Sex and sexuality
Sex and sexuality
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My take on ‘Venus in Furs’ as a modern-day dominatrix
My experiences as a 21st-century femdom echo the gendered themes that feature in Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 novel
by Gia Marcos
Animals
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Same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals evolved to keep the peace
Although these new findings can’t tell us much about human sexuality, they could help to solve an evolutionary paradox
by Shayla Love
Sacred places
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Nan Shepherd delved into a queer erotic kinship with nature
In the Highlands, Nan Shepherd found an erotic kinship with nature: ‘The Living Mountain’ a core text for queer ecology
by Melissa Matthewson
Violence and aggression
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The details of the situation shape whether a sexual assault occurs
The details of the situation play a powerful role in whether a sexual assault happens. That’s something we can influence
by Betsy Levy Paluck & Ana Gantman
Stigma and taboo
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It’s a fraught choice: come out, or conceal yourself?
For those who face the threat of prejudice, the possibility of concealing their identity means weighing up conflicting goals
by Joel Le Forestier
Stories and literature
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Young women were the true originators of the Grimms’ Tales
Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella – the old fairy tales are full of female lust and hope, and most were told by women
by Christine Lehnen
Sex and sexuality
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Does porn harm or help? Gender could matter in a surprising way
Whether porn use benefits or harms young adults’ sex lives is a contentious question. Data suggest some (nuanced) answers
by Nicolas Sommet & Jacques Berent
Animals
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Sex lives of the pygmy seahorses – a hidden, miniature marvel
Randy females, pregnant males and breeding quartets: the secret sex lives of the pygmy seahorses of Sulawesi in Indonesia
by Richard Smith
Sex and sexuality
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Human bodies change through life. So does our sexuality
Sexual identity is more than sexual orientation. It develops and changes as our bodies develop and change through our lives
by Jana Byars
Sex and sexuality
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The sex tech to come could offer more than ‘the real thing’
Sexbots and other artificial lovers might arouse discomfort, but their continued advances could have unexpected upsides
by Rob Brooks
Spirituality and religion
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From sexual union to the divine – the teachings of Ibn al-‘Arabi
The Sufi scholar Ibn al-‘Arabi was a divine lover who saw the initial act of creation mirrored in the male-female union
by Heba Yosry
Love
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Your partner’s infidelity needn’t be a relationship catastrophe
Infidelity needn’t end a relationship: many people have affairs for reasons that have nothing to do with their partner
by Dylan Selterman