http://dir.salon.com/topics/sex/?source=rss&aim=sex en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT Smart, lively sex writing from independent online magazine Salon. By Jennifer Finney Boylan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/30/son_having_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/30/son_having_sex/index.html?source=rss I don't think I'm comfortable with my 17-year-old bringing 16-year-old girls home -- but what to do? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/29/bt_roach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/29/bt_roach/index.html?source=rss The author discusses the latest in sex research and offers advice on how to have a healthier sex life By Joe Conason Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/06/26/sanford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/06/26/sanford/index.html?source=rss Mark Sanford's zipper problem is yet more proof that Republican conservatives are just liberals in right-wing drag By Gary Kamiya Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/06/25/mark_sanford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/06/25/mark_sanford/index.html?source=rss He was an emotional wreck at his press conference, but also something philandering politicians rarely are: Human By Judy Berman Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/24/taiwan_sex_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/24/taiwan_sex_work/index.html?source=rss The country's government decriminalizes prostitution in response to pressure from sex workers' rights activists By Amanda Fortini Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis? By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/22/tracy_pinched/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/22/tracy_pinched/index.html?source=rss More women are turning to sex work in a bad economy. Does it beat working at McDonald's? By Frieda Klotz Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/17/virgin_scholarships/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/17/virgin_scholarships/index.html?source=rss Sierra Leone offers financial incentives to girls who remain pure By Laura Miller Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/16/east_west_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/16/east_west_sex/index.html?source=rss What is the deal with Western men's erotic obsession with the East? By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/16/purity_myth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/16/purity_myth/index.html?source=rss Why is our culture so obsessed with girls' chastity? Author Jessica Valenti talks about how purity balls and "barely legal" porn both feed the same idea: That a woman's worth is between her legs. By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/12/abstinence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/12/abstinence/index.html?source=rss The Obama budget cuts two abstinence-only programs, but the administration's not completely ruling out funding for the idea. By Katherine Ozment Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/05/katherine_ozment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/05/katherine_ozment/index.html?source=rss One minute I'm cleaning up Legos with my 3-year-old daughter. The next minute I'm conducting an impromptu anatomy lesson and desperately hoping not to flub it. By Sarah Hepola Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/30/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/30/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss New York Daily News gets a leaked copy of "Resilience," the memoir from the onetime presidential candidate's wife By Ulrike Putz Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/21/syrian_lingerie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/21/syrian_lingerie/index.html?source=rss The racy lingerie industry is booming in Syria, where markets sell sex and seduction alongside carpets and crafts. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/17/brunette_fetish/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/17/brunette_fetish/index.html?source=rss He's got a thing for brunettes only -- but we blossomed via e-mail, and now we're stuck with me! By Laura Miller Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/12/gurley_brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/12/gurley_brown/index.html?source=rss Is Helen Gurley Brown's legacy more than just sex quizzes and cleavage? A new biography of Cosmo's founder proclaims her a pioneer of today's raunchy, unapologetic brand of feminism. By Katie Rolnick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/09/sexting_teens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/09/sexting_teens/index.html?source=rss Bad judgment lands another teen on the sex offender list. But as alarm grows, the Wall Street Journal asks: Are the troubling trend statistics inflated? By Rebecca Traister Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/07/levi_tyra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/07/levi_tyra/index.html?source=rss Bristol Palin's ex talked about sex and family on "The Tyra Banks Show." It infuriated Sarah Palin -- and made me want to watch. By Nina Power Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/04/04/charlotte_roche/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/04/04/charlotte_roche/index.html?source=rss Controversial "Wetlands" author Charlotte Roche talks about bodily functions, shaving pubic hair, and why there are so few euphemisms for female masturbation. By Katie Rolnick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/04/01/rossellini/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/04/01/rossellini/index.html?source=rss The actress discusses "Green Porno," the online series in which she has sex (yes, sex) with bugs and barnacles. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/30/no_impulse_control/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/30/no_impulse_control/index.html?source=rss I feel terrible when I stray, but I can't seem to stop! By Judy Berman Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/19/eni_skoien/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/19/eni_skoien/index.html?source=rss A Chicago Sun-Times columnist defends a woman charged with beating her husband. By Katie Rolnick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/09/porn_star_twitter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/09/porn_star_twitter/index.html?source=rss The hot and sexy new feed that will bore you back to Facebook. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/06/threesome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/06/threesome/index.html?source=rss I feel most alive with bisexual women -- how can I find the ideal match?