The Bill and Linda Gates Foundation is offering a $100,000 prize to anyone that can come up with a condom that will not diminish pleasure. The catalyst for this contest was the Foundation’s struggle to stop the spread of AIDS in Africa. The Gates Foundation research shows that, Africans, like most Americans, don’t wear condoms …
Continue ReadingMinding your sex life.
When it comes to being present for your sex life, what you believe about sexuality can affect your sexual satisfaction and your ability to enjoy connecting with a partner. Everyone grows up with different social, familial and religious norms. For those who grew up in environments where sexuality was a taboo subject and discussion about …
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After reading an article about how sex education is taught in this country, I started to think about what I would teach if I were given the opportunity. There are so many conflicting ideas about what should and should not be taught to teens. Some people feel that if you expose teens to more information …
Continue ReadingWhy vibrators are like bras.
Sometimes I think I must be living in a cocoon. In my world, sex toys, vibrators in particular, are totally accepted. They are not shocking at all — kind of like up there with a bra. For example, you probably wouldn’t yell out at a cocktail party: “Oh yes, and this morning I bought this …
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