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Naked News: Celibacy and Saying the Wrong Name in Bed Are Bad for Your Health

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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photo by MarkNick A recent study claims that there may be a psychological danger to prolonged celibacy. Craigslist renames their controversial “Adult Services” section “Censored” and shuts it down — temporarily, we’re assuming, to make a point about free speech. Don’t they know there’s a psychological danger to prolonged celibacy?! Here’s one benefit to the obesity epidemic: longer [...]

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Fewer E.D. Ads! New Teen-Focused Recommendations for Sex-Soaked Culture

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Teens now spend a whopping seven hours per day on various forms of media. So the American Academy of Pediatrics just issued a revised policy statement, “Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media,” in the September 2010 print issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 30). In addition to calling for the creation of a national task force [...]

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Naked News: C-Section Predictions, Tragic Marriage Proposals & Bible Sex Tips

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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photo by tifhermon Swedish scientists recently discovered a way to help predict whether a mother-to-be will need a C-section. This could save women painful and possibly dangerous hours attempting a doomed vaginal delivery. Esteban Rojas, one of the thirty-three Chilean miners who has been stuck underground for 20-some-odd-days (and counting), proposed to his long-time girlfriend. The proposal [...]

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Naked News: Smoking and ED; Obesity and the Pill; Utah and Gay Marriage

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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photo by ValtheKid As if you needed another reason to quit, research shows that smoking drastically increases the chances of erectile dysfunction. Obesity, on the other hand, gets a free pass in the birth control department: Contrary to what was previously thought, obesity does not lower the effectiveness of the birth control pill. In completely unshocking news, Utah is the [...]

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The Power of Teenage Love

Monday, August 23, 2010

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photo by Pink Sherbet Photography A study by Bill McCarthy of the University of California and Eric Grodsky of the University of Minnesota found that teens in romantic sexual relationships have similar school experiences to virgins. Meanwhile, students who engage in NON-romantic sexual activity (hook-ups, friends with benefits, etc) were found to be more likely to [...]

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Naked News: Black Market Dildos, Early Puberty, and Fertile Rockers

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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photo by Cristian V Vibrators, dildos, sex dolls et al are illegal in Vietnam, but there is a thriving trade for sex toys on the black market there. A recent study of more than 2000 women showed that implanting a copper inter-uterine device (IUD) up to five days after unprotected sex was 100% effective in preventing pregnancy. More [...]

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Marriage = An Institution Free from State-Mandated Gender Roles

Monday, August 9, 2010

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Check out this insightful passage, just one of many from the full text of Judge Vaughn Walker’s overturning of Prop 8 in California last Wednesday: The evidence shows that the movement of marriage away from a gendered institution and toward an institution free from state-mandated gender roles reflects an evolution in the understanding of gender rather [...]

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Naked News: Old People Sex, Levi Johnston, and Bed Bugs

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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photo by collectmoments Senior citizens are getting frisky without protection — STD rates are booming amongst the baby boomer generation. In more cheery news, post-menopausal lesbian sex may be something to look forward to. Levi Johnston, the future son-in-law to Sarah Palin, is releasing a new music video. The plot? A boyfriend who continuously pisses off his girlfriend’s [...]

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Ancient Dildo Dug Up

Monday, July 26, 2010

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photo by Peter Zetterlund, Swedish National Heritage Board We’ve come a long way, baby. Check out this penis-shaped….shall we call it a “tool”? It was just unearthed in Sweden during an archeological excavation by the country’s National Heritage Board. Carved out of antler-bone and probably dating back to sometime between 4000 t0 6000 B.C., the dildo-like [...]

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Naked News: Mass Skinny-Dipping, Boy Pageants, Lesbian Mice

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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photo via The Canadian Press Vancouver residents set out to break the World Record in mass skinny-dipping while simultaneously promoting body acceptance, bless their Canadian souls. Normally we’re all for equal opportunity objectification, but little boys in beauty pageants? That’s just as messed up as the little girl variety. Scientists turn female mice “lesbian” by deleting one gene [...]

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