Posts Tagged ‘sex’
Feeling Conflicted About Matt Gaetz’s Sex Scandal
I viewed the New York Times‘ report about Matt Gaetz’s sex scandal with mixed emotions. On the one hand, I am glad to see the political career of Gaetz, a despicable figure and “Trump ally,” coming to an apparent end. His toadying, pandering, and posturing on behalf of far-right-wing political fantasies are loathsome, and maybe his…
Read MoreStrange Bedfellows, Indeed
What do a deputy sheriff and a porn star have in common? I’ll get to the sheriff’s deputy in moment. But first, let’s talk about Ron Jeremy. The Case of Porn Star Ron Jeremy This is not meant in any sense to be en exculpation of porn star Ron Jeremy, who is very famous and…
Read MoreWhere Do the Legs Go?
It’s hard to tell who gives more awful sex advice: the media or the experts. Much of the media’s depiction of sex seems directed at 14-year-olds, who can’t figure out where the legs go. The experts seem completely hung up on making people feel good about themselves, which is not really the name of…
Read MoreThe Media Hothouse of Sanctimony and Jeff Toobin
Joe Berkowitz’s prissy “Four Minute Read,” a Fast Company article called “I can’t believe we need to say this, but it’s never okay to masturbate during a work meeting,” unloads on Jeff Toobin as a kind of media-celebrity sex offender. Berkowitz reminds us of the “unspoken precedent of never whipping your dick out during office hours.”…
Read MorePreoccupation With Masturbation Raises Questions
A recent sex advice column in Slate raises questions about a preoccupation with masturbation. Specifically, how much is too much during a pandemic? A woman seeking advice thinks her boyfriend’s masturbation is excessive, and she reports that his behaviour is driving her “insane.” Fair enough. Absurd Advice About Masturbation The advice seeker sounds reasonable to…
Read MoreCoronavirus Fears: Avoiding Sex Service Providers and Stockpiling Toilet Paper
According to the Associated Press, brothels are closing in Europe, where sex “providers” are legal, because the demand is drying up because of the coronavirus pandemic. Prostitution is illegal in the United States and semi-legal in Canada, but demand is drying up here, too. And on both sides of the Pond, the “SPs” (Service Providers)…
Read MoreYou’d Be Lucky to Find a Valentine Like Stormy Daniels
Today is Valentine’s Day! And a number of readers of my book Stormy’s World are asking themselves, has Stormy Daniels ruined this special day with lust rather than love? Mais non! Not at all! For Stormy, every day is Valentine’s Day! She has never been a figurehead for emotionless coupling. Those deep eyes breathe attachment,…
Read MoreTransgender Isn’t a Disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just abolished transgender as a disorder. In its guide to diseases, WHO has replaced “gender identity disorder” with “marked incongruence” between gender at birth and current gender. Sexual Variants Are Not Disorders So, once again, psychiatry follows the headlines! It’s not science, it’s public relations. The initial mistake was…
Read MoreCan Colleges Ban Porn?
Catholic universities, and other religious institutes of higher learning, have a right to maintain codes of morality that they see as consistent with their religious beliefs. If they think porn contradicts those beliefs, they have a right to prohibit it from campuses, including virtual premises. They have the right. But are they wise in doing…
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