Many elements determine the joy—or woe—of sexual initiation What does it mean to lose one’s virginity? For cisgender heterosexuals, it typically involves first vaginal intercourse. LGBT+ folks often have different definitions. But whatever meaning people…
Conventionally, a heterosexual virgin is a person who has not had penis-vagina intercourse (PVI). Our cultural focus on losing virginity implies an either-or situation—virgin or not. Actually, sexual initiation usually involves a gradual escalation of…
The popularity of unconventional sex raises questions about what’s “deviant.” Here’s a headline that’s impossible to resist: “Huge New Survey Documents How and How Often Americans Have Sex.” Who wouldn’t read that? There’s a bit…
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