Oral Sex

Kiss my ass Kiss my ass

For years America has desperately tried to outlaw sodomy and other sex acts like fellatio and cunnilingus. What are we so scared of?
By Louis Bayard Jun 12, 2008

  • Hollywood goes down

    A spate of new films -- one with girl-next-door Meg Ryan -- depict graphic oral sex scenes. Is the film industry's portrayal of sexuality finally beginning to get real?
    By Rebecca Traister October 23, 2003

  • A teen sex guru speaks

    Kids -- and their parents -- need to tackle taboos, says psychiatrist Lynn Ponton.
    By Amy Benfer January 10, 2001

  • The virginity hoax

    A federal study reveals the terrible failures inherent in teen vows to chastity.
    By Jennifer Foote Sweeney January 8, 2001

  • Side-locked but not sidelined

    For today's young Hasidic couples, pleasurable sex just might be kosher after all.
    By Rebecca Segall July 6, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Should TV be left to liberals? Plus: Is "snacking" less fun for the "snackee"? Holocaust survivor says he owes his life to "sheer luck."
    May 4, 2000

  • Snacking

    If only women would trust men's genuine desire to give oral sex, instead of presuming it's all about intercourse.
    By Dylan Edwards May 2, 2000

  • Dead senator running?

    LBJ's son-in-law Chuck Robb once seemed to be on the fast track to the White House, but these days, he's considered the senator most likely to lose his job in 2000.
    By Jake Tapper November 17, 1999

  • "Drop 'em, babe!"

    I have two words for married twosomes: Oral sex.
    By Carol Ormandy November 16, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Wendy Shalit's new prudery does women no favors; both sexes are changing their attitudes on oral sex; Scientology critics seek protection for free speech.
    Letters to the Editor July 28, 1999

  • Girl talk

    Are frank online discussions of blow jobs and masturbation empowering teen girls -- or turning them into Lolitas?
    By Janelle Brown July 28, 1999

  • Gen X's change of head

    To the women who came of age in the '60s, oral sex was an act of great intimacy. To their daughters, it's about as intimate as shaking hands.
    By Shari Thurer July 21, 1999

  • A battle for the soul of America

    Steve Erickson argues that it's time for the American people to realize that Clinton trial isn't really about Clinton -- it's about democracy.
    By Steve Erickson January 20, 1999

  • Newt's glass house

    Newt Gingrich is reluctant to stone President Clinton for adultery, not out of Christian compassion, but because he lives in a very fragile glass house.
    By Stephen Talbot August 28, 1998

  • Starr's final act?

    Kenneth Starr has sprung into action, but where is he headed?
    By David Corn July 29, 1998

  • Did you ever see the president stop beating his wife?

    Following revelations that Kenneth Starr's grand jury interrogation of Sidney Blumenthal included such questions as 'Does the President's religion include sexual intercourse?,' Todd Gitlin modestly proposes a few more humdinger questions for the independent counsel.
    By Todd Gitlin July 2, 1998

  • Newsreal: The lady is not a tramp

    The lurid coverage of Monica Lewinsky's sex life tells us more about aging geezers in the press corps than it does about a young White House intern.
    By Jenn Shreve February 6, 1998

  • Animal House

    Camille Paglia comments on the "Animal House" atmosphere of the Clinton White House
    By Jenn Shreve January 22, 1998

  • Let Jesus be your sex therapist Let Jesus be your sex therapist

    By Susie Bright November 22, 1997

  • So big

    Salon Magazine's Unzipped by Courtney Weaver -- Two friends discuss a sizable sexual question.
    By Courtney Weaver November 5, 1997

  • The dirty little secret about condoms

    Everybody hates them and nobody uses them.
    By Courtney Weaver September 3, 1997
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