Five Reasons to Support the Kinsey Institute and Defend Sex Research

May 24, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

“We are the recorders and reporters of facts—not the judges of the behaviors we describe.” – Alfred Kinsey Founded in 1947 at Indiana University, the Kinsey Institute is the premier institute for scientific research on sex, gender, and reproduction in the world. For over 75 years, the Kinsey Institute has conducted robust scientific inquiry aimed...

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Five Reasons to Support the Kinsey Institute and Defend Sex Research
We’re Still Failing When It Comes to Clitoral Knowledge
We’re Still Failing When It Comes to Clitoral Knowledge

May 4, 2023 by Olivia Adams

Heterosexual men’s difficulty in finding the clitoris has been a running gag in the popular media for quite some time. And there’s more than a hint of truth to it:...

Gender, Sex Ed
The State of Sex Education in the USA in 2023
The State of Sex Education in the USA in 2023

March 22, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

The state of sex education in the USA is vastly different across states. As of May 2023, there are 23 states that do not require sex education for high school...

Safe Sex, Sex Ed
Are AI Chatbots the Future of Sex and Relationship Advice?
Are AI Chatbots the Future of Sex and Relationship Advice?

February 9, 2023 by Olivia Adams

AI is getting smarter. It can produce text that’s virtually indistinguishable from a human, and it has a massive knowledge base. So what will it mean for the future? What...

Media & Culture, Sex Ed
How Using OnlyFans Affects People’s Sex Lives and Relationships
How Using OnlyFans Affects People’s Sex Lives and Relationships

February 2, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

OnlyFans is a digital patronage platform with over two million independent sex workers and a user base of 170 million registered accounts. Given the speed at which OnlyFans use gained...

Kink & BDSM, Media & Culture, Sex Ed
7 Things Science Taught Us About Sex In 2022
7 Things Science Taught Us About Sex In 2022

December 29, 2022 by Olivia Adams

2022 has been memorable for a lot of reasons—including what science taught us about sex. So here’s a quick recap of some of the many interesting things we learned about...

Sex Ed
Porn Literacy With a Side of CBT: Trying Out the “How to Watch Porn” Course
Porn Literacy With a Side of CBT: Trying Out the “How to Watch Porn” Course

November 30, 2022 by Olivia Adams

Consider this — what if you could take a class in which your homework was to watch porn every week?  This is what Lustery, an online porn platform that focuses...

Sex Ed
Views on Sexual Morality in the United States in 2022
Views on Sexual Morality in the United States in 2022

July 4, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

According to Gallup’s 2022 Moral Issues Survey, American adults’ views on sexual morality have become more liberal since the turn of the century. In fact, for some of the issues on this...

Sex Ed
How Marijuana Affects Our Sex Lives
How Marijuana Affects Our Sex Lives

May 30, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

Research finds that nearly half of American adults (46%) have used marijuana in some way at least once before. People use it for all kinds of purposes, from pain relief...

Sex Ed
What’s the Most Effective Way to Reduce Abortion? Better Sex Ed and No-Cost Contraception
What’s the Most Effective Way to Reduce Abortion? Better Sex Ed and No-Cost Contraception

May 16, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

The leak of a draft decision from the Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade has reinvigorated public discourse on abortion in a way I haven’t previously seen in my...

Sex Ed
Masturbation May and the Science of Self-Pleasure
Masturbation May and the Science of Self-Pleasure

May 2, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

It’s May, and that means it’s Masturbation Month yet again! So let’s talk about self-pleasure. The origins of Masturbation Month date back to 1995, when US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders...

Sex Ed, Videos
Marijuana Use is Linked to More Sex and Better Orgasms
Marijuana Use is Linked to More Sex and Better Orgasms

April 18, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

April 20th is popularly known as 4/20 Day. It’s an unofficial (for now!) holiday that celebrates all things marijuana. This is going to be a hot topic of conversation this...

Sex Ed
The State of Sex Education in America in 2022
The State of Sex Education in America in 2022

January 31, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

Teens across the United States have wildly inconsistent experiences with sex education. As of January 2022, there are 21 states that do not require sex ed, and even in those...

Safe Sex, Sex Ed
Genital Fit: The Conversation We Should Be Having About Genital Size
Genital Fit: The Conversation We Should Be Having About Genital Size

January 17, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

There’s an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in which an argument takes place over whether a woman has a “big vagina” or her ex-partner has a “small penis.” While this...

Sex Ed, Sex Tips
8 Things Science Taught Us About Sex In 2021
8 Things Science Taught Us About Sex In 2021

December 30, 2021 by Justin Lehmiller

2021 has been memorable for a lot of reasons—including what science taught us about sex. Here’s a quick recap of some of the most interesting things we learned about sex...

Sex Ed
Lessons From A 107-Year-Old Sex Therapist
Lessons From A 107-Year-Old Sex Therapist

December 13, 2021 by Justin Lehmiller

Sex therapist Dr. Shirley Zussman passed away on December 4, 2021 at the age of 107. She had a remarkably long career in the field, having earned her doctorate in...

Sex Ed, Videos

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