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  1. The Psychology of Human Sexuality, 3rd ed. by Justin J. Lehmiller, 2023

    The Psychology of Human Sexuality is a comprehensive guide to major theoretical perspectives on human sexuality and the vast diversity of sexual attitudes and behaviors around the world, with broad coverage of topics including anatomy, gender and sexual orientation, sexual behaviors, sexual difficulties and solutions, sex work and pornography.

    #books
    #nonfiction
    #textbook
    #psychology
    #sexuality

  2. sensualtouchthejournal.wordpre

    Sex can be physical closeness without true presence. You can touch and be touched while still escaping your own body. Tantra asks something deeper: are you truly where your body is? 🌿

    #Tantra #Sexuality #Intimacy #BodyAwareness #MentalHealth

  3. 'Empathy is the most radical of human emotions': Gloria Steinem's life in quotes
    By Tessa Flemming

    Gloria Steinem was a trailblazing figure in women's liberation with words and impact that echoed across the globe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/glo

    #Feminism #Sexuality #WomensRights #TessaFlemming

  4. 'Empathy is the most radical of human emotions': Gloria Steinem's life in quotes
    By Tessa Flemming

    Gloria Steinem was a trailblazing figure in women's liberation with words and impact that echoed across the globe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/glo

    #Feminism #Sexuality #WomensRights #TessaFlemming

  5. 'Empathy is the most radical of human emotions': Gloria Steinem's life in quotes
    By Tessa Flemming

    Gloria Steinem was a trailblazing figure in women's liberation with words and impact that echoed across the globe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/glo

    #Feminism #Sexuality #WomensRights #TessaFlemming

  6. 'Empathy is the most radical of human emotions': Gloria Steinem's life in quotes
    By Tessa Flemming

    Gloria Steinem was a trailblazing figure in women's liberation with words and impact that echoed across the globe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/glo

    #Feminism #Sexuality #WomensRights #TessaFlemming

  7. 'Empathy is the most radical of human emotions': Gloria Steinem's life in quotes
    By Tessa Flemming

    Gloria Steinem was a trailblazing figure in women's liberation with words and impact that echoed across the globe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/glo

    #Feminism #Sexuality #WomensRights #TessaFlemming

  8. New demonym just mutated: gender/queer.
    As in genderqueer or ... Sexqueer?
    I gotta be honest, I still adore the simpliciry of MOGAI, tbqh.
    Speakable, categorised, and (not completely, unfortunately, but mostly) inclusive.
    I know queer isn't something every member of mistreatment person interactions is comfortable with.
    There probably isn't "a" solution.
    I do like gender/queer for most cis hets and MOGAI for in-group comms.

    #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq2IA #lgbt2sqia #queer #queers #queerdom #gender #sexuality #orientation #SexualOrientation #identity #identityTheft #person #people #peoples

  9. BlueSky Is A Platform For Attention Whores With No Standards

    I’m convinced that Bluesky is the platform for attention-whores who perform and humiliate themselves for validation and affirmation. It’s really sad. I don’t feel bad when bad things happen to them as a consequence because they were already warned, yet they prioritize fitting into a culture and refuse to deal with their feelings of inadequacy. The reason they stay is that the bar is low for meaningful engagement, allowing them to indulge in their obsessions and compulsions while being rewarded for self-destructive behavior. It truly is quite pathetic.

    I initially joined Bluesky for the sexual content because people on Mastodon have little interest in sex and much more elaborate norms around sexuality. Contrary to what people think of me, I don’t actually use social media in the conventional way most people do. I view it on an abstract, non-algorithmically served layer via my network analysis tools, and I interact with YouTube in a very constrained way. So, I wasn’t aware of how bad things were until I started using Bluesky conventionally. The men on Bluesky are just plain repulsive to me. Desperation, neediness, lack of independence, and obsessively posting about a single topic (like sex, religion, or politics), instead of developing a genuine hobby that demonstrates skill, progress, and mastery, are major turn-offs. I find a lack of standards absolutely disgusting.

    For example, if someone abhorrent gives you a compliment, you don’t accept it. If an abhorrent person follows you, you block them. Yet what I see are men posting sexual content and seeking attention and validation from anyone, regardless of who it’s coming from. If I look through someone’s activity and see nothing but low-effort posts interacting with nothing but sexual content or obsessive engagement with that type of content, I lose interest immediately.

    A reason why my husband has held my attention for over a decade is that there is always something new with him. He is always randomly looking into developing a new skill. One day, he started randomly speaking Mandarin to me, which I did not know he knew how to speak. He had told me he had been learning Mandarin. Yes, my husband is neurodivergent and his interests are cars, but that doesn’t displace all other things. Another reason why my husband holds my attention is that he can keep a conversation going and match anyone’s changes. It’s not one ritualistic or compulsive thing every single fucking day.

    A very real consequence of the lack of standards in gay sexual spaces, especially given that many misogynistic, homophobic far-right men suppress their homosexual attractions, is that many of the fetishes in gay sexual spaces are reminiscent of manosphere content. Because of what I do for a living, I have access to audience segmentation metrics and social embeddings of how content is served. Manosphere content clusters with homoerotic content that men consume. At some point, obsession became so normalized that people stopped realizing it was problematic.

    Unless gay men set boundaries and tell manosphere bros, “we’re not having that,” you’ll see what I see on Bluesky. I’m actually very sexual myself, and I frequently go to bathhouses—those that have very explicit rules—sex parties, and orgies.

    The funny thing is that I have had plenty of really deep philosophical conversations sitting in the hot tub of a bathhouse with naked gay men. Because of health codes and all that, you can’t do sexual things in the pool or the hot tub, so those areas were places for genuine play and conversation, while spots like the saunas were the fuck spots. I recall a particularly interesting conversation I had with an older gay man who had been going to that bathhouse since the ’80s. He explained to me the social context of the HIV epidemic and how, basically, no one knew it was sexually transmitted, so everyone was still barebacking at that exact same bathhouse we were in.

    The issue here is people who fuck and sexually perform for awful people who want to murder them because they have absolutely no fucking standards and are so emotionally needy that they forgo all forms of self-preservation. I’m a computer scientist, so I have access to a lot of data tools. I can tell you for a fact that there is a strong correlation between men who want to murder gay men and trans people and the ones liking, engaging in parasocial dynamics with, and commenting in their replies. You’re willing to take sexual attention from people who want to kill you, and that blows my mind.

    In their minds, Bluesky is better if it is not a Nazi strip bar but a Nazi BDSM-furry-kink club? What the ever-loving fuck?! Honestly, I watch a lot of feminist content that rips manosphere content apart, so much so that I can instantly recognize coded things. The “fuck no!” moment for me is when I saw manosphere-coded things being fetishized in the ego networks of large gay adult content creators and OnlyFans creators in social network embeddings. It’s not like it is insidious. If I see it, everyone else sees it; they are just ignoring it because they are prioritizing sexual validation and their obsessions.

  10. BlueSky Is A Platform For Attention Whores With No Standards

    I’m convinced that Bluesky is the platform for attention-whores who perform and humiliate themselves for validation and affirmation. It’s really sad. I don’t feel bad when bad things happen to them as a consequence because they were already warned, yet they prioritize fitting into a culture and refuse to deal with their feelings of inadequacy. The reason they stay is that the bar is low for meaningful engagement, allowing them to indulge in their obsessions and compulsions while being rewarded for self-destructive behavior. It truly is quite pathetic.

    I initially joined Bluesky for the sexual content because people on Mastodon have little interest in sex and much more elaborate norms around sexuality. Contrary to what people think of me, I don’t actually use social media in the conventional way most people do. I view it on an abstract, non-algorithmically served layer via my network analysis tools, and I interact with YouTube in a very constrained way. So, I wasn’t aware of how bad things were until I started using Bluesky conventionally. The men on Bluesky are just plain repulsive to me. Desperation, neediness, lack of independence, and obsessively posting about a single topic (like sex, religion, or politics), instead of developing a genuine hobby that demonstrates skill, progress, and mastery, are major turn-offs. I find a lack of standards absolutely disgusting.

    For example, if someone abhorrent gives you a compliment, you don’t accept it. If an abhorrent person follows you, you block them. Yet what I see are men posting sexual content and seeking attention and validation from anyone, regardless of who it’s coming from. If I look through someone’s activity and see nothing but low-effort posts interacting with nothing but sexual content or obsessive engagement with that type of content, I lose interest immediately.

    A reason why my husband has held my attention for over a decade is that there is always something new with him. He is always randomly looking into developing a new skill. One day, he started randomly speaking Mandarin to me, which I did not know he knew how to speak. He had told me he had been learning Mandarin. Yes, my husband is neurodivergent and his interests are cars, but that doesn’t displace all other things. Another reason why my husband holds my attention is that he can keep a conversation going and match anyone’s changes. It’s not one ritualistic or compulsive thing every single fucking day.

    A very real consequence of the lack of standards in gay sexual spaces, especially given that many misogynistic, homophobic far-right men suppress their homosexual attractions, is that many of the fetishes in gay sexual spaces are reminiscent of manosphere content. Because of what I do for a living, I have access to audience segmentation metrics and social embeddings of how content is served. Manosphere content clusters with homoerotic content that men consume. At some point, obsession became so normalized that people stopped realizing it was problematic.

    Unless gay men set boundaries and tell manosphere bros, “we’re not having that,” you’ll see what I see on Bluesky. I’m actually very sexual myself, and I frequently go to bathhouses—those that have very explicit rules—sex parties, and orgies.

    The funny thing is that I have had plenty of really deep philosophical conversations sitting in the hot tub of a bathhouse with naked gay men. Because of health codes and all that, you can’t do sexual things in the pool or the hot tub, so those areas were places for genuine play and conversation, while spots like the saunas were the fuck spots. I recall a particularly interesting conversation I had with an older gay man who had been going to that bathhouse since the ’80s. He explained to me the social context of the HIV epidemic and how, basically, no one knew it was sexually transmitted, so everyone was still barebacking at that exact same bathhouse we were in.

    The issue here is people who fuck and sexually perform for awful people who want to murder them because they have absolutely no fucking standards and are so emotionally needy that they forgo all forms of self-preservation. I’m a computer scientist, so I have access to a lot of data tools. I can tell you for a fact that there is a strong correlation between men who want to murder gay men and trans people and the ones liking, engaging in parasocial dynamics with, and commenting in their replies. You’re willing to take sexual attention from people who want to kill you, and that blows my mind.

    In their minds, Bluesky is better if it is not a Nazi strip bar but a Nazi BDSM-furry-kink club? What the ever-loving fuck?! Honestly, I watch a lot of feminist content that rips manosphere content apart, so much so that I can instantly recognize coded things. The “fuck no!” moment for me is when I saw manosphere-coded things being fetishized in the ego networks of large gay adult content creators and OnlyFans creators in social network embeddings. It’s not like it is insidious. If I see it, everyone else sees it; they are just ignoring it because they are prioritizing sexual validation and their obsessions.

  11. Should coins depict sexual acts? Some did.

    The British Museum has a collection of coins or tokens that Romans may have used to obtain entry to brothels, to pay prostitutes, or—if they didn't speak Latin—to indicate what they would like. The exact purpose of these coins is unclear, but they depicted sex acts between men as well as between men and women.

    Today, stigma affects prostitutes and the participants alike. In ancient Rome it was more socially acceptable, though views varied. Brothels were a staple in vacation cities like Pompeii and Herculaneum—both cities were "frozen" in time, which is helpful for archaeologists studying Roman culture. Brothels used this form of coinage about 2,000 years ago. These coins, or spintriae, were not in general circulation.

    Most are brass, about 2½ centimeters or 1 inch in diameter with an image on one side and a Roman numeral from I to XVI on the other side.

    #BritishMuseum #spintria #coin #sex #sexuality #prostitution #SexWork #hetero #lgbt

  12. Who REALLY Watches Porn? 4 Surprising Truths

    Originally Published on November 4th, 2025 at 08:00 am

    When we think about who watches pornography, stereotypes often paint a simple, one-dimensional picture.

    These assumptions, however, are largely based on older research that relied on self-report surveys, a method notoriously prone to bias when dealing with a stigmatized topic. What happens when you set aside what people say they do and instead look at what they actually do online? 

    A massive new study did just that. Using objective, anonymized web-tracking data from 1,933 individuals across five countries, researchers identified 392 pornography consumers, providing one of the most accurate and nuanced portraits of this group to date.

    The results challenge many deeply held beliefs about age, gender, politics, and online behavior. 

    This article distills the four most counter-intuitive truths from this groundbreaking research, revealing a reality that is far more complex and fascinating than the stereotypes suggest.

    1. Viewers Are Creatures of Habit, Not Explorers

    The internet seems to offer an endless buffet of adult content, leading to the belief that pornography use is a relentless quest for novelty. The data, however, paints a picture not of explorers, but of creatures of habit.

    The study found that consumption is highly concentrated on a few dominant platforms, such as Pornhub, Xvideos, and Xhamster. 

    The most surprising statistic revealed a strong sense of brand loyalty and routine. Approximately 46% of users visited only a single, unique adult website during the entire three-month study period.

    This behavior suggests that for nearly half of all viewers, pornography is less about exploration and more about visiting a familiar, trusted source. 

    As the researchers note: 

    This suggests that pornography consumption is not as exploratory as assumed but rather characterized by routine engagement with familiar providers. 

    This finding is significant because it reframes consumption as a routine online habit, much like checking a favorite news site or social media platform, rather than a relentless quest for new stimulation. 

    2. It’s Not Just a Young Person’s Game 

    Conventional wisdom says porn is a young person’s fixation, a habit that fades with age.

    The data shows this is simply not true.

    Objective tracking reveals that pornography consumption is common across all age groups. It goes from young adulthood well into the 60s and beyond. 

    The data shows a clear trend, with consumption peaking among people in their 30s before seeing its most pronounced decline after age 60.

    However, the study’s key takeaway is that these variations between most adult age groups aren’t large enough to be statistically significant. This means, for the most part, engagement remains remarkably stable throughout adulthood. 

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    Pornography isn’t just a phenomenon of the “digitally native” youth. It’s an integrated part of online habits for a wide and diverse range of adults.

    3. Political Ideology is Surprisingly Irrelevant 

    In a hyper-partisan world, it’s easy to assume our media habits, even private ones, fall along political lines. But when it comes to pornography, a person’s political ideology is surprisingly irrelevant.

    When researchers compared who watches porn and non-watchers based on their self-reported political ideology on a scale from left to right, they found no statistically significant difference between the two groups.

    In simple terms, knowing a person’s political leaning gives you no predictive power in guessing whether or not they consume pornography. The user base is ideologically diverse and spans the entire political spectrum. 

    But the research did uncover an interesting twist. While personal ideology didn’t matter, media consumption habits showed a small but statistically significant difference. The study found pornography users tended to have slightly more centrist and balanced partisan media diets compared to non-users.

    Do you believe you have an online pornography addiction? Take the free Cyber Pornography Addiction Test (CYPAT) and have the results to speak with your therapist.

    4. The Gender Gap is More Complicated Than You Think

    One stereotype the data confirms is men are the primary consumer of pornography.

    But that’s where the simplicity ends.

    Digging into the web-tracking data revealed crucial nuances, showing female engagement is “more substantial than previously estimated” and challenging the idea of pornography as an exclusively male domain. This was especially clear when looking at cross-country variations.

    In Spain, for example, women constitute nearly 30% of pornography users.

    The study hypothesizes this may be linked to the country’s significant progress in gender equality, such as being the first nation to create a Ministry of Equality in 2004 and the third to legalize same-sex marriage in 2005, suggesting cultural shifts can directly influence female consumption patterns.

    The study also produced fascinating data on same-sex content.

    It found that 16.5% of male users watched gay pornography. A figure significantly higher than the 5-10% of men who typically identify as gay or bisexual in surveys.

    This complexity extends to lesbian content, which the study found was consumed by a higher percentage of male users (15.4%) than female users (9.4%), further challenging simple assumptions about consumption, gender, and sexual orientation.

    Conclusion

    The objective, behavioral data from this study makes one thing clear: the reality of pornography consumption is far more complex, habitual, and ideologically diverse than common stereotypes suggest.

    It is a widespread digital behavior that cuts across demographics in ways we are only just beginning to understand.

    As objective data continues to pull back the curtain on our private digital lives, what other deeply held assumptions about human behavior will be the next to fall?

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    Have you found yourself in legal trouble due to your sexual behavior? Seek assistance before the court mandates it, with Sexual Addiction Treatment Services.

    Are you looking for more reputable, data-backed information on sexual addiction? The Mitigation Aide Research Archive is an excellent source for executive summaries of research studies.

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  14. "In her preface #Hite argued that the canonical sexological works of the past 100 years – including the works of Sigmund #Freud, Alfred #Kinsey, and William #Masters and Virginia #Johnson – had constructed #femalesexuality “as essentially a response to male #sexuality and intercourse”. She set out to demonstrate that “female sexuality might have a complex nature of its own”.

    Hite argued #sex was a #culturalinstitution, not a biological one. Historically, men had defined sex in terms of their own needs and preferences, then mandated their preferences as biological."

    theconversation.com/orgasms-ar