sexuality

Willa Cather's Lesbian
'Shame': Finally
Put to Rest
in Letters?

Mar 22, 2013 6:15 PM CDT

Willa Cather's Lesbian 'Shame': Finally Put to Rest in Letters?

Debate about her 'sexual psychology' has raged for years

(Newser) - Willa Cather's letters are coming to print after decades of scholarly frustration and debate about her sexuality, the New York Times reports. But be warned: The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, which reveals her emotional attachment to women, is short on steamy details. Still, it reveals a complex, humorous,...

Gay? Check
the Pupils

study says

Aug 7, 2012 8:44 AM CDT

Gay? Check the Pupils

Dilation is reliable clue to sexuality: researchers

(Newser) - Scientists have a new way of investigating a subject's sexuality: It's all in the eyes, they say. Instead of using invasive methods—such as a band around the penis—to determine sexual response, researchers at Cornell simply measured the dilation of subjects' pupils in response to erotic videos,...

'Gay Cure'
Champion:
I Was Wrong

May 19, 2012 6:20 PM CDT

'Gay Cure' Champion: I Was Wrong

Dr. Robert Spitzer apologizes for study supporting 'gay cure' therapy

(Newser) - A psychiatrist who revolutionized how people view homosexuality has given a tearful apology for a study that supported the notion of a "gay cure." The New York Times looks at how Dr. Robert Spitzer conducted his study, withstood years of merciless criticism, and, suffering from Parkinson’s, finally...

Boy Scouts
Boot Lesbian
Den Leader

Apr 27, 2012 9:24 AM CDT

Boy Scouts Boot Lesbian Den Leader

Jennifer Tyrrell launches petition for policy shift

(Newser) - Earlier this month, a Cub Scout den leader and mom was removed from her post because she's gay. Now she has launched a campaign to change the organization's policy. When Jennifer Tyrrell became a leader in Bridgeport, Ohio, she was aware of the Boy Scouts' rules against openly-homosexual...

Doc: I Found the G Spot

Apr 25, 2012 12:42 PM CDT

Doc: I Found the G Spot

In the cadaver of an 83-year-old. But critics aren't so sure

(Newser) - A semi-retired Florida gynecologist says he's found the holy grail of female sexuality: the G spot. To make his discovery, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski went to Poland—which allows dissection of fresh cadavers, unlike the US—to do a postmortem exam on an 83-year-old woman. He found, he writes in...

The New Stigma: Asexuality

Feb 26, 2012 8:45 AM CST

The New Stigma: Asexuality

In hypersexual West, 'no sex' can be biggest taboo of all

(Newser) - With all the debates over homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, and just plain sex, it's hard to believe any group could be left out. But there is one—the asexuals. People with no interest in any sort of sex are estimated to be 1% of the population, but thanks to the...

Lindsay Lohan: 'Nature' Inspires Her Sexuality

Lohan Dishes
on Sexuality:
'I Go With
Nature'

'playboy' interview

Dec 10, 2011 4:00 PM CST

Lohan Dishes on Sexuality: 'I Go With Nature'

Actress says Marilyn Monroe inspires her

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan reveals the secret behind her free-wheeling sexuality in the upcoming issue of Playboy: "Sex and sexuality are a part of nature, and I go along with nature," she tells the mag, whose cover pic of Lohan has already leaked online . "I think Marilyn Monroe once...

Guys Think
About Sex
19 Times
a Day

study says

Dec 3, 2011 10:17 AM CST

Guys Think About Sex 19 Times a Day

For women, it's about half that: Study

(Newser) - So maybe men don't really think about sex every seven seconds, as one famous study claimed a while back. Maybe they just think about it 18.6 times a day. And women think about it 9.9 times a day. A new study out of Ohio State University gave...

Bisexual Guys Do Exist

Refutes 2005 study that found male bisexuality was unproven

(Newser) - There's good news out there for men who have ever been attracted to both men and women: Unlike the unicorn, you are real. Or so says a Northwestern University study, which goes a long way toward refuting a controversial 2005 study that found that “with respect to sexual...

French Company Launches Lingerie Line for Little Girls

Aug 17, 2011 5:55 PM CDT

French Company Launches Lingerie Line for Little Girls

Even 4-year-olds are included

(Newser) - What 4-year-old doesn't need a frilly bra and panty set? A French fashion line of lingerie aimed at children and teenage girls is making awkward waves thanks to photos of young models in risquè outfits and seductive poses, reports Fashionista . Jours Après Lunes claims to be "the...

4 in 5 College Kids Sext

study says

Jul 25, 2011 12:15 PM CDT

4 in 5 College Kids Sext

And a fifth of the messages get forwarded

(Newser) - Racy text-messaging is simply a part of college life, a study suggests: Some 78% of 200 students in a University of Rhode Island survey say they’ve received sexts, and 56% have gotten sexts containing pictures, Time reports. Most of these messages, it should be noted—about 73%—weren’t...

In College, More Virgins,
—and More Casual Sex

study says

Mar 31, 2011 11:17 AM CDT

In College, More Virgins, —and More Casual Sex

Studies find less commitment all the way around

(Newser) - The college life is getting more chaste—and more randy—at the same time, according to recent studies. A Stanford sociologist who surveyed a whopping 17,000 college students since 2005 found that a hefty 24% of seniors said they were virgins. That's a percentage on the rise, reports USA ...

Virginity Makes a Comeback

College Wrestles With Kinsey's Porn Collection

Indiana University wonders about showcasing his stag films

(Newser) - Indiana University is about to open a new cinema to show off the school's own film holdings—unremarkable until you consider that those holdings include 14,000 pornographic movies belonging to sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. Among those are 2,000 one-reel stag films going back to the 1920s, a unique...

Your Holiday Aphrodisiac
Is ... Pumpkin Pie?

Nov 25, 2010 1:41 PM CST

Your Holiday Aphrodisiac Is ... Pumpkin Pie?

Men apparently dig the scent, say researchers

(Newser) - From the scientists-with-too-much-time-on-their-hands department: They subjected men to various scents and concluded that the smell of pumpkin pie is the one that gets them in the mood most effectively. Or in researcher-speak: "The number one odor that enhanced penile blood flow was a combination of lavender and pumpkin pie....

Orgasms
Make
Women
'Invincible'

Nov 8, 2010 4:10 PM CST

Orgasms Make Women 'Invincible'

Nervous systems shut down, making it harder to feel pain

(Newser) - Orgasms are nice—so nice that, for women at least, they kinda make you invincible. Neuroscientists studied women pleasuring themselves while in MRI body scanners, to see what happens inside the brain during orgasm. They found that 30 different parts of the brain light up with pleasure so strong that...

New Sex Guru: Polish Priest

HE READS UP ON IT

Oct 24, 2010 9:02 AM CDT

New Sex Guru: Polish Priest

Father Ksawery Knotz takes on human sexuality

(Newser) - When you think "sex advice," chances are you don't think "celibate Catholic priest" in the same nanosecond. Meet Father Ksawery Knotz , the church's answer to Dan Savage—sort of. Author of tomes like Sex Is Divine, the Polish priest is making waves by taking a decidedly modern...

Sex Survey
Bares Gender
'Orgasm Gap'

Oct 4, 2010 4:48 AM CDT

Sex Survey Bares Gender 'Orgasm Gap'

Shocked? Men and women report different rates of female orgasm

(Newser) - Figures may not lie, but people do—especially, it seems, when it comes to sex. The most comprehensive study of Americans' sex lives since 1994 finds a strange "perception gap" related to orgasm: While 85% of the male respondents said their latest sexual partner had an orgasm, only 64%...

Sex Is Lame for 75%
of French Couples

Sex Is Lame for 75% of French Couples

More than 1 in 3 women have used 'Not tonight, honey...'

(Newser) - So much for France's reputation as home to the world's greatest lovers. More than three-quarters of French couples say they have bad sex lives, according to a new survey. More than one in three women admit to having used an excuse to get out of sex, the BBC reports, and...

Tea Party Senate Candidate
Opposes Masturbation

Sep 3, 2010 2:41 AM CDT

Tea Party Senate Candidate Opposes Masturbation

'Lust is adultery,' says Delaware's Christine O'Donnell

(Newser) - Now that's abstinence. Delaware Tea Party Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is opposed to masturbation because the Bible says "lusting in your heart" is the same as committing adultery and, as O'Donnell so correctly pointed out in a past MTV interview, "you can't masturbate without lust ." During a...

Debate about her 'sexual psychology' has raged for years

Dilation is reliable clue to sexuality: researchers

Dr. Robert Spitzer apologizes for study supporting 'gay cure' therapy

Jennifer Tyrrell launches petition for policy shift

In the cadaver of an 83-year-old. But critics aren't so sure

In hypersexual West, 'no sex' can be biggest taboo of all

Actress says Marilyn Monroe inspires her

For women, it's about half that: Study

Refutes 2005 study that found male bisexuality was unproven

Even 4-year-olds are included

And a fifth of the messages get forwarded

Studies find less commitment all the way around

More young people postponing first encounter: study

Indiana University wonders about showcasing his stag films

Men apparently dig the scent, say researchers

Nervous systems shut down, making it harder to feel pain

Father Ksawery Knotz takes on human sexuality

Shocked? Men and women report different rates of female orgasm

More than 1 in 3 women have used 'Not tonight, honey...'

'Lust is adultery,' says Delaware's Christine O'Donnell