The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
Each week, The CSPH answers questions that have been submitted through our website and social media outlets like Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. This week’s question is: Being a sexually frustrated man, I can't form any sort of relationship with a woman, because of my constant sexual thoughts about them. It's something that I've tried to overcome but in the end couldn't. I long for a partner … [Read more...]
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...]
Each week the CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, or other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring SwellCon 2013 and Woodhull’s 2013 Sexual Freedom Summit. SwellCon Who: The Smitten Kitten What: SwellCon, a conference devoted to critical conversations about erotic media Where: … [Read more...]
Each week, The CSPH answers questions asked on our site and through social media outlets like Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. This week, we’ll address two very similar questions from our followers: I'm uncircumcised and have a tendency to ejaculate pretty fast during sex and masturbation. What techniques can I do to fix this embarrassing problem? My boyfriend is in his early 30's and has a … [Read more...]
Every Saturday, The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re looking at a study published in the journal Pediatrics that compares the sexual activity of adolescents who have taken a virginity pledge—a commitment to refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage—with matched adolescent non-pledgers. Demographics/Methodology Subjects for … [Read more...]
Each week the CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, or other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring Queer Talk, Caring Talk; the 8th Annual Feminist Porn Awards, and Understanding Adolescent Sexuality and Teaching Sex Ed, presented by Sexpressions. The 8th Annual Good for Her Feminist Porn … [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 film My Sexuality: A Sensory Experience. Directed by Felicia Giouzelis, this documentary follows five women exploring their sexuality. My Sexuality was actually Giouzelis’ student project, and in 2010 won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at CineKink. The women … [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 February 15, 2012. 1. Preschoolers Having ‘Oral … [Read more...]
Every Wednesday, The CSPH highlights a Sexuality Professional you should keep your eye on. Their backgrounds are very diverse in order to bring attention to the wide variety of amazing people working in the field. This week we bring you Ricci Levy! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I am an activist and an advocate for our fundamental human right to sexual freedom. I founded the … [Read more...]
Every Saturday, The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week it’s all about oral sex, specifically how many teens are engaging in it and when they start. The study, appearing in the August issue of National Health Statistics Reports, uses data from the 2007-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) and focuses not only on how many teens are … [Read more...]
