http://sexcalumny.net Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:25:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings all! I noticed that we hadn't had much to say at all of late and that made me a bit sad. Especially since there are quite a few things topic wise that are being "discussed" lately or you know today! No, I am not talking about ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/10/08/abstinence/ Specifically, should it be required for girls around age 11 or 12, since that's the only issue that has so far made it to the big arenas. Texas tried and failed to make it a rule; Maryland is working on it next. But, obviously, it's not a black-and-white ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/09/10/poll-should-hpv-vaccination-be-mandatory/ Lately, it seems that the news is all about taking the fun out of sex. Everywhere you turn, the talking heads are registering shock or dismay or good old-fashioned schadenfreude about the latest homophobic lobbist to be caught in a bathroom looking for love, the latest teen idol whose ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/09/10/turn-us-on/ Readers, several months ago I pulled together as much information as I could regarding the HPV virus and the Gardasil vaccine. I also challenged you to begin your vaccination process before I finished mine. Well, today I took my third and final Gardasil shot. I am now protected against ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/09/07/gardasil-open-thread/ You all have probably already heard about it on the news or in a magazine, but a few weeks ago Gina Kolata reported survey results on how many sex partners heterosexual men and women had: 7 to 4, men lead. In a similar British study, 12.7 to 6.8, ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/08/27/poll-how-many-sex-partners-have-you-had/ Q11: I have a question about using vibrators. I use the Hitachi Magic Wand and one of my friends said that if I use it all the time I'm going to desensitize my clitoris. Is this true? It seems like it's almost the only way I can ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/08/27/excessive-vibrations/ Dear readers, Sometimes people have such burning questions about sex that they cannot wait for us, or Dan Savage, or Dr. Laura, or any other self-enthroned sexperts of the world - and so they turn to that most reliable of counselors, Google. Sometimes, wisely, Google and its ilk direct the wonderers here ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/08/13/sex-calumny-explains-it-all-for-you/ This poll is stolen shamelessly from Jezebel.com, although it has been stripped of the charm and snark peculiar to that site. But it is an irresistible question, posed mainly to the female readers (although, naturally, it is anonymous and open to everyone): [poll=10] If you go over and check out the ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/08/13/poll-when-did-you-first-learn-how-to-orgasm/ [poll=8] [poll=9] Now the obvious question we'd like you to answer in comments would be: Which toys? In case anyone is interested, Sex Calumny would like to start posting reviews of sex toys in addition to our reviews of films and books. Some of us remember our first embarrassing and bewildering ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/08/06/two-polls-about-toys/ His body slackens and his weight falls on me. It’s over. Finished. Finito. The deed done and by God, hopefully, it was good. Then it starts: the trickles of sweat cool; the skin feels taunt and sticky; my mouth is dry. After the mountainous rush of endorphins that mark the ... http://sexcalumny.net/2007/08/06/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-embrace-the-awkward-silence/