The U.K.’s Cass Review Badly Fails Trans Children
A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe
The U.K.’s Cass Review Badly Fails Trans Children
A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe
What Do You Mean, Bisexual People Are ‘Risk-Taking’? Why Genetic Studies about Sexuality Can Be Fraught
A recent study on risk-taking and bisexuality made assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.
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Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. What Are We Learning?
A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.
How to Close the ‘Orgasm Gap’ for Heterosexual Couples
Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves.
Dominatrices Are Showing People How to Have Rough Sex Safely
Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up.
How to Explore Your Sexuality, according to Science
Some researchers say that the standard definition of sexual orientation is incomplete—and offer a tool for expanding it.
Is Bisexuality Genetic? It’s More Complex Than Some Studies Imply
The controversy over a recent paper on human bisexual behavior emphasizes how important it is not to overinterpret genetic studies of sexuality—and how easy it is to do so
The First In-Depth Study on ‘Blue Balls’ Reveals a Lot about Sex
Arousal without orgasm isn’t dangerous, so why are people pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity to avoid it?
Love and the Brain, Part 1: The 36 Questions, Revisited
Host Shayla Love dives into the true story behind the now infamous 36 questions that lead to love.
People Have Been Having Less Sex—whether They’re Teenagers or 40-Somethings
Among the young, social media, gaming and “rough sex” may contribute to this trend