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Woman’s Hour discussion: the “female masturbation” taboo

Guest Blogger29 January 2012

A guest post from Chrissy D, looking at how a discussion about masturbation on Woman's Hour has caused outrage in the Daily Mail and the view of women this reaction reflects ...

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On a planet far, far away…

Kit Marsters20 December 2011

The gender politics of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was eye-rolling enough. But some people look beyond the solar system entirely for their guidelines on sex and relationships, to a fictional planet where men are dominant and women are wives, sex slaves or rebel 'panthers'. Kit Marsters reports ...

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Abortion and sexuality, under attack

Adriana Perez27 October 2011

Anti-choice campaigners are trying to turn back the clock on abortion - and attitudes to women's sexual identity, argues Adriana Pérez ...

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She Monkeys

Ania Ostrowska13 October 2011

Hailing the coming-of-age story of adolescent sexuality and fierce competition between female equestrians, Ania Ostrowska has her heart set on the youngest of three heroines ...

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Research casts doubt on women’s pleasure

Holly Combe17 August 2011

It has recently been reported that researchers at the University of Central Lancashire have indicated that the noises women make during sex are not necessaril...

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New review: Orgasm Inc

Jess McCabe12 March 2011

Mathilda Gregory reviews a documentary which examines efforts to solve women’s sexual disfunction with a pill Orgasm Inc. Official Trailer from Astrea ...

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Orgasm Inc

Mathilda Gregory11 March 2011

Mathilda Gregory reviews a documentary which examines efforts to solve women's sexual disfunction with a pill ...

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The female lead?

Guest Blogger27 August 2010

Let's not pretend social pressure on women no longer exists, argues Tugela Barnes in this guest post A few days ago, The Sunday Times’ Style supplement r...

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BBC Three Counties Discussion on Platonic Friendship

Holly Combe27 September 2009

Unfortunately, popular wisdom still seems to have it that women and men can't be platonic friends. Society might oh-so-tolerantly let you off the hook as a so-c...

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The Numbers Game

Holly Combe11 April 2008

Reporting on Kira Cochrane's article about Nick Clegg admitting to having slept with 'no more than 30' partners, Dodai on Jezebel is asking whether the number o...

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Regina Lynn on Polyamory and the Internet

Holly Combe2 March 2008

There's a post on Regina Lynn's Sex Drive on the rise in awareness of polyamory in recent years, due to the availability of information on the internet and se...

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Vulvas Get Bad Rap on Yahoo Answers

Holly Combe16 February 2008

First, a bit of background: Yahoo Answers is a community where users informally ask and answer questions on a range of topics. It can be a bit hit and miss if...

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A Rant and a Tribute in Scarlet

Holly Combe18 November 2007

I don't know about you but I tend to get a bit tired and woozy after I’ve had a really good orgasm. In my experience, the difference between the sexes wh...

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Girl With One-Track Mind Exposed by Media

Holly Combe11 August 2006

The writer of a book of sexual adventures (based on her blog) has had her identity revealed by the Times, just 3 days after the book's publication. Predictably,...

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Men! Don’t Expect Equality on a Thursday

Holly Combe23 March 2006

There's an article by ex-GQ sex columnist, Kate Taylor, in today's Guardian, slating Ariel Levy for criticising women who embrace raunch culture. (I've not rea...

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Scarlet too Rude for Newsagents

Holly Combe2 August 2005

I'm pissed off. The only newsagent in my area to ever stock the women's sex magazine Scarlet has now permanently taken it off the shelves due to complaints from...

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