Shame continues to loom large in many women’s feelings about their own erotic imaginings.
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Strangulation has traditionally been viewed as a violent act and has long been recognised as an assault in criminal law.
If policing the audience during the play is necessary, perhaps the casting or the nudity needs reconsidering, otherwise both simply read as gimmicks.
A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged the idea that respectable women did not – and should not – experience sexual desire or have sex, except to please men or have children.
Sex, gender and sexual orientation shape every aspect of a person’s health and wellbeing. It’s hoped a new statement will balance how these factors are built into research design.
Oral sex conception, splash pregnancies and double pregnancies can all happen – albeit very, very occasionally.
Two main groups of followers are fighting over the real meaning of ‘tantra’. But in fact they have a lot to learn from one another.
Bringing discussion about aftercare into the negotiation of sexual consent encourages deeper conversations about what people want and need for safe, respectful and pleasurable sex.
A survey of thousands of young people has revealed choking during intercourse is more common than not. A third of people said they were first made aware of the practice as teenagers.
The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.
When should you start discussing sex with your child? It may be earlier than you think: It starts with consent.
Society should embrace various sources of sexual self-definition.
An estimated fifth of Londoners suffered from syphilis in the late 18th century and, behind closed doors, Regency Britons were engaged in extra martial affairs and even polyamory.
A new exhibition draws together two seemingly disparate but risqué artists who actually complement each other very well. And it’s not (just) because they both liked bums.
The ladies and gentlemen of the ton would have known a lot more about sex than the show would have you think.
The season three scene between Colin and Penelope got more than a few hearts racing. It’s a refrenshingly rare onscreen portrayal of a larger women in a passionate, sexual encounter.
Dating apps have changed how men interact with women when pursuing heterosexual relationships. A sexuality scholar writes about her experiences online, and her observations on changing masculinity.
People with disabilities are often treated like eternal children who can’t or shouldn’t have sex but their right to a sexual life should be respected
ABC comedy series White Fever highlights a type of racism that is nuanced and hard to detect, but is just as harmful to people of colour.
Sex on screen doesn’t have to be explicit. Luca Guadagnino’s new movie Challengers reminds us how sexy those illusive sex scenes can be.
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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