Funny sex facts
We’re not sure if these facts are “funny”—but they’re sure interesting to ponder! And what about the pairing of these two sexual behaviors?
(via sexpositive)
Sex Education Gets Directly to Youths, Via Text
When family and school fail to answer questions about sex, young people find access to information through text-chat programs and internet sites.
My favorite part of this NYT article, “Sex education is a thorny subject for most school systems; only 13 states specify that the medical components of the programs must be accurate. ”
Read the full article here.
What was your high school sex ed like?
We think this is one of the difficulties of sex ed at the college level—everyone comes in with such diverse high school experiences. At the end of the day, though, there remains a deep need for basic, medically-accurate, holistic, and inclusive sex education for all age groups and experiences. Thoughts?
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Alright, listen up. I’m only gonna say this once
Virginity is EXACTLY what you make it.
If it’s important to you, it’s important.
If it’s not important to you, it’s not important.
If it’s physical to you, it’s physical.
If it’s emotional to you, it’s emotional.
Because it’s your goddamn body and your goddamn life and nobody can tell you what is or isn’t important to you. So if you’re a virgin, that’s awesome. If you’re not, that’s also awesome. If you define virginity as vaginal sex, or anal sex, or oral sex, or kissing, or whatever, that’s awesome. If you think virginity is a stupid concept, that’s awesome. Because virginity is about how YOU think about YOUR body and YOUR relationship with it and with other people.
So stop slut-shaming and stop talking about what age you “should” lose it and stop talking about how people who have lost it are bad and people who haven’t lost it are bad and how people who save it or don’t save it for marriage are better. As long as you are happy and healthy and comfortable with YOUR decisions about YOUR OWN BODY, well that’s fucking great, and anyone who can say that deserves your respect.
”— Martha, Sex Week at Harvard blog→
Adorable and informational self exam guides from I heart guts!
It’s a new year—don’t forget to keep yourself healthy! See everyone on the other side!
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It's High Time for Conception: Studies Show Peak Times, Weather for Sex
Getting randy this holiday season? You’re not the only one. This Daily Beast round-up of studies on conceptions and sexual behavior tells us:
Studies show that the most common birthday—the one shared by the largest number of people nationwide—is September 16. This means most babies are conceived during the winter holiday season—hey, that’s right around now. When else do couples get lucky? At midnight, during spring break, when it rains, and when they haven’t just lost their jobs, recent research reveals.
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3. People are 17 times more likely to have sex at midnight than at 10 a.m.
4. When the tax benefits of having a child are increased by $500, the probability of that child being conceived so as to be born during the last week of December rises by 27 percent.
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7. Sunday is the least popular day for sex; Friday and Saturday are 18 percent more popular.
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11. Eleven percent of women and 55 percent of men expect to have sex during spring break.
And 25 percent of women and 28 percent of men actually do have spring-break sex, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of Sex Research.
Is any of it surprising? Stay safe and healthy and enjoy your holidays!
Sex by Numbers: Polyamory has gone from being a fringe scene to a veritable subculture. But can having multiple partners ever be widely accepted?
It turns out that, no matter how successful they’ve been at negotiating relationships, many polyamorists still have one foot in the closet. And in a world where monogamy is not only well-entrenched but vital to the workings of a property-based society, their scene may always remain marginal.
That realization has caused many “ethical sluts” to treat open relationships not only as a lifestyle but as a social cause.
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A 2009 Gallup poll showed that 92 percent of Americans think that having an extramarital affair is morally wrong. That’s about twice as many as those who condemn gay and lesbian relationships, and three times as many as those who oppose the death penalty. Which is to say that as a culture, we’re intractably wedded to the idea of a solid matrimonial bond. We’re more amenable to the idea of legally killing someone than the idea of wrecking a marriage.
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Kate agreed. “Nonmonogamous people can cheat,” she said. “It’s just about being a dishonest schmuck. If you do it right, it’s supposed to be thoughtful. You’re supposed to do a lot of ‘checking in’ and talking things to death.”
The personal remains political?
What does reteaching gender and sexuality mean to you?
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