Many people take risks in publicly talking about sex. I am thankful and fortunate to have a platform and profession that allows me to speak on the topic, while sadly this isn't the same for everyone. Anonymous bloggers have been unmasked due to gl...
Read MoreApple Bottom
While some might think of the jeans brand or the song by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, hopefully this image will also come to mind when you hear the phrase "apple bottom."
Read MoreJealousy and Burnt Genitals
Victoria Byrnes set her boyfriend of nine years Andrew Williams on fire because she suspected him of cheating on her. Byrnes is saying the petrol fell on his lap on accident and that she drove away from the scene of the crime because she didn't th...
Read MoreA taste of my new project....Secret Historian
This summer I will be launching a new exhibition based on the book Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade by Justin Spring. This clip is a great overview of the project, which will air...
Read MoreTwo MIT Students and their Condom Experiments
"We're two sexually curious MIT students, who, fascinated by the myriad types of condoms out there, decided to defy the stereotype of socially awkward MIT students by having sex and analyzing the pros and cons of each brand. Going by the names Tom...
Read MoreGender and Language: Can Our Passports Speak Without Gender? Does the Language of the Constitution Protect Women?
In many languages we fall upon using gendered words that put items into two supposedly opposing categories such as male or female or mother vs father, but as the structures of families change and identities are not such simple dichotomies, the off...
Read MoreMy Week in Sex: The Opening of Comics Stripped Covered by ABC News and Daniel Packard's LIVE GROUP Sex Therapy Show
This past Thursday was the press/opening reception for my new exhibition Comics Stripped, which I worked on with comics expert Craig Yoe. With hundreds of people in attendance it was a great way to kick off this incredible exhibition that features...
Read MoreWeek in Sex: The Adult Entertainment Expo with Damon Brown, Are Japanese Men Losing Interest in Sex? and Facebook Used to Catch Child Sex Offenders
Every year the Adult Entertainment Expo takes place in Las Vegas, magically the same weekend as CES, the worlds largest consumer technology trade show also hits "sin city." This inherent connection between sex and advancements in technology is a t...
Read MoreKarin + Raoul features me in their sexy Addiction issue
I have two new loves in my life, photographer Hassan Kinley and Karin + Raoul, an ever growing cultural source with magazine, tv, blog, gallery and store offshoots. I have the honor of being featured in the current issue of the magazine, titled Ad...
Read MoreToday my new exhibition Comics Stripped opens!
So this is what i have been working on with Craig Yoe for the last few months! Here is a little summary of what the exhibition is about: From simple titillation to hardcore representations, comics have a long history of incorporating humor, scanda...
Read MoreWhat is going on with all the censored art? Case Study: Kanye West and David Pettibone
Working as the Curator of the Museum of Sex I know that I am particularly privileged not to have to deal with the censorship that is imposed both externally and internally at other museums and galleries. I understand the conflicts of public money ...
Read MoreCrickets Have the Biggest Balls
Yesterday I toured a group of Princeton University professors and scientists through my exhibition The Sex Lives of Animals an exploration through the sexual diveristy of the natural world. Animals engage in every sex act that people do and beyond...
Read MoreSex Toys and Design: Gizmodo Readers Design Their Own Dildos At Made to Pleasure
Made to Pleasure is a sex toy company that allows you to design your own luxury toy, plated in premium materials such as 99.9% pure silver or gold. With a goal to make "toys that are beautiful to look at, and a pleasure to use," Made to Pleasure's...
Read MoreWeek in Sex: Sex Toy Bomber, South African Hotel Worker in Dubai Jailed for Sex/Abortion and 90 year old Same Sex Couple Legally Wed in Mexico City
The first week in sex post in 2011... Sex toy bomber: Terry Allen of Minnesota is being accused of plotting to give his estranged ex girlfriends sex toys wired to be bombs. It is reported that friends found some of these devices which had "been mo...
Read MoreSex and Design: Lingerie
For more information: http://www.stephanieloungewear.com/ This stylized mock up of a bra designed with gas masks is based on a real creation, the Emergency Bra, devloped by Elena Bodnar, which can be foun at: http://ebbra.bigcartel.com/ "Treating ...
Read MoreSex in Egypt: A documentary and a talk show
Documentary director Amr Bayoumi's film"Sex Talk," tackles the subject of sex in Egypt, revealing details of marital sex in which several Egyptians divulge intimate details of their sex lives. Topics such as masturbation, infidelity, sexual frustr...
Read MoreSeeing Sex Everywhere...Subliminal Sex in Advertising
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Corrective rape used to "cure" lesbians in South Africa
Millicent Gaika pictured above was raped for over five hours by Andile Ngcoza in an attempt to "turn her straight." Mr Ngcoza was released on 60 rand bail, the equivalent of less than $10. Millicent in not alone. According to Luleki Sizwe, a volun...
Read MoreChina is Coming of Age...Sexually
Since I started this blog three months ago China has appeared more frequently in my google sex alerts than another other nation. With the world's largest population of over 1 billion based on a July 2010 estimate, acts such as the one child policy...
Read MoreSay Good-Bye to the Sex of 2010
Like many of you I have been caught up in the madness of the holiday season...events, travel, family and the celebration of the new year. With each new year we look back on the past and make plans and in some cases resolutions for how we want to c...
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