Monthly Archives: July 2011

desire for sex, not necessarily orgasm

Posted on 07/27/2011 by

I’ve had a surprising theme in my conversations with various people lately: not wanting orgasm. Mostly these have been folks – both people with penises and people with vaginas – who desire sex with some frequency, but desire orgasm with … Continue reading →

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the day I met evolution

Posted on 07/25/2011 by

Someone asked me recently how I got the point of view I have about sex. I think she asked because she had quite a social constructivist point of view and wanted to know how, basically, any reasonably intelligent human being … Continue reading →

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something to worry about

Posted on 07/24/2011 by

I have a great deal of sympathy, most of the time, for the anxiety and fear that people often carry around in the same psychological pocket with their sexuality. And yet. There are occasions when I wonder if people aren’t … Continue reading →

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the recession

Posted on 07/22/2011 by

This from Gawker, on the successful sales of sex toys in the face of major economic bad juju. (1) I can’t get enough of that photo. (2) I don’t quite buy the gas-and-gaiters story that people are using their unemployment, … Continue reading →

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nothing you can do

Posted on 07/19/2011 by

Trigger warning. I’m working on the sexual assault bystander program, so this is on my mind: For the record – because there appears to be some controversy on this point – there is nothing, nothing, nothing anyone can do that … Continue reading →

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