The New York Times by Judith Shulevitz THIS is a strange moment for sex in America. We’ve detached it from pregnancy, matrimony and, in some circles, romance. At least, we no longer assume that intercourse signals the start of a relationship. But the more casual sex becomes, the more we demand …
The New York Times By AMY SOHN To understand why sex-forward couples therapists may still be considered renegades in the era of shows like “Girls” and “Transparent,” it may help to know that the concept of couples therapy is only slightly older than the Sexual Revolution. It was pushed to …
Here’s how libertarianism has led me and my partner into polyamory, and why America will have to grapple with this issue next. The Federalist By Sara Burrows “You’re going to bed already?” I complained, as I prepared to read our three-year-old a bedtime story across the hall. It was …
I dissent, Mr. Chief Justice! Washington Post By Jessica Bennett My first assignment as a journalist — as an intern at a now-defunct Seattle daily — was a front-page story about the 2003 court ruling that legalized gay marriage in Canada. I was 19, and picked a fight with …
Why group marriage is the next horizon of social liberalism. Politico By FREDRIK DEBOER Welcome to the exciting new world of the slippery slope. With the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling this Friday legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 states, social liberalism has achieved one of its central goals. A …
Baltimore Business Journal by Sarah Meehan When the Baltimore Eagle reopens in the heart of Station North, it won’t be your grandfather’s leather bar. Charles and Greg King, along with John and Robert Gasser, are working to revitalize the storied gay bar at 2022 N. Charles St., a space they …
If you’re anti-monogamy, a social movement awaits you. But are polyamory’s supporters too evangelical in their mission to convert the rest of us to their bed-hopping ways? The Daily Beast by Emily Shire “I’m probably the only little girl who fantasized about meeting her handsome prince and having him sweep …
Vice UK by John Lucas Mary, a petite woman in a black dress, rolls back the sleeve of Ryan’s T-shirt to reveal his newly-scarred flesh. “Wow, so cool!” she says, examining the still-fresh cuts he’s made that form a lattice on his bicep. Then, without a word, she starts …
Broadway World By Shari Barrett “Place your hands below your husband’s foot?” Surely a controversial statement in Shakespeare’s time, in today’s world it is hopelessly misogynistic. Unless… What if Katharina is a submissive in search of her Dominant? What if Bianca is a Dom auditioning subs? With the success of …
The Guardian by Jessica Valenti The rumors are true: author EL James is writing another book in the worldwide hit series, Fifty Shades of Please God Not Again. The new book, to be released this summer, will be written not from the point of view of original protagonist Anastasia, but …
