Sexual Studies: Same Sex Marriage Improves Mental Health

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Every Saturday, The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality.  This week we’re looking at a new study on same sex marriage and mental well-being from the American Journal of Public Health.  Research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons have more mental health issues.  This is due in part to the stress of being a minority group.  This study … [Read more...]

Sexual Studies: How Time, Relationships, and Culture Change Sexuality

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Every Saturday, The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality.  This week we’re talking about a recent study in Clinical Neuropsychiatry that hopes to discover how time, relationships, and culture change sexuality. In this article, the authors explore three theories that aim to determine what really drives sexuality.  The first theory focuses on gender … [Read more...]

Thank-God-It’s-Friday Roundup: March 8, 2013

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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 March 8, 2013. 1. Wanky Writing English class would be way … [Read more...]

Monday Reviews: Hope Springs

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Every Monday, The CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are looking at the 2012 film Hope Springs, directed by David Frankel, and starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell. . Showing the current state of a long-term marriage between “Kay” (Streep) and “Arnold” (Jones), the film opens with Kay and Arnold celebrating their 31st … [Read more...]

Fast Five: Gay Marriage in Washington State on Buzz Feed

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Each week, The CSPH highlights information from some of our favorite sites that is relevant in the exciting world of sexuality. This week, we are focusing on five Buzz Feed articles celebrating the fact that Washington State's gay marriage law took effect this week. 25 Gay Couples Celebrate Getting Hitched In Seattle "It was quite the joyous scene outside of City Hall where nearly 140 couples … [Read more...]

Sunday Secrets: November 18, 2012

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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. Every week, the owner of this art project (Frank Warren) displays selected new secrets on the PostSecret website. The CSPH highlights those that discuss issues pertaining to sexuality, gender and reproductive justice issues. … [Read more...]

Sunday Secrets: September 30, 2012

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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. Every week, the curator of this art project (Frank Warren) displays selected new secrets on the PostSecret website. The CSPH highlights those that discuss issues pertaining to sexuality, gender and reproductive justice issues.   … [Read more...]

Sunday Secrets: August 26, 2012

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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. Every week, the owner of this art project (Frank Warren) displays selected new secrets on the PostSecret website. The CSPH highlights those that discuss issues pertaining to sexuality, gender and reproductive justice issues. … [Read more...]

Sunday Secrets: August 19, 2012

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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. Every week, the owner of this art project (Frank Warren) displays selected new secrets on the PostSecret website. The CSPH highlights those that discuss issues pertaining to sexuality, gender and reproductive justice issues.   … [Read more...]

Thank-God-It’s-Friday Roundup: August 10, 2012

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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 August 10, 2012. 1. My Trans Isn’t Your Trans The rise in … [Read more...]