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Two Spirits: Honoring the Spectrum & Remembering Fred Martinez
Posted on the Jun 09, 2011 by Marisa Black
In the US this June, PBS stations will begin airing Two Spirits. This film memorializes Fred Martinez, a 16-year-old killed in June 2001. It also goes behind Fred's personal story, exploring non-...
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The Modern Marriage: Woman as Provider - Man as Caregiver
Posted on the May 29, 2011 by Betty Dodson
Nicole Rodgers discusses how women's economic parity is affecting gender roles and modern marriage: "The generation coming of age today grew up with the belief that women can do everything men can do...
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Is It Art? Is It Porn?
Posted on the May 28, 2011 by Carlin Ross
This is the magazine cover that was censored by Barnes & Noble.  It features androgonous MALE model Andrej Pejic.  B&N felt that "he" would be confused as a "she" - so even though...
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I'm Scared to be Physical if I'm Not Committed. How Can I Get Over This?
Posted on the May 25, 2011 by Betty Dodson
Hi I saw your videos on youtube a few days ago and have been hooked! I am learning so much that I had never know about sex and orgasms. I am a 19 year old female and my question/problem is that I am...
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Demonizing Male Sexuality
Posted on the May 22, 2011 by Carlin Ross
Clarisse Thorn argues that we demonize men who are honest about their sexual needs: "The pressure put on men to be initiators, but to avoid seeming creepy or aggressive, leads to an unpleasant double...
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Is "Hummer Mom" a Sexual Predator?
Posted on the May 10, 2011 by Carlin Ross
I thought it was a blow job reference too - no, they're referring to her car.  42 year old Christina Hubb is a married mother of three who did the unthinkable: she had sex with her daughter's 14...
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Hermaphrodites and Cross-Dressing Saints
Posted on the May 03, 2011 by Dr. Lulu
To our Western way of thinking of gender, we seem to embrace a two-party system. Many cultures around the world leave room for more diversity and in some cases make room for a third gender — even a...
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Thank You, Web Porn, for Our Evolving Sexual Tastes
Posted on the May 02, 2011 by Carlin Ross
If Kinsey were alive today, he would have done exactly what Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam did - analyze billions of web searches from around the world to determine what's the most popular porn.  As...
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Sluts Require a High Level of Cultivation
Posted on the Apr 30, 2011 by Liandra Dahl
Slut\ sluht\ –noun 1. a promiscuous person especially a woman. 2. a prostitute. 3. a slovenly dissolute woman. Slut I am indeed, I can check all the boxes. Promiscuous; check Woman: check...
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We're Heterosexual, Bisexual Lesbians
Posted on the Apr 29, 2011 by Carlin Ross
See video
To hell with sexual labels
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Women Aren't Sexual Creatures - Why the Extraordinary Lengths to Control Female Libido
Posted on the Apr 22, 2011 by LilithLand
I loved Ryan and Jetha's book on sex and evolution Sex at Dawn, particularly their take on female sexuality. Here is a quote from the book:
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Can Too Much Sexual Information Create Sexual Fatigue?
Posted on the Apr 18, 2011 by Betty Dodson
These podcasts are really cool stuff and contain very good information about sexuality in detail. I have noticed though that listening to so much info over and over creates a numbing effect on the...
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Pink Used to be the Color for Boys
Posted on the Apr 16, 2011 by Carlin Ross
The uproar over the J Crew ad where a designer painted her son's toe nails pink was featured on every tv network from Fox News (no big surprise) to CNN (big surprise).  No one said it out right...
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Margaret Harrison: Questioning the Idea of Fixed Sexuality
Posted on the Apr 13, 2011 by Carlin Ross
Right when Betty was exiting the art world following the obscenity hearing over the publication of her work in Evergreen magazine and the shock over her Masturbating Nudes exhibition Margaret...
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Betweeners & the Two-Party Gender System
Posted on the Apr 12, 2011 by Marisa Black
"Today I got confused looks in the doctor's office waiting room." "Those looks where they can't tell if you are male or female?" "Yeah. It's mostly old people or little kids. Today it was people from...
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