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It's Less Likely Two People will Share Masturbation Without Making a Conscious Choice to Do So

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 22:19
Submitted by Eric Francis

I advocate choice in sexual matters. My promotion of shared masturbation is in alignment with the choice to abstain from, or have an alternative to, potentially pregnancy-creating sex. The logical thing for an “abstinence education” program to advocate would indeed be masturbation, sharing masturbation, shared fantasy, and so on.

However, these experiences promote sexuality, sexual consciousness and erotic sharing while avoiding the problems of unwanted pregnancy and the anxiety around STIs. They open up an erotic common ground that goes beyond gender politics.

Virgins, Teabagging & Sexually Repressed Republicans

Sat, 05/02/2009 - 12:50
Submitted by Carlin Ross

Dodson & Ross take on 20-something virgins, why we love teabagging, and "weiner in the bun".  

Sex Education as Liberation

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:33
Submitted by Carlin Ross

Thank you, Richard, for sending me the link to this wonderful piece on sex education by Courtney E Martin.

Her perspective is so refreshing because she steps past the debate over morality by asking a simple question: why don't we harness sexual energy for positive, personal growth?:

 "Part of the myopia comes from defining sex so narrowly. When we frame it as solely  heterosexual intercourse,  of course we obsess about pregnancy and STI risks. It's as if we offer  young people a worldview with 95 percent  of the frame blacked out. Touch, comfort, fantasy,  intimacy, experimentation, healing, not to mention  masturbation and other sexual practices  with no disease risks, are written out of the narrative altogether."

Why Don't We Teach Kids About Masturbation?

Sat, 03/15/2008 - 04:00
Submitted by Betty Dodson

Dear Betty,

First let me say that your website is amazing. The human body is a beautiful thing and definitely nothing to be ashamed of, and these wonderful stories about people's sexual experiences are something to be learned from. I have to say that while I haven't read any of your books or seen your videos, I like the messages that you deliver about sexuality, how it is something that is natural and far from sinful. Based on what I've seen from friends and from others stories, my relationship with my girlfriend is a little unusual and something that you might find interesting.