Sexuality

The Vagina Monologues Comes to Beijing

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


Julian Baird Gewirtz

The Vagina Monologues' appearance here captures a crucial moment of change in the way young Chinese women are thinking about their sexuality and their status.

Perfect Positions for Sex on Valentine's Day

Mike Alvear | Posted 03.12.2009 | Style


Mike Alvear

Is there such a thing as a romantic sexual position? Certainly, there are elements that up the intimacy -- positions that allow eye contact, kissing, and caressing.

8 Ways To Affair-Proof Your Marriage

Therese Borchard | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living


Therese Borchard

According to Peggy Vaughan, the author of "The Monogamy Myth," 60 percent of men and 40 percent of women will have an affair at some point in their ma...

Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living


Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

The Media's Sexual Irresponsibility

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media


Rachel Kramer Bussel

Those of us who write about sex, not to mention all those heathen divorcees and masturbators, get plenty of flak. I'm tired of sex being seen as scandalous, inconsequential, or worse, pointless.

Sex in the Year of Hope and Change

Ian Kerner | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style


Ian Kerner

While our cultural exposure to sex has heightened over the last decade, our level of personal satisfaction has plummeted to a staggering low, with sexual dissatisfaction being cited more often than ever as a primary cause of divorce.

Not a Fish Tale: Female Promiscuity Leads to Better Sperm

Jill Brooke | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living


Jill Brooke

Does natural selection motivate sperm? Turns out it may be good ol' male competition. Nothing gets those fellas going like knowing there are other guys in the mix.

Now Playing in the White House Bedroom: Hot Monogamy

Mike Alvear | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style


Mike Alvear

Michelle looks at Obama like she's undressing him. Embers turn to flames when you treat the object of your affection like the object of your desire.

Can Science Help You Find Love?

Andrew Trees | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


Andrew Trees

We most value those qualities about our partners that we value about ourselves, research shows. So, all you really need to figure out is what you like about yourself.

Now Up For Auction: One Virginity

Carey Polis | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Carey Polis

By selling her virginity, Natalie Dylan is proving an already obvious point: virginity is still considered something of value, money aside.

Why Another Sex Book?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Rather than being known for Wall Street and finance, I believe that the Jewish community should be known first and foremost for relationships.

I ♥ Dr. Laura Berman, Sex Expert Extraordinaire

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living


Leeat Granek, PhD

70% of women have faked an orgasm at least once, if not multiple times. Clearly, many women are not having a great time in bed, and are so eager to get it over with they fake it to be "finished already."

OMG & POS Computer Predation Overstated

James Mulvaney | Posted 02.14.2009 | Living


James Mulvaney

Most of my professional experience involving sexual predation involves undercover stings where some pervert starts up a conversation with a willing "teenager" who turns out to be an undercover cop or agent.

Sex and the Seminary

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living


Rev. Debra Haffner

Theological education can no longer neglect training religious professionals in sexuality issues. Too many count on them to be the pastors for sexual health and justice that the world needs.

The Kosher Sutra: Recapturing Lost Sexual Desire

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Relationship experts agree that building desire is fundamental, but many make the mistake of believing that becoming more physically attractive is the key to becoming more sexually desirable.

We're in a "Repression": The Economics of Shame

James Rotondi | Posted 03.25.2009 | Business


James Rotondi

Perhaps we're better off thinking of our current state of economic ennui not as a recession or a depression, but as a "repression."

Sarah Palin Is Making Powerful and Sexy a Potent Brew Without Emasculating Her Husband

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living


Jill Brooke

It sure doesn't look like Sarah Palin will be facing divorce. She may have difficulty explaining foreign policy, but she is clearly proud to assert femininity and sexuality along with power.

A Walk on the Wilde Side

Victoria Rosner | Posted 10.22.2008 | Style


Victoria Rosner

For those I-bankers seeking consolation in erotic adventure, take note: the sexual lexicon has moved far beyond the old-school "W4M" or "M4M."

Transgender Professor at Yeshiva U. -- Mazel Tov!

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style


Leora Tanenbaum

English professor Joy Ladin, formerly Jay Ladin, makes Yeshiva University the first religiously conservative university in the United States with a transgender faculty member.

The Three Kinds of Sex

Dr. Sue Johnson | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living


Dr. Sue Johnson

What really determines what kind of sex you are going to have is how safely attached you are to your partner. Emotional presence and trust are the biggest aphrodisiacs of all.

Sex & the Single Mom

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living


Danielle Cavallucci

Tom Leykis has great advice for single men -- prey on single moms. I wonder, how Mr. Leykis would have felt watching a man do the things he suggests and encourages to his mother.

Honey, I Want to Sleep With Other People

Jenny Block | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living


Jenny Block

Some people believe that it isn't possible to be in love with more than one person at a time or to have sex with people outside of a primary, committed relationship. But it is possible.

Put Some Clothes On!

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 06.01.2008 | Living


Danielle Cavallucci

It's time we put our girls back in decent clothing, quit teaching them beauty is everything, and trained them to take responsibility for their bodies.

Sex And The Forgotten Years

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living


Danielle Cavallucci

Signs of popular culture embracing the phenomenon of sex among Septuagenarians and beyond are cropping up in television shows, editorial coverage and magazine pop culture alike.

How To Make Your Sex Life Spiritual

Tango | Thomas Moore | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


People blame philospher Rene Descartes for the modern idea that spirit and body are two separate and antagonistic entities. I don't. I think making th...