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  • A New Study Explains Why Many Lesbians Are Biased Against Bisexual Women

    drzhana

    Jul 18th, 2018

    Blog Post , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    Bisexual folks commonly fall victim to the “double stigma” surrounding their sexual orientation. Compared to heterosexuals, lesbian and gay folks still have more positive attitudes towards bisexual people, but compared to other gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual, asexual and pansexual people, lesbians and gay men harbor the most bi-negativity. “So, why are many lesbians so anti-bi? A new study recently published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity suggests that this might be due to what the researchers call the androcentric desire hypothesis: The fact that people (gay men and lesbians alike) perceive bisexuals as being more sexually attracted to men

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  • Study Finds Queer Folks Are 20 Times More Likely to Be Activists Than Cishets

    drzhana

    Jul 10th, 2018

    Blog Post , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to be activists in more than just the LGBT movement, according to recent research. It wouldn’t come as a surprise that people are most likely to engage in activism for their own group: There are far fewer men than women at feminist rallies, for example, and far fewer heterosexuals than queer folks at pride marches. But is there some crossover between social movements? In other words, are people who belong to one stigmatized group more likely to be also active in social movements that primarily affect other stigmatized groups? A new study using a

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  • The Good, The Bad, and Polyamory – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 37!

    drzhana

    Jun 25th, 2018

    Blog Post , Podcast , Polyamory , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    The Good, the Bad, the Polyamory Goes Deeper Nonmonogamy often gets a bad rep in our society, but also in academia. A lot of research conducted on polyamory has been biased, which shows a clear stigma among researchers. This makes it difficult to have clear and accurate statistics about nonmonogamy and open relationships. Thankfully, there are some studies out there that attempt to analyze this bias and why it occurs. This week, we had Amy Moors on to talk about a recent study that she co-authored on this subject! Amy C. Moors, is the Director of the Social Science Research

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  • Research Shows Many Trans Folks’ Sexual Attractions Change After Transition

    drzhana

    Jun 25th, 2018

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

    According to research, it isn’t uncommon for sexual attraction or orientation to change after transitioning from one gender to another. Most of these changes include shifts from exclusive attraction to one gender pre-transition toward some level of bisexuality post-transition…But some people claim almost complete reversal of their sexual orientation. For example, 13% of the trans women in the 2005 study switched from exclusive or primary attraction to women to exclusive or primary attraction to men (there were no such drastic changes among those who were initially attracted to men). Of the trans men in the 2013 study who were initially attracted to either men

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  • New Research Shows a Vast Majority of Cis People Won’t Date Trans People

    drzhana

    Jun 20th, 2018

    Blog Post , News , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies , Sexual Fluidity

    A new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships shows that very few cisgender people show interest in dating transgender people. 958 participants (all but seven cisgender, ranging in age from 18 to 81, with an average age of 26) were asked to indicate which genders they would consider dating. The options included cisgender man, cisgender woman, trans man, trans woman, or genderqueer, and participants could select as many genders as they wanted. Only 12% of all participants selected “trans woman” and/or “trans man.” This is just another way trans people are discriminated against in everyday life, but

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  • Romantic Side Effects to Birth Control – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep 36!

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    Jun 18th, 2018

    Blog Post , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    What are the romantic side effects of hormonal birth control? Goes Deeper We often talk about the physical side effects of hormonal birth control methods (i.e. the pill, the IUD, the patch, the shot, the ring…) like weight gain, acne, cramping, spotting, headaches, and so on. But we rarely talk about how the emotional side effects of these hormones can affect relationships. Turns out, hormonal birth control may have an influence on mate preference and relationship outcomes, so we spoke to Dr Patrick Jern who has studied these effects extensively! Dr. Patrick Jern is currently an associate professor of applied

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  • Coming Out in America – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep 35!

    drzhana

    Jun 11th, 2018

    Blog Post , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    How has coming out changed in America? Goes Deeper Coming out as gay and bisexual has changed over the years, but there is also another layer to coming out and that is coming out as HIV-positive. Due to modern advancements in medicine, an HIV-positive status no longer implies a death sentence, so coming out becomes more complex. This week, we spoke to Dr Christian Grov on the studies he has conducted about coming out in America. Dr. Christian Grov is a Professor in the Department of Community Health and Social Science. His research centers on the sexual health of sexual

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  • Keeping the Spark Alive – The Science Of Sex Podcast Ep. 34!

    drzhana

    Jun 04th, 2018

    Blog Post , News , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    How can couples keep desire alive in long-term relationships? Goes Deeper Earlier this year, the Journal of Sex Research published a paper that reviewed research from 64 empirical articles all of which tried to answer the question of how to maintain sexual desire in long term relationships. To discuss the results of this research, we spoke with one of the lead authors of the paper, Dr. Kristen Mark. Dr. Kristen Mark is an Associate Professor in Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. She is also the Director of the Sexual Health Promotion Lab and the Faculty Fellow for the

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  • Porn Ed – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 32!

    drzhana

    May 22nd, 2018

    Blog Post , News , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    What are the benefits of educating kids about porn? Goes Deeper A new study recently published in the American Journal of Sexuality Education reported on joint efforts by folks at Boston University and the Boston Public Health Commission to educate young people about pornography, in hopes that they would develop a more realistic understanding of what porn is, how it’s made, and how it relates to real-life sex and bodies. These programs have been proven to work and be extremely beneficial young people. On this week’s episode we spoke to the lead author on this study, Dr. Emily Rothman. Emily

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  • Managing Low Sexual Desire – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 31!

    drzhana

    May 15th, 2018

    Blog Post , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

    What are some ways that people can manage low sexual desire? Goes Deeper Low sexual desire is something that is more common than most people think. It can appear in many different forms, and it is not synonymous with asexuality. Low sexual desire among women is thought to be common around the the time of menopause, and despite what people might assume, there are many different treatment options both medicinal and not for women. On this week’s episode, we have Dr. Lori Brotto discussing her extensive research on treatment for low sexual desire, specifically in women. Dr. Lori Brotto is

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