NSRC: National Sexuality Resource Center

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Call to End Ab-Only Sex Ed

Two weeks ago, the Senate Finance Committee passed an amendment from Senator Orrin Hatch to reinstate $50 million per year to the failed Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program. The amendment passed by just one vote, 12–11. Today, sex ed supporters from around the country are uniting to call in to the Senate and say no to ab-only,

Q&A with Robie H. Harris

When it comes to sexuality education, Robie H. Harris is a pioneer.

Hairy Marvels and Beastly Sex

One afternoon in 1594, the scientist Ulisse Aldrovandi visited the home of a wealthy friend in Bologna in northern Italy. Among other visitors at the elegant home was Isabella Pallavicina, the Marchesa of Soragna. With the marchesa was Antonietta Gonzales, the young daughter of Petrus Gonzales. Like her father and like most of her sisters and

Sexual, Revolutionary

The first sex column in a college newspaper was conceived amid a political uproar that had nothing to do with sex or the column at all. On November 3, 1996, after a “very heated discussion,” the eleven member editorial board of The Daily Californian, the independent student newspaper at the University of California, Berkeley,

Q&A with Dr. Alison Huang: Studying the Sexuality of Older Women

As women age they may experience dwindling interest in sex, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t doing it or have lost all desire.

Zoot Suits Make the Man—and Woman

On June 11, 1943, in the midst of the Zoot Suit Riots, three “zoot suit gangsterettes” attacked Miss Betty Morgan, a waitress, near the Third Street tunnel in downtown Los Angeles.

Beyond Reason and Desire: Political thought and the problem of sex

Western political theorists avoid considering the ways individuals find meaning in the sexual body. Even those who defend pornographyfocus on the threat of censorship, not on the positive meanings ofpornographic representation.

The Pope of Trash

With more than 16 films to his credit, John Waters has elevated low-budget trash culture to art. He is known for his offbeat look at American sexuality, with classics such as Pink Flamingos, Polyester, and Pecker. In his latest movie, A Dirty Shame, a cultural battle rages in suburban Baltimore, between sex addicts

Older, Wiser, Sexually Smarter

This is an invitation to join the new sexual revolution—the one validating the sexuality of people in mid and later life. This revolution challenges the old mores and encourages both men and women to re-envision their sexuality by exploring new ways of being sexual as they age. Knowledgeable professionals are key to this vital social change: