Sex

New research finds that country hits in recent years show an increased emphasis on short-term sexual conquest—and on the celebration of whiteness.

For a trio of anti-LGBT discrimination cases, the issue revolves around the meaning of one word: sex.

New research finds that the sexual double standard persists.

Science keeps showing us that sex also doesn't fit in a binary, whether it be determined by genitals, chromosomes, hormones, or skeletons.

Science shows that a binary model for sex doesn't hold up to human variation.

But frequent churchgoers and Biblical literalists have successfully resisted the temptation.

References to sex have increased in pop music over the decades, even as actual sexual behavior among adolescents has declined.

There are no available statistics on how many men discreetly remove their condoms during sex, an act known informally as stealthing.

New research finds male college students are genuinely confused about their partners' wishes.

Four crucial facts about race, sex, and biology that contradict this messy argument.

Extramarital sex has increased greatly for Americans in their 50s and 60s.

Young people are drinking and doing drugs less than ever before. What happened to the tawdriness of youth?

The Food and Drug Administration's approval of a pharmaceutical treatment for low sexual desire in women has launched a heated debate over the dangers and benefits of medicalizing sex.

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

In which we put on a little Barry White for you.

High-achieving women are told to be proud of what they’ve accomplished. But professional triumphs don’t fill emotional holes.

Researchers suggest such experiences are linked to underlying emotional issues.

Research suggests that the now-FDA-approved female libido-booster is—at least in part—a pharmaceutical ploy.

As the Internet makes X-rated material more accessible, more Americans are watching.

Or, asking ladies about penises.

New research finds the older woman-younger man dynamic is not uncommon, but it seldom plays out the way it does on television.

And violence might actually hurt sales, a new analysis suggests.

Is it possible that, for white men, sex with other men can function as the ultimate re-affirmation of straightness and privilege?

Pedophilia can be something you're born with. It's not an addiction, although pedophiles can be sex addicts and are often given addiction-type treatment. As a sex addict, I'm convinced we fail these people in ways that increase our risks.