As more college courses on sexuality crop up across the country, so do the complaints from students that professors have taken it too far. Hugo Schwyzer, a professor who teaches about gender and sexuality, explains why he’ll never ask his students about their sexual habits. As college courses on sexuality proliferate, professors across the country […]
In response to The New York Times “Are Modern Men Manly Enough,” Abigail Collazo asserts that rather than debating what a “real man” or woman looks like, we should focus on just being better people instead. This weekend’s New York Times “Room for Debate” asks whether today’s men are “manly enough”: “A-list actors are getting facials in […]
Lynn Beisner got pregnant when she was very young after a fling with a guy she didn’t love. She planned an abortion, but miscarried instead. You can call her lucky, but because she chose abortion, you should still call her a slut and a murderer, she says. Recently a group of pro-choice women decided to […]
Originally appeared on Kiki & Tea. Republished here with permission. When I was in my early 20s I would regularly visit brothels or use the services of escorts. I was first encouraged to visit sex workers by a female friend of mine. She knew I was going through a dry period and one of her […]
Sure she’s a feminist, but Clarisse Thorn still likes the guy to make the first move. She shares the story of a recent pickup. Some people, including me, have theorized that uncertainty and ambiguity are key components of sexual attraction. You can definitely have too much of it, though, and sometimes it’s hilarious to watch the […]
Relationships are not always fair and balanced. But what happens when someone is in the “power position” and the depth of feelings are not reciprocal? Clarisse Thorn explores the question. A couple weeks ago, I gave you a piece on relationships where one partner is way more in love than the other. I wrote theoretically, and I […]
This originally appeared on In Our Words. Republished here with permission. In relationships, we get hung up on a lot of stuff that doesn’t matter too much, like whether or not they know who our favorite obscure indie director is or their weird chest hair pattern. People break up every day for all kinds of […]
This originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Republished here with permission. Where do our dreams for the perfect wedding come from? I found some answers to that tricky question recently, listening to a really smart undergraduate, Gillian Gualtera, defend her Sociology Honor’s thesis at Kenyon College. She presented some fascinating, and disturbing, answers after hundreds […]
