Dovetailing off the discussion and argument off my very passionate post about the UK’s new sex ed pamphlet for teens in this post, I continued the thought process and argument through into my column. I formalized the argument and drew out concrete ideas for how sex ed can finally be effective, healthy and productive for…
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Sex ed in the UK: Actually about sex
Image of my pal Katie West two days ago at the Salton Sea. We remain hopeful, but we know the state of sex ed in America is a flattened, empty deserted war zone of sexlessness. It’s been lain to waste by ideological forces who promote abstinence with government funding versus information about reproduction (science, or…
Like father, like son, like — yikes
Image of the O’Farrell Theater as it looks now, by neuraln0ise. People who know American porn history are likely familiar with the story of the Mitchell brothers: they directed Behind The Green Door, ran the legendary strip club the O’Farrell Theater (here in San Francisco, once managed by Hunter S. Thompson), and possibly most famously…
Why Japanese phone porn will rule the world
Image by Osada Steve. I read this Bloomberg article with great interest: it’s full of all kinds of interesting tidbits. For instance, the numbers on porn consumption and production in Japan. Compare them to American stats, and we look way, way less pornified than they do. Because if the self-disclosed (and oft-cited) statistics from the…
Australian navy’s sex games
Image “Performance” by elaisted. My question is, did the women have a game too? Like, navy girls get more points when you strap it on and play “bend over, mister officer”? Turnabout is fair play, after all. Australia probes navy ‘sex game’: An investigation is under way in Australia over claims that navy sailors competed…
A tale of two obscenity trial outcomes
Image “Forensic Mistress” by Randem. I’m endlessly fascinated with obscenity law, the definitions and interpretations of what’s deemed obscene from one community, individual — or country — to the next, and how it all rests in the eye of the beholder. How it varies in detail and context between the UK and the US is…
And now, something completely excellent – study: Vibrator Use Common, Linked To Sexual Health
Image from this explicit free gallery, because I can. Now here’s a study we can sink our collected [redacted] into. Totally transparent, they cite their data sources, they provide links to the studies so you can decide for yourself what you think, and it’s full of interesting data. Plus it makes us pro-sex toy biased,…
Heteronormative attraction studies are *so cute* when they’re still babies!
Gratuitous nude gallery of Natalia A here. This item made me fascinated; not in a totally snarky way, but in a ‘I wonder who their samples were, what populations they asked, etc.’ because that would actually give me some useful data. Sex and attraction studies are oft cited for generalizations in media because they’re supposedly…
Happy gay Pride weekend from Miss California (not)
Image by malecution. This week’s SF Chronicle column was fun to write; instead of the usual SF Pride guide, I wrote a faux how-to guide to staying “safe” from homosexual activity in San Francisco over the weekend from ex Miss California Carrie Prejean, who is actually more famous for being against gay marriage that for…
China’s online “porn” ban to extend to sexual health sites
Image by Danny Choo. This is getting really out of control — extreme, bizarre and I think now has the potential to become dangerous. There have been a lot of headlines about the Chinese government’s intent and implementation to ban not only whatever they deem pornographic but also “vulgar information”. Another layer on the cake…