“Women Are Never Straight” – Researchers
A new study looking at what women find sexually arousing has found that their response can be classified as either bisexual or homosexual, but never totally heterosexual. Read More …
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Sexy Science: How We Look At Half Naked People
Scientific American reports on a psychology study about half-naked people and ideas of objectification. In six different experiments, a group of people were shown images of clothed and half-naked men and women and instructed to rate their mental capacities. Interestingly, the ratings weren’t influenced by gender. Put simply, men don’t objectify women more. It seems to be a human trait to think differently about people with less clothing. From the Read More …
Defining The “Harm” Of Porn
The Times Online has followed up last week’s opinion piece about teens and sex with an article headed Boys who see porn more likely to harass girls. The piece discusses Michael Flood’s report looking at existing research into the effects of porn on adolescents. “There is compelling evidence from around the world that pornography has negative effects on individuals and communities,” he told the Times. Naturally I sat right down Read More …
Research Suggests Women Don’t Like Naked Men
An article in the New York Times and other media sources today cites new research that suggests straight women aren’t necessarily turned on by naked men. The study, by Meredith Chivers from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Toronto, measured the genital responses of women to various images. It found that women were often more turned on by other women, although the researchers concluded that Read More …