The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
The CSPH puts forth current news articles, upcoming conferences, relevant sexual studies, and art to keep you educated, entertained, and aware. Sometimes we will just link to the original article, while other times we will offer an explanation or start a discussion.
Each week, The CSPH answers questions asked on our site and through social media outlets like Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. This week’s question is: My boyfriend and I (a girl) have different sex drives - his lower, mine higher. I'd love to have sex once or twice a day, but for him, about every other day is fine, and I suspect he'd prefer less. He resents the pressure and feels like a … [Read more...]
Every Monday, The CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are featuring the book Pomosexuals: Challenging Assumptions about Gender and Sexuality, edited by Carol Queen and Lawrence Schimel. Gay, straight, queer, transgender, genderqueer, pansexual, omnisexual; these are just a few of the many gender and sexuality labels that we acknowledge in our … [Read more...]
Each week the CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, and other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring Promoting Healthy Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth and TransCampOUT 2013. Promoting Healthy Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth Who: This conference is for counselors, social workers, psychologists, and anyone else … [Read more...]
Every Friday, The CSPH shares with you stories, reports, and headlines we've come across during the week focusing on sexuality, gender, sexual health, sexual politics, and more. These may be stories we found to be controversial, thought-provoking, or just plain interesting! Without further ado, here is the roundup for the week of June 14, 2013! 1. Grand Theft Dildos Didn’t their parents … [Read more...]
Each week, The CSPH takes a look at a sexual aid that can be so helpful for some people, that it needs to be highlighted. This week we take a look at the Astral Mini Humming Bird (MR2) by Maia Toys! How does the product work: One of Maia’s multiple dual-stimulating rabbit vibrators, the MR2 is made of hypoallergenic medical grade silicone with an ABS plastic battery case and control knob at … [Read more...]
Each week, The CSPH answers questions asked on our site and through social media outlets like Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. This week’s question is: My partner recently brought up an interest in watching two of our friends have sex, but doesn't identify with voyeurism. Do you know of any resources that we could look into, or even a term to begin with? By definition, voyeurism involves … [Read more...]
Every Monday, The CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are featuring Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality by Suzy Spencer. Don’t let the title deceive you; Secret Sex Lives isn’t just another book of sensationalistic reporting about alternative sexual communities. While the book did start as a simple report, Secret Sex … [Read more...]
Every Saturday, The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re looking at a new study from researchers at the Guttmacher Institute and the University of California—San Francisco that examines how US abortion patients finance these services and how this impacts their economic lives. . Debates about abortion in typically concentrate on choice, yet … [Read more...]
Every Friday, The CSPH shares with you stories, reports, and headlines we’ve come across during the week focusing on sexuality, gender, sexual health, sexual politics, and more. These may be stories we found to be controversial, thought-provoking, or just plain interesting! Without further adieu, here is the roundup for the week of June 7, 2013. 1. Don't Forget About #AdultSexEdMonth Feed your … [Read more...]
Each week, The CSPH takes a look at a sexual aid that can be so helpful for some people that it needs to be highlighted. This week we take a look at the Mini Rabbit-MRS1 by Maia! . How does the product work? . While the name is uniquely technical, the Mini Rabbit-MRS1 toy operates like many other rabbit vibes: the long shaft moves in circles and the rabbit-shaped extension vibrates. The shaft … [Read more...]
