Sex

The Virtues of Dockside Dalliance: Why Maritime Sugar Girls are Safer then Urban Streetwalkers in South Africa's Prostitution Industry

by Henry Trotter

in Susan Dewey & Patty Kelly (Eds.), Policing Pleasure: Sex Work, Policy and the State in Global Perspective (New York: NYU Press, 2011), pp. 86-99

South African sex workers are exposed to different amounts of violence depending on the prostitution sector that they... more South African sex workers are exposed to different amounts of violence depending on the prostitution sector that they work in, such as the street, truck stop, hotel, agency, brothel, and dockside trades. By comparing the structural features of these sectors, we can not only gauge the likelihood of violence within each, but also devise more precise policy instruments to reduce violence at an industry-wide level. I focus here on the neglected dockside prostitution sector, showing how its structural characteristics enhance the women’s power vis-à-vis their clients. Detailed policy recommendations conclude the article.

Navigating Risk: Lessons From the Dockside Sex Trade for Reducing Violence in South Africa's Prostitution Industry

by Henry Trotter

Sexuality Research & Social Policy: Journal of NSRC, 4/4 (Dec 2007): 106-119

The diversity of South Africa's prostitution industry exposes sex workers to varying levels of violence. The street,... more The diversity of South Africa's prostitution industry exposes sex workers to varying levels of violence. The street, truck stop, hotel, agency, brothel, and dockside trades are characterized by different structural features that determine the prevalence of client, police, and third-party abuse against prostitutes. Comparing the structural elements of each sector allows not only gauging the likelihood of violence within a given niche but also devising more precise policy instruments to reduce violence at an industry-wide level.

This article, "Navigating Risk," focuses on the dockside prostitution sector in Cape Town and Durban, showing how its structural features enhance the women's power vis-à-vis their clients and the police. It discusses 5 key variables that influence the likelihood of violence within each prostitution sector:

* the social and legal status of the client
* the location of the negotiation
* the location of the sexual act
* the level of discretion in the solicitation process
* and the role of third-party involvement

Detailed policy recommendations conclude the argument.

The Women of Durban's Dockside Sex Industry

by Henry Trotter

in Rob Pattman and Sultan Khan (eds.), Undressing Durban (Durban: Madiba Press, 2007), 441-452.

This article, "The Women of Durban's Dockside Sex Industry," looks at the lives of female prostitutes in... more This article, "The Women of Durban's Dockside Sex Industry," looks at the lives of female prostitutes in Durban's dockside sex sector. They solicit at a nightclub catering to foreign sailors. The paper considers their experiences as sex workers and how they deal with stigmatization, family concerns, chemical abuse, moral dilemmas, diseases, and violence. It assesses their fears and frustrations. And it ponders their dreams and longings for what they hope to achieve through this work.

The article concludes with the idea that dockside women are relatively empowered compared to their streetwalking & brothel-working counterparts. Since most hail from upcountry locales, they successfully live "double lives" that protect them from family and communal reprisal. Since their clients are foreign transients, the men pose no threat to their identities (they have no social power outside the dockside world). Since the women solicit from a safe nightclub, they retain the right of refusal. And because they're the knowledgeable locals, they choose the location of sex, which enhances their power to insist on condom-use.

Ironically, these upcountry women are perhaps the most cosmopolitan citizens of Durban as they entertain dozens of nationalities every evening.

Transliberación de la corporalidad: Transitando la transexualidad desde la bioética

by Jorge Alberto Álvarez-Díaz

Anatomy of a Cargo Cult: Virginity, Relic Envy, and Hallowed Boxes

by Ryan Byrne

Resurrecting the Brother of Jesus, eds. Ryan Byrne and Bernadette McNary-Zak (University of North Carolina Press, 2009) pp. 137-186

Corporalidad y sexualidad. Aportaciones desde la esterilidad

by Jorge Alberto Álvarez-Díaz

It's All About Love (Synopsis)

by Mark Singer

Legislating Sexual Morality: Youth Sexuality and Canada's Rising Age of Consent Laws

by Tyler Carson

Forthcoming in Sexual Diversity Studies Undergraduate Journal. 2012

In 2008 the Conservative Government of Canada passed legislation through the House of Commons that raised the age of... more In 2008 the Conservative Government of Canada passed legislation through the House of Commons that raised the age of consent concerning sexual encounters from 14 to 16 years old. This paper will outline these changes to the Criminal Code of Canada and will highlight the specific discourses that were employed by the government to garner support for the “urgent need” to protect youth. A thorough investigation of this change will reveal how youth identity gets politicized by adults and will critically examine the implications and consequences of these justificatory explanations for raising the age of consent. Indeed, it is my intention to unveil how this law has worked to uphold existing power relations between certain identities and has further entrenched normative and essentialist ideas about childhood, gender, and sexuality into social and legal discourses. From this discussion I am seeking to substantiate my contention that the Government of Canada utilized a discourse of conservative sexual morality—not based on any comprehensive empirical evidence but instead on naturalized ideas of adolescence, gender and sexuality—to effectively regulate youth sexuality. I posit that this imposition of conservative sexual morality seeks to uphold heterosexual hegemony, the nuclear family and monogamous sex between partners of the same generation.

Evidence to Suggest that Copulatory Vocalizations in Women Are Not a Reflexive Consequence of Orgasm

by Colin Hendrie

Brewer G, Hendrie CA

The current studies were conducted in order to
investigate the phenomenon of copulatory vocalizations andmore The current studies were conducted in order to
investigate the phenomenon of copulatory vocalizations and
their relationship to orgasm in women. Data were collected
from 71 sexually active heterosexual women (M age=21.68
years±.52) recruited from the local community through
opportunity sampling. The studies revealed that orgasm was
most frequently reported by women following self-manipulation
of the clitoris, manipulation by the partner, oral sex
delivered to the woman by a man, and least frequently during
vaginal penetration. More detailed examination of responses
during intercourse revealed that, while female orgasms were
most commonly experienced during foreplay, copulatory
vocalizations were reported to be made most often before and
simultaneously with male ejaculation. These data together
clearly demonstrate a dissociation of the timing of women
experiencing orgasm and making copulatory vocalizations
and indicate that there is at least an element of these responses
that are under conscious control, providing women with an
opportunity to manipulate male behavior to their advantage.

Review of The Beggar’s Benison: Sex Clubs of Enlightenment Scotland and their Rituals, by David Stevenson.

by Corey E. Andrews

Eighteenth-Century Scotland 16 (2002): 42-43.

Economical Analyze of Cairn Energy

by Lennart Elischer

Chelsea: The Death of a Gay Neighborhood, Murdered by Neo-Hetero-Homophobes

by Michael Carosone

Co-authored with Joseph LoGiudice. Re-published in Gay City News (New York City, November 8, 2011).

‘It was an Incredible Thrill’: The Social Meanings and Dynamics of Younger Gay Men’s Experiences of Barebacking in Melbourne

by Damien Ridge

This study used a qualitative research design to examine the meanings and circumstances underpinning practices of... more This study used a qualitative research design to examine the meanings and circumstances underpinning practices of ‘barebacking’ - unprotected anal intercourse in episodic sexual encounters among younger (mainly in their 20s) same-sex attracted men - in Melbourne, Australia. Using a modified grounded theory approach, a series of in-depth interviews with 24 men were conducted. The results reveal that understanding practices of barebacking requires an appreciation of how sex takes on multiple meanings in practice. Meanings in sex for the men in this study tend to be organized around masculinity. In sexual negotiations, meanings, initiation, emotions, dynamics (e.g. ‘shared’ communication, ‘directing’) and wider contextual influences (e.g. public health discourses) all play a role in sexual choreography and risk taking. Implications for health promotion and policy are discussed.

Sex, Media, Celebrity: A Queer Culture of Media Production

by Adam Fish

Shifting Paradigms: Moving Beyond "Trans 101" in Sexuality Education

by Eli Green

Published in the American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2010

Trans-inclusive sexuality education can be complex, confusing, and outright intimidating for even the most seasoned... more Trans-inclusive sexuality education can be complex, confusing, and outright intimidating for even the most seasoned sexuality educator to teach. Historically, standalone “Trans 101” sessions have successfully raised awareness about the highly marginalized transgender community. However, their potential success has been limited by being taught in isolation from other gender and sexuality education efforts. As natural allies to this sexual minority, we as sexuality educators are in a position to contribute to positive social change by becoming more trans inclusive in our own work. This article reviews the current status of trans inclusion in sexuality education and provides concrete strategies for implementing a new level of trans inclusivity within sexuality education.

Positive prevention: contemporary issues facing HIV positive people negotiating sex in the UK

by Damien Ridge

Over 40,000 people are now living with diagnosed HIV in the UK. The term ‘positive prevention’ has been coined to... more Over 40,000 people are now living with diagnosed HIV in the UK. The term ‘positive prevention’ has been coined to describe HIV prevention that focuses on people living with an HIV diagnosis. There is uncertainty, however, about how people with HIV manage risk and how their ability to prevent the transmission of HIV is linked to their mental health and social circumstances. We analysed 44 individual and three group interviews with the people most affected by HIV in the UK: black African heterosexual men and women and gay men (mostly white). We found that participants had similar as well as contextually different needs when it came to negotiating safe sex, assimilating prevention knowledge. The themes that emerged included taking ‘additional responsibility’ for partners, negotiating with partners who are willing to have unprotected (anal or vaginal) sex, links with mental health, constructing the moral ‘other’ and power differences. We conclude with a discussion of the priorities for positive prevention for men and women living with diagnosed HIV in the UK.

Sex and sexuality in ancient Egypt

by Richard Sullivan

Revisiting the Sexual Genogram

by Christopher K. Belous

Co-authored with Tina Timm, PhD, Grace Chee, MSW & Michael Whitehead, MS

In Press (2011) at the American Journal of Family Therapy

The sexual genogram is an essential tool for assessing both transgenerational and current issues regarding sexuality.... more The sexual genogram is an essential tool for assessing both transgenerational and current issues regarding sexuality. While the original article on constructing a sexual genogram is comprehensive (Hof & Berman, 1986), not much has been written about it since that time. On the 25th anniversary of the sexual genogram, we wanted to revisit it with an eye on contemporary sexual issues. Several updates are suggested, including comprehensive, inclusive questions to elicit information about the diversity of gender expression, sexual orientation and sexual communication. Additionally, we encourage the use of the sexual genogram in all forms of treatment (individual and couple), as well as integrating a sexual timeline to understand sexual development over the course of the client’s lifetime.

Material and genetic benefits of female multiple mating and polyandry

by Timothy Mousseau

The maintenance of female polyandry has traditionally been attributed to the material (direct) benefits derived from... more The maintenance of female polyandry has traditionally been attributed to the material (direct) benefits derived from male mating resources (e.g. nuptial gifts) accrued by multiple mating. However, genetic (indirect) benefits offer amore robust explanation since only polyandrous, not monandrous, females may gain both material benefits from multiple mating and genetic benefits from multiple sires. Discriminating between material and genetic benefits is essential when addressing the mechanism by which polyandry is adaptively maintained, but are difficult to disentangle because they affect fitness in similar ways. To test the hypothesis that genetic benefits maintain polyandry, we compared four components of fitness (longevity, fecundity, hatching success and survivorship) between monandrous and polyandrous females in the ground cricket, Allonemobius socius. We discovered that females derived nongenetic benefits from mating multiply, in that the magnitude of the nuptial gift was positively associated with the number of eggs produced. However, polyandrous females had over a two-fold greater hatching success and a 43% greater offspring survivorship, leading to a significantly higher relative fitness than the monandrous strategy. These results were independent of the confounding effects of material benefits, implying that genetic contributions play a large role in the maintenance of polyandry and potentially in the antagonistic coevolutionary relationship between polyandry and male nuptial gifts.

Sex - et evolusjonspsykologisk blikk

by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair

(Norwegian language)
in Psykologisk Tidsskrift, 2005.