Human Sexuality

Identity, Sexuality, and Society's Assault on the Self: A Commentary on John Irving's Novel, In One Person

Lisa Firestone | Posted 05.30.2012

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John Irving's latest novel, In One Person, is a timely statement about men and women, the nature of sexuality and society's assault on the self.

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The Joy of Teaching

Professor Peggy Gish | Posted 04.26.2012

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I strongly believe that the debate stirred up over this controversy actually serves to reinforce the profound need to offer these very courses in human sexuality.

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5 1/2 Myths About Female Sexuality

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 04.20.2012

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I've been a sex educator since -- well, for a long time. And I am still crazed by the quantity of misinformation available to all of us at any given t...

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.01.2011

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What is love? Is it something that scientists can, should, or will ever be able to understand or describe?

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Sex: Don't Be Afraid To Speak Your Mind

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.18.2011

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It's because of scientific curiosity that many things have been learned about the human sexual experience. For example, do you know what's actually occurring during vaginal lubrication?

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Is Sex For Pleasure Uniquely Human?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.13.2012

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You've probably heard the rumors that dolphins are the only other mammals that have sexual intercourse for pleasure. It appears as though this is almost true, depending again on how one defines sex for pleasure.

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Is Monogamy Natural?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.10.2012

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I fear that some of our discussions about human sexuality thus far have confused the term "natural" with the term "normal." Natural can be defined in many ways, but based upon its etymology, having some relationship with nature is a dominant theme.

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WATCH: Are We Not Apes?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.08.2012

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Although chimpanzees and bonobos are practically equivalent to humans in terms of our shared DNA compliment, they are not the same species by any stretch.

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Sex: Are We Just Wild Animals?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.07.2012

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How are we the same sexually as wild animals? What sets us apart? We know that there are over 140 known species of gay animals. What about monogamy? These are the questions to explore this week.

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WATCH: Is Human Sexuality Innate?

Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.05.2012

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Recent studies are revealing that genes, environment, brain structure, and hormones all seem to have a mixed role in sexual orientation and preferences.

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The Connection Between Sexual Pain and Pleasure

Wendy Strgar | Posted 10.04.2011

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The relationship between pain and pleasure in human sexuality is as profound as it is complex. It is a polarity that lives in each of us and deserves our curiosity.

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Human Sexuality Class Dropped After Controversial Sex Toy Demo

Posted 07.09.2011

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A course on human sexuality at Northwestern University will not be offered next semester, after a controversy exploded around an after-class demonstra...

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UPDATE: Northwestern President Condemns Sex Toy Demo

Posted 05.25.2011

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Updated Story 3/3/2011 A Northwestern University professor is defending a controversial after-school demonstration, which featured a naked woman "bei...

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Media and the Sexualization of Children

Cory Silverberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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I worry about the slippery slope of social science research that too often treats gender and sexuality as static phenomenon, and young people as doomed to a fate only an adult can devise for them, or save them from.

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Re-Wilding Your Life

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Wild, Wildlife, Wild Nature, Wilderness, Re-Wilding. I like these words. I've been reading about a project in Finland, that has taken the largest trac...

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Omnigamy, anyone?

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

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Stop debating whether or not gay marriage will open the door to polygamy and bestiality, and understand that marriage is an ever-changing arrangement to meet individual, social, cultural, and religious needs.

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Traditional Marriage and the Straw-Horse Argument

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

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"If we change traditional marriage, it's a slippery slope," said the man at the table next to me. "Soon we'll have people marrying animals." I'm not aware of any man-horse association that's lobbying Congress or state governments to allow bestiality.

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