U.K. study looked at acceptance of rape myths, such as “she was asking for it” or “she […]
A new Australian study from the University of Melbourne surveyed 3,429 people, including teenagers aged 13-17, and found that young people, particularly boys and young men, were more likely than previous generations to express hostile and misogynistic attitudes toward women. Among teenage boys, substantial minorities believed gender equality had gone too far, that men should […]
It has long been known that women do not experience orgasm as often as men do. A new study of 2,272 cisgender heterosexual Swiss and EU subjects (mostly female, well-educated, and under 30) delves into the subject and reveals some surprises. 56.3 % of the women and 94.2% of the men reported “frequent” orgasm when […]
A trans teen in Southborough, MA has a restraining order against their parents for past violence and has been removed from their home by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF). The parents deny the allegations of violence, which contradicts court records, and are accusing DCF of removing the teen because the parents oppose […]
Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte had syphilis. Having sex before marriage makes you more likely to cheat on your future spouse. Taking birth control pills increases your risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection. Lady Gaga, Tina Fey, and Robert Pattinson have all chosen abstinence. If a teenager is preoccupied by sex, they might be […]
Seattle’s City Council unanimously passed civil rights protections for people in polyamorous and consensually non-monogamous relationships,making Seattle the largest U.S. city to adopt such protections. Other West Coast cities, such as Olympia, Portland, Oakland, and West Hollywood have already adopted similar ordinances. Seattle’s new law prohibits discrimination based on relationship structure in areas including employment, […]
