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you can’t compare sex partners when you only have one
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you can’t compare sex partners when you only have one

Pat Fagan of the Family Research Council plays fast and loose with statistics and doesn't bother with the logic in his latest attack on healthy libidos.

psychologists, convenience samples, and really shoddy popular science writing
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psychologists, convenience samples, and really shoddy popular science writing

Too many studies about sex and psychology use convenience samples of college students. At the same time, too many writers criticize those studies for the wrong reasons.

conspiracy writers rediscover the cia’s sex slaves
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conspiracy writers rediscover the cia’s sex slaves

Sex sells, especially when it's part of a conspiracy theory that wouldn't make any sense without it. Or much with it, to be honest...

why would you say that in public?
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why would you say that in public?

The Family Research Council, without a hint of sarcasm or whiff of hyperbole to make some point, wants the government to outlaw the sale of birth control to unmarried couples.

good news everyone, technology is killing traditional courtship
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good news everyone, technology is killing traditional courtship

Technology may be playing a big role in killing courtship as our parents and grandparents knew it. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

when surveys, sociology, and porn intersect…
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when surveys, sociology, and porn intersect…

The idea that sexual abuse and careers in porn go hand in hand isn't true according to a survey of adult performers. But the context of the findings and public reactions to them are still quite unsettling.

promoting abstinence by very bad example
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promoting abstinence by very bad example

Stephen Crowder's attempt to encourage abstinence until marriage among teenagers and adults inadvertently shows all the downsides to this approach.

when the end may actually justify the means
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when the end may actually justify the means

PornHub wants to raise money for breast cancer research and got shot down by prominent charities. That was a huge mistake.

is being a sexually active male killing you?
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is being a sexually active male killing you?

A study from South Korea claims that castration can add years of male life expectancy. But on further analysis, there may be some issues with how it arrived at this conclusion.

it’s great to be sex-positive. just don’t get carried away with it…
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it’s great to be sex-positive. just don’t get carried away with it…

A number of sex positive communities are confusing a healthy attitude about sex and sexuality with more and kinkier sex, and shaming those who aren't as adventurous.

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