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The Politics of Sex

Fri, 04/03/2009 - 12:39
Submitted by Betty Dodson

David Steinberg is a friend of mine who is currently writing a new SF Gate blog. His short piece on "The Politics of Sex" seemed appropriate to post as a follow up to our last video Podcast on "Going Public" or "Pubic" depending on how you read the word.

I've known for ages that along with the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Finance, etc., we must establish a Secretary of Sexuality. Until that happens, government will continue to marginalize those of us who don't conform to the formula of a heterosexual monogamous married couple with at least one child. It's time we stop pretending that represents all of us.

The Politics of Sex

It seems so obvious, yet never gets said, so let's put it on the table:

Sex is the number one political issue of these times.

I know: The economy is tanking. War is raging in Iraq, Afghanistan, and a dozen other places. Global warming is about to change the planet as we know it. It's not ALL about sex.

But if there is one core issue that defines and shapes the American political landscape at this particular moment in history, that issue would have to be sex.

Conservatives Biggest Porn Consumers

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 21:41
Submitted by Betty Dodson

Back in the nineties when I was on the advisory board for Xandria, the second largest sex toy company, they sent out a questionaire to learn more about their customers. Turned out that the most sex toys were bought by young Christian married couples who were Republicans. Go figure:

Americans may paint themselves in increasingly bright shades of red and blue, but new research finds one thing that varies little across the nation: the liking for online pornography.

A new nationwide study (pdf) of anonymised credit-card receipts from a major online adult entertainment provider finds little variation in consumption between states. 8 out of 10 Porn-consuming states voted Republican in the last election!