So Last Week 185

In this week’s So Last Week, it’s so Miley. Plus, Chelsea Manning and the clit rodeo, a cuddling mattress and ex-sex. It’s all sex news you may have missed.

  • Miley Cyrus joins the boys club. (Salon)
  • Lessons Miley teaches on sexuality. (Philly.com)
  • Miley Cyrus’ “slutiness” is the least of our problems. (Ms.)
  • RIP Islan Nettles. (news.yahoo)
  • Aunt Kate Bornstein‘s open letter to Chelsea Manning. (Out)
  • When’s the last time you rode on a clitoris? You can - at the Clit Rodeo. (HuffPo)
  • IRS gives the green light for gay couples to file joint tax returns. (BusinessInsider)
  • A mattress that makes it easier to cuddle. (NPR)
  • How ex-sex can help you move on. (ioL)
  • The Red Light district goes dancing, for a cause, but is it against sex trafficking or sex work? (Upworthy)
  • Why this video needs to bugger off. (Eithnecrow)
  • Porn valley’s positive HIV test spurs investigation. (LATimes)
  • Goats are turned on by animal porn and 5 other oddly human animal sex facts. (Cracked)

So Last Week 184

In this week’s So Last Week: Sex News You May Have Missed, 365 days of sex. Chelsea Manning. What being polyamorous does for tradition. GQ dives into cuddling and OhJoySexToy, the coolest new (NSFW) sex toy review site.

  • F*!k report: What happened when one woman had sex every day for a year. (HuffPo)
  • Bradley Manning becomes Chelsea Manning. (Gawker)
  • The spectacular rise, and fall, of a Hollywood executive and his penis. (LATimes)
  • What being poly means for tradition. (TheGuardian)
  • Sex assignment surgery on a child is ruled unconstitutional. (SPLCenter)
  • Meet the gay Russian teenager using twitter to combat homophobia. (VICE)
  • Stuff not to say to your single 30-something friend. (XOJane)
  • GQ’s “expert” guide to cuddling. (GQ)
  • Do women want a hookup app? (Salon)
  • The Lusty Lady is closing it’s legs doors. (ABCNews)
  • Oh Joy Sex Toy, a comic book review of sex toys. (ohjoysextoy)

So Last Week 183

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, California passes a law for transgender students and Germany acknowledges a third gender for newborns. One woman’s story about what happens when her parents choose her partner. Plus, a father’s “fucking awesome” letter to his daughter and the sexiest ad for testicular cancer…ever! It’s all so last week.

  • California passes historic law for transgender students. (ABCNews)
  • Germany becomes the first country to implement third gender birth certificates. (RT)
  • A Warning from 1890: Sex Scandals Make Us Stupid. (TheAtlantic)
  • Lessons learned when it’s all over. (NYT)
  • An arranged marriage and all the thinking that comes with it. (Slate)
  • Instead of opting out of marriage, innovate it. (FastCompany)
  • Does Fifty Shades of Grey perpetuate abusive relationships? (TheFrisky)
  • Colbert introduces you to Johnny Cummings, the gay mayor of Vicco, Kentucky. (HuffPo)
  • Malecancer.org knows how to make men touch themselves. (AdsoftheWorld)
  • G.I. Joe’s secret past. (TomDispatch)
  • Dear Daughter: I hope you have some fucking awesome sex. (theferrett)
  • Why we’re still together after 25 years. (FreddyandEddy)
  • Linda Lovelace is not a porn star. (Slate)
  • Six toxic relationship habits most people thing are normal. (MarkManson)

So Last Week 182

In this week’s sex in the news, a gay couple gets Rosa Park-ed on a bus. Sex objects. Google Glass Porn. Gay Muslims in Turkey and is sex with a robot considered cheating? It’s all so last week.

  • Gay couple asked to sit in back of bus gets an apology. (NPR)
  • Are you your own sex object? (PsychologyToday)
  • James Deen makes first-ever Google glass porn. (Motherboard.Vice)
  • Gay Muslims in Turkey. Torn between religion and sexuality. (TheSunDaily)
  • If you had sex with a robot, would that be cheating? (SmithsonianMag)
  • Swedish male swimmers warned to cover their penises. (CNN)
  • Hugo Schwyzer decides he’s done navigating porn. (MercuryNews)
  • Two mile high club members go too far. (TheSmokingGun)
  • What do the Sopranos, Tristan Taormino and Toni Bentley have in common? (GVBlog)
  • Dude who stole a computer gets busted over porn filter. (KRMG)
  • A dating website for gluten free singles. (Geekologie)
  • No Messiah for you. (AATTP)

So Last Week 181

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, gay rights and the Russian olympics. The trailer for First Comes Love, a new documentary on single motherhood. Sexual edging. What Detroit’s declaration of bankruptcy has to do with a giant Crisco can and the case for sex with mythical creatures. It’s so last week.

  • To boycott the Russian Olympics or not to boycott, that is the question. (Progressive.org)
  • Orange Is The New Black’s sexual edging and the truth behind going still before orgasm. (Cosmopolitan)
  • A woman responds to being raped at 55. (Slate)
  • Pregnant and single at 41, what one film director did about it. (Salon)
  • What’s in a (porn) name? (Buzzfeed)
  • In honor of the recent National Orgasm Day, a list of DB’s 10 best orgasms in movies. (TheDailyBeast)
  • In Detroit, the fist + Crisco becomes the butt of the joke. (Inquisitr)
  • “An open letter to the guy who called my PARENTS regarding whether or not I have raw-dog sex with my husband.” A must-read and bitchin’ response from sexologist Jill McDevitt. (Sexologist.tumblr)
  • The case for fucking mermen, gnomes and other mythical creatures. (Jezebel)
  • Big women rejoice at the BBW Fanfest. (LVReviewJournal)
  • Smartphone dating. Not necessarily the text best thing. (LATimes)
  • Going public: Blow job in the stands keeps the (volley)balls bobbing (NSFW). (Deadspin)

 

So Last Week 180

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, proud to be small. Sex addiction: file under not a disorder. Virginia Johnson goes to the Master in the sky. Anthony’s weiner has a new name and ten things you should never say to a trans person. It’s all so last week.

  • Smallest penis contest winner tells why he’s proud to be less endowed. (Gothamist)
  • Sex addiction is not a real disorder. (MedicalNewsToday)
  • Although, sexting addiction may be for Anthony Weiner. Yep, meet Carlos Danger. (WashingtonPost)
  • 10 things you should never say to a trans person (even if they’ve been said before). (JustinCascio)
  • R.I.P. Virginia Johnson, legendary sex researcher who literally touched so many sex lives. (NBCNews)
  • Philanthropist. Family man. Sex toy tycoon. Meet Detroit’s Tom Nardone. (Slate)
  • Is vaginal steaming the new Xanax? (refinery29)
  • Squishy fetus toys bring tears to children’s eyes. (Jezebel)
  • A mother’s plan for talking to her daughter about sex. (HoustonPress)
  • Two years ago, he was she, and she was he. Meet the teenage couple who swapped genders. (TheSun)
  • In England, porn blocking is debated. “There’s no silver bullet for porn.” (PaulBernal)

 

So Last Week 179

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, the evolution of kink. Fapstinence. Marriage is so 1950′s. The body hair conundrum, the Squildo and more. It’s all so last week.

  • The turn-on switch: Fetish theory, post-Freud. (NYMag)
  • In defense of masturbation. (Gawker)
  • Life without sex. (NYT)
  • U.S. marriage rates plummet. (LiveScience)
  • Body hair. No matter what you do, you’re doing it wrong. (Jezebel)
  • Sex, lies and research. (SMH.au)
  • Family Research Council declares we’re in an era of “pagan sexuality.” (Examiner)
  • A woman who had sex with her cat is pissed because “everybody knows.” (TheSmokingGun)
  • Igor Stravinsky and his affairs of the homosexual kind. (LATimes)
  • The birth control comparison chart. (DodsonandRoss)
  • Part squid, part dildo, meet the Squildo. (Etsy)

So Last Week 178

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, why George W. Bush won’t discuss gay marriage. Indiana, same-sex couples and how applying for a marriage license is a felony. Epic rant and epic ending in Texas. My mother’s abortion and naked models take over Times Square. It’s all so last week.

  • Why George W. Bush won’t discuss gay marriage. (HuffPo)
  • There’s a new law in town, Indiana. And in this law, it’s a felony for same-sex couples to apply for a marriage license. (TheNewCivilRightsMovement)
  • Young women literally gets carried away after an epic rant on reproductive rights in Texas. (DailyKos)
  • Gay is not the new black. (RHRealityCheck)
  • A civilian crime analyst, a police force and a widespread sex scandal. (BusinessInsider)
  • My mother’s abortion. (NYTimes)
  • “Positive chlamydia and gonorrhea results go up by about 30% in SF after Burning Man.” Exciting things learned when working in a women’s clinic. (Jezebel)
  • How often do people make mistakes when it comes to using condoms? (Lehmiller)
  • Notes from a 9 month pregnant CEO. (Kveller)
  • Transgendered men captured on camera. (Slate)
  • Truly a miracle. Stef Woods celebrates life. (CityGirlBlogs)
  • Have you check out the hot heeb of the day? (HotHeeb)
  • NSFW: Naked models Times Square takeover. (Gothamist)

So Last Week 177

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, the UK’s outing of trans people. Chile, children and abortion. Gendercide. Foot Orgasm Syndrome and Barbie got back. It’s all so last week.

  • In the UK, it’s against the law for trans people to not expose their birth gender before sex. (VICE)
  • Child’s pregnancy sets off abortion debate in Chile. (USAToday)
  • Gendercide: Sex selection and the potential to skew future generations. (Guardian)
  • Foot Orgasm Syndrome. Who knew? (CBS)
  • “OMFG.” Little girl brave scares off armed pedophile. (Bust)
  • The new prostitutes. (NYT)
  • FAQ for churches in the era of gay marriage. (SexualIntelligence)
  • Photo sesh: Men in the girlfriend’s clothes. (LaughingSquid)
  • Barbie got back. What Barbie would look like if she was actually based on a real woman. (HuffPo)
  • Reclaiming vanilla sex. (Kink.ly)
  • Tearjerker alert: Truly learning to love our gay son. (HuffPo)
  • Meet the meat rock. (Grist)

So Last Week 176

In this week’s sex news you may have missed, Wendy Davis: America’s new sweetheart. The condom conundrum. After Stonewall, pics from vintage pride parades. Actress Ellen Page speaks out on feminist porn. The Supreme Court shines. It’s all so last week.

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So last weekend: Dikes on Bikes. Gay Pride SF. Love Won! Dixie DLT rides the human pony.

  • Texas abortion bill SB5 fails to pass. (Inquistr)
  • Here’s how it all went down in Texas. (Medium)
  • Sex news you probably already know: DOMA Down. (HuffPo)
  • And the Supreme Court also clears the way for same-sex marriage in California. (LATimes)
  • Transgendered first-grader wins right to use girls’ restroom. (CNN)
  • Getting men to want to use condoms. (NYT)
  • A first hand account of a teacher/student affair that wasn’t all bad. (Guardian)
  • What RKB has learned from reading about hundreds of strangers’ sex lives. (Slate)
  • Texas republican says mankind has existed without sex ed for this long, so let them linger longer. (Politico)
  • Vintage pride parade pics. (Brainpickings)
  • So two weeks ago: When men want to talk about abortion. (TheAtlantic)
  • Actor Ellen Page supports the making of feminist pornography. (news.com.au)
  • Why BDSM might be the sanest sex out there. (Kinkly)
  • Human vagina breaks up a fight between a life-size dick and a real one. (LaughingSquid)
  • Tampons be cray. (HeadoftheCrass)
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