April 2018 – DrZhana

April 2018 – DrZhana

Sex Science Social: What Is Your Open Relationship Style? – RECAP!

drzhana

Apr 30th, 2018

Blog Post , Casual Sex , Polyamory

A huge thank you to everyone who attended or streamed Thursday’s Sex Science Social! I had a really wonderful time speaking with all of you, and I loved hearing everyone’s thoughts and opinions on different types of consensual nonmonogamy! If you weren’t able to make it or missed something, you can watch the live stream below! The topic of the next Sex Science Social will be… Navigating Consent in the #MeToo Era! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 23rd at 8 pm! Tickets are available here.
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SESTA / FOSTA: How We Harm Women In The Name of Protecting Them

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Apr 25th, 2018

Blog Post , Featured , News , Sex in the News , Uncategorized

SESTA (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act) and FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) are two bills that were recently passed by Congress and signed into legislation by President Trump. What they essentially do is make it easier for victims and prosecutors to sue websites that knowingly “assist, facilitate, or support sex trafficking” by holding them legally accountable for any of the paid-for sexual exchanges that take place offline. As a result of these laws, many popular websites for finding paid or/and unpaid sexual services have shut down or been shut down by the authorities, including the Craigslist Personals section and Backpage. While
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Inside the Mind of the Vagina Scientist – The Science of Sex Ep. 27!

drzhana

Apr 17th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast

This week, we’ve decided to revisit one of our fan-favorite episodes! Back the fall, we spoke with Dr. James Pfaus who has conducted extensive research on the female orgasm…or should I say, the female orgasms! To listen to the latest episode and catch up on the ones you’ve missed, listen to us on: iTunes Google Play Soundcloud Stitcher To help me keep bringing you this #legitsexscience, rate, review, and subscribe, and also please consider becoming a Patron! Find me at Patreon.com/DrZhana To keep up with the latest news in sex science and research, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Questions? Suggestions?
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Pedophilia Explained – The Science of Sex, Ep. 26!

drzhana

Apr 12th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast

Things got a little heavy in this episode where we talked to James Cantor about his research. Goes Deeper We often think of pedophilia as a sexual attraction towards minors, but that’s actually not true. Western culture has become accustomed to viewing anyone under the age of 18 as a child, however biologically “children” become “adults” at a much earlier age. On average, puberty occurs between the ages of 10 and 14 for girls and 12 and 16 for boys. While boys and girls can reach sexual maturity before the age of 18, we, as a culture, have decided that,
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Do Women have a Sexual Orientation? – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 25!

drzhana

Apr 04th, 2018

Blog Post , Mostly Straight , News , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies , Sexual Fluidity

What is sexual orientation and do women have one? Goes Deeper Sexual orientation, although widely agreed upon to exist, is still disputed by some in the scientific community. Specifically, the sexual orientation of women has been studied and questioned due to the common assumption that women are more likely to be able to “change” their sexual orientation. Speaking with us about his work on sexual orientation on this episode is J. Micahel Bailey. J. Michael Bailey has been involved in research in a wide variety of fields and has one of the most diverse research programs of anyone in Canada.
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