When Science and Social Justice Collide
In the battles between scientists and social justice activists, sometimes our democracy takes collateral damage.
Why Isn’t Sex Education a Part of Common Core?
Maybe it's not politically feasible, but most kids will need sexual knowledge more than Shakespearean verse to be functioning adults. Here's a sample curriculum.
The Problem With Sexual Arousal Studies
The vagina is not the homologue to the penis. Why do we keep treating it as such?
Why I Refer to My Husband, My Romantic Partner, and My Life Companion as My Mate
Even though I don't identify as a furry.
What If We Admitted to Children That Sex Is Primarily About Pleasure?
One mother makes up for the gaps in sex education.
Nature, Nurture, and a Third Option: Does Homosexuality Develop in the Womb?
Researchers of fraternal birth order effect argue that sexual orientation correlates with an individual’s number of older brothers. Could this help to explain the homophobia of some traditional religious societies?
What’s Wrong With Trying to Engineer Your Child’s Sexual Orientation?
Or, more specifically, what's wrong with taking a steroid, while you're pregnant, to try to increase the odds that your female fetus will someday grow up to be a straight woman who gives you grandchildren, and not a lesbian daughter more interested in puppies?
Leaning Out
By intentionally taking a step back from a career she worked hard to start, Alice Dreger estimates she has cost her family $750,000. Was it worth it?
Why Sex Research Is Worth Funding With Public Money
Sexuality is a fundamental component of the human experience, and it's one we need to have a better understanding of.
The Social Construction of Sex
Many of us probably get our core gender identities as much from our biological origins as we do from our gender educations.