Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Freshman Orientation From Kinsey Confidential

  

  Whether you are brand new to college life or a returning veteran, Kinsey Confidential wants to make sure that you start the new year on the right foot.

• Defense Against Violence At Your Fingertips In New App

  

  With one in five college women experiencing sexual assault, 'Circle of 6' app developers saw the need for innovative prevention methods.

• Hooking Up With Alcohol: Initiative Or Excuse

  

  KC Guest Blogger Aliza Saraco-Polner discusses the complex ways that alcohol can inform sexual decision-making.

• Oral Sex During Hookups? Unfortunately, Not So Much For Women

  

  A new study highlights that the ambiguity of hookups means women usually do not receive cunnilingus, even if they have performed oral sex for their partner.

• What They’re Reading: Aliza Saraco-Polner

  

  Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships.

• So, What Does It Mean To “Hook Up”?

  

  Across college campuses, more students are hooking up, a vaguely defined set of sexual practices that typically occur outside of dating or a relationship.

• Gender-Blind Housing: College Men and Women Living Together

  

  There is a new movement gaining ground in student housing: gender-blind (sometimes referred to as gender-neutral) housing assignments.

• Is There A “Gay Agenda” In The Classroom? College Students Say Yes

  

  A new study of undergraduate students' evaluations of Human Sexuality professors suggests that lesbian/gay professors are assumed to be politically biased.

• The End Of The “Gay Chicken” Game: Is Homophobia On The Decline?

  

  One researcher has found that kissing is common among heterosexual young men in the United Kingdom. Is this a sign of total acceptance of same-sex sexuality?

• 9 of 10 Campus Rapes Are Committed By Repeat Offenders [Updated]

  

  A new study, replicating the research of older surveys, finds that a small group of men account for the majority of rapes and sexual assaults - up to about 90%.

• Tough Crowd? College Students’ Attitudes Toward Casual Sex

  

  Some young people and scholars have begun celebrating the emergence of the new "hook up" culture. A new study indicates these celebrations may be premature.

• South Africa, World AIDS Day, Music, and More

  

  Bradley just arrived back from South Africa and reflects on World AIDS Day, US complacency, and musical responses to HIV.

• Hooking Up: Today’s Rewards For The 1960s Sexual Revolution

  

  The Sexual Revolution of the 1960s, aided by women's and gay liberation movements, have made for greater acceptance of casual sex, or "hooking up", on campuses.

• Should Universities Institute Dorm Sex Policies?

  

  Tufts University has instituted new policies about dorm room sex - should your university follow suit?

• Finding My Voice! A New Blogger Enters The Scene…

  

  New Kinsey Confidential blogger J. Bradley Blankenship introduces himself and prepares to start writing for Kinsey Confidential

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