Why Have All Human Cultures, Unlike Many Mammalian Species, Evolved to Value Sexual Privacy?
Acts of public sex typically represent a reversal of cultural norms.
Straight Life With a Rainbow Flag
To be mistaken for the oppressed is to momentarily become the oppressed.
Fetish or Orientation? The Case of Men Wearing Female Masks
The use of latex masks during sex could be an example of autogynephilila, an orientation in which a biological heterosexual male is aroused to the idea of being or becoming a woman.
Embrace Your Small Penis
It's no longer standard in pediatrics to turn a baby with a small penis into a girl, but there are lots of areas of health care where good intentions pave the way for scientifically-questionable medical procedures.
How Being a Gay Boy Is Like Having a Physiological Problem With Milk
Both involve underlying biological states, but it's the cultural setting that determines whether suffering will occur.
Putting You at Risk: Why It’s Critical That Health Agencies Cooperate With Reporters
Federal, state, and local health agencies are shutting down traditional lines of communication in increasing numbers, but public health, history shows, is profoundly affected by mainstream media.
Are We Getting Any Better at Caring for Children With Atypical Sex?
Specialists have moved away from sex-changing baby males with small penises and recommending vaginoplasties in very young children as they become less phobic about sex atypical (but healthy) organs.
Does Monogamy Really Drive Us to Drink?
Another example of how correlation does not equal causation.
Pink Boys: What’s the Best Way to Raise Children Who Might Have Gender Identity Issues?
There are three basic approaches: therapeutic, accommodating, and supportive.