Tag Archives: sexuality

Ricki Lake Tackles An Openly Gay Man Married To A Woman

Ami AngelowiczNovember 5, 2012 //
I'm A Drag Queen!
Watch a clip from this episode of Ricki. Watch »
Gay Is A Choice
Cynthia Nixon photo
Cynthia Nixon says being gay is a choice for her. Read More »
Life As A Gay Man
This straight guy lived as a gay man for a year. Read More »
But do they have sex?

Everything I loved about Ricki Lake in the ’80s and ’90s is still present and accounted for in the updated version of her talk show. Drag queens, eye rolling audience members and her uncanny ability to ask uncomfortable questions. Like, for instance, if you’re an openly gay man married to a woman, are the two of you having sex? And is it good?

According to Josh and Lolly Weed, the mormon couple who appeared on the recent “When Gay People Lead Straight Lives” episode, their sex life is active and fulfilling. You might have read Josh’s fascinating blog post “In which I come out of the closet on our ten year anniversary,” which was making the rounds on the internet this summer. It’s certainly worth a read. He goes into much more detail about his marriage. Keep reading »

D.C. Debuts Rad Transgender Respect Campaign

Jessica WakemanSeptember 15, 2012 //
Bigotry Is "Sick"
zachary quinto in out
Zachary Quinto sounds off on anti-gay bigots. Read More »
Against Me! Trans Singer
Singer Tom Gabel comes out as transgender. Read More »
Taxpayer Funded Surgery
Should taxpayers be funding sex reassignment surgery for prisoners? Read More »
Gay Scaremongering
gay marriage
This gay marriage scaremongering ad is so bad it's good. Read More »

It’s a sad statement on society when we have to issue advertising campaigns to remind people to treat their fellow human beings “with courtesy and respect.” But whatever, I’m not going to complain! This rad ad campaign by the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights is the first-ever campaign to focus on treating trans folks with the same dignity and humanity that everyone deserves. There’s a bunch of other ads with trans men and women sharing the so-totally-normal-they’re-practically-boring stuff they like to do, like “listening to Adele” and “playing basketball.” Other human beings — they’re just like us!  [ColorLines]

“Agender”: Neither Man Nor Woman, But Definitely Fabulous

Avory FaucetteAugust 23, 2012 //
My Transition Story
What it's like to transition from female to male. Read More »
Against Me! Trans Singer
Singer Tom Gabel comes out as transgender. Read More »
Transphobia
FHM magazine called Andrej Pejic a "thing." Read More »

Androgyny is in. From supermodel Andrej Pejic to gender-neutral parenting articles, the media can’t get enough of us non-binary (“boy” or “girl”) folks lately.

But is not identifying as male or female really about androgyny?  Is being elsewhere on the gender spectrum the same as being gender neutral? I look at pictures of Pejic and I wonder if I’m missing something everyone else sees. It’s hard to recognize androgyny (showing characteristics of both sexes) in a person walking down the street in five-inch heels, short shorts, and a flowing top, blonde locks perfectly coiffed Marilyn Monroe-style. The same is true for us average non-binary folks. Many of us identify, like Pejic, as neither male nor female, yet our gender presentation is not neutral either. Trying to get us into that box takes a lot of squeezing, tugging, and tucking.

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Dan Savage Enlists Tegan & Sara To Answer Question About A Crush On Tegan & Sara

Julie GersteinAugust 16, 2012 //
Lesbian Adventures
This author is a lesbian, but also enjoys having sex with men. Read More »
Dan Savage's First Gay Bar
The sex columnist tells us about his first time. Read More »
Dan Savage Q&A
Dan Savage discusses his new show, "Savage U." Read More »

What do you do if you’re an advice columnist who gets a letter from a young woman with questions about her crush on the twins sisters who make up the band Tegan & Sara? If you’re Dan Savage, you go right to the source and ask Tegan to answer the question for you. A woman wrote to the sex advice columnist saying:

I’ve been confused about my sexuality for two years. I am a 22-year-old female. I liked guys when I was in school, but then, in perhaps the most stereotypical of fashions, I developed a HUGE crush on Tegan and Sara when I was nearly 20…

Does that make me gay, she wondered?

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Gay? Check The Pupils

NewserAugust 7, 2012 //

Scientists have a new way of investigating a subject’s sexuality: It’s all in the eyes, they say. Instead of using invasive methods—such as a band around the penis—to determine sexual response, researchers at Cornell simply measured the dilation of subjects’ pupils in response to erotic videos, using an infrared lens. The scientists say it could be the most accurate way of determining a person’s sexuality, the Los Angeles Times reports.  Read more…

Student Sues College Over Masturbation Assignments In Human Sexuality Class

Jessica WakemanJuly 3, 2012 //
Nun Says Do It!
nun photo
A nun says it is okay to diddle yourself. The Vatican is not amused. Read More »
9 Techniques
Tips to try for more pleasurable masturbation. Read More »
Masturbation Myths
Stupid misconceptions men have about the way women masturbate. Read More »
masturbation photo

A student has filed a lawsuit against the professor of a human sexuality class in Western Nevada College because he required students to keep sex journals for class in which they had to detail their masturbation habits, sexual habits, and past sexual abuse. Karen Royce said professor Tom Kubistant and the department chairman and college president, who are also being sued, dismissed her complaints that the assignments were “sexual harassment.” Keep reading »

12 Famous Women Who’ve Used Their Sexuality (To Get Ahead)

Rachel Rabbit WhiteJune 29, 2012 //
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The combination of tits and drive can, apparently, cause the internet to crash. In the past six months I’ve watched as publications and writers I admire scrutinize Lana Del Rey for representing a “passive femininity,” gawk at young writer Marie Calloway for sleeping with older, more established male writers and shake their heads at Rihanna for not giving a f**k anymore and Instagramming intimate moments from her party-fueled lifestyle. What is more controversial than a woman using her sexuality in order to get ahead? I guess, not apologizing for it.

The main reason for feminist criticism in these cases is that the image of sexuality projected by these women doesn’t look “transgressive” — it looks too much like the role assigned by mainstream, for the benefit of the male gaze. These images read socially as “hot,” seemingly heterosexual and femme.  I mean, I love it when women rock the boat with their sexual expression. I enjoy the “man repeller” fashion trend, I like seeing stars like Amy Poehler not in suggestive poses on the pages of magazines, I like the ugly-funny sex in “Girls.” But I also think there should be room for more. Why can’t a fantasy-driven  femme, submissive, seemingly heterosexual display of female sexuality be a genuine one? Why can’t the image of a self-destructive Lana Del Rey in heart-shaped sunglasses be one of her own creation?

With those questions in mind, click through for a celebration of famous women who are using their sexuality and not apologizing for it.

Golden Showers
Important Golden Shower Moments
The most memorable golden shower moments. 11 Photos »
Pink Pieces
The 10 best pieces of pink journalism from 2012. Read More »
Lady Janes
A Brief History Of LadyJanes (Women Who Pay For Sex)
A brief history of LadyJanes (women who pay for sex). 9 Photos »

The 6 Types Of Attraction

Ami AngelowiczMay 2, 2012 //
How To Be Romantic...
...without being creepy! Read More »
Asexual?
Don't worry, there's an online dating site for you too! Read More »
First Celebrity Crush
Mine was Benny from "The Sandlot." Who was yours? Read More »
Bisexual Dating
What it's like to date as a bisexual woman. Read More »

Seriously, I wish someone would have taught me about the six types of attraction way earlier in my life. Like when I was nine. So I would have known the difference between my Squishes and my Crushes. It would have saved me so much trouble. I think I am going to start referring to all my friends Squishes. [Transgender Student Life]

[Editor's Note: These drawings were originally found through Tumblr. We tracked down what we think is the original source. We've reuploaded the image without the watermark.]

Researcher Claims He Has Found The G-Spot: “A Blue, Grape-Like Structure”

Tiffanie DraytonApril 29, 2012 //

G-spot, in my open letter to you, I warned that if you decided to pop up, you’d better be staying for good. And here you go showing up again, trying to steal all of the attention as always, without making any real commitment to hang around.

Some dude researcher, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski, claims to have conclusively discovered your whereabouts. He dissected an 83-year-old dead lady and found what is described as a “blue, grape-like structure buried deep in the front wall of the vagina.”

That sounds … appealing. Keep reading »

“Mad Men” Creator Sheds Light On Don Draper’s S&M Sex Drive

Jessica WakemanApril 25, 2012 //
Don Draper's Women
His relationship from most to least dysfunctional. 10 Photos »
"Mad Men" Dating Style
Are you a Joan? A Peggy? Or maybe you're a Trudy. Read More »
Dating Don Draper
Amelia dating a guy eerily similar to the "Mad Men" character. Read More »
Don and Megan fighting at Howard Johnson's on Mad Men

“Don’s relationship — and [the] women in his life’s relationship[s] — between power and sex is very closely linked. And I think it’s part of the human experience. I think it’s an animal thing. Powerful men in particular seem to want to be controlled sexually. … I think what you’re seeing is that they do have a vibrant sex life, and she is controlling that part of it, and he likes it. And it’s the way they fight. And it’s kind of her saying to him, ‘You want to be this way? Then you can’t have this,’ and on some level wanting him to realize that he won’t get it. And what I love about it, and what I think is fresh, is that this woman is not judged afterward. It’s very rare for a woman to express that kind of sexual confidence and control and not be the prostitute, and be somebody’s wife and be in a relationship afterward. I’m both sexualizing their relationship and explaining her status in the relationship.”

“Mad Men” creator Matt Weiner spoke to NPR about Don Draper’s S&M sex drive, which we’ve gotten little peeks of throughout the series. Remember that time Don got slapped in the face by a prostitute! My head almost exploded. Keep reading »

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