Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) – Are We Aware Yet?

  

  April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Recent events and the media coverage's of them tell us that this month is just as important as ever.

• Being On The “Down Low”: What Does It Mean?

  

  What does the phrase, "down low" or "DL," mean? Eric provides a brief history and summary of the term, and offers commentary on the problems it presents.

• Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans?

  

  How many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender? And, who are they? A recent Gallup/Williams Institute poll gives new insight into LGBT life.

• What Is Sexual Harassment? A Different Perspective

  

  What is sexual harassment? Eric provides a different, sociologically-informed take on unwanted, harassing behaviors.

• Chaz Bono Visits Indiana University (and the Kinsey Institute!)

  

  Chaz Bono, LGBT activist, author, and former "Dancing With The Stars" contestant, visited Indiana University, and gave a talk on his life as a transgender man.

• Breast Intentions: The Complex Reality of Implants

  

  Breast augmentation is the most common form of plastic surgery in the United States.

• To Be Young, Gifted, And Black… And Gay

  

  Popular discussions about race and sexuality, namely Black versus LGBT, keeps people who are Black and LGBT invisible.

• 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.

• Self Reports of Sexual Satisfaction: Who Is The Self?

  

  New research discusses the implications of self reports of sexual satisfaction that may be getting at partner satisfaction, rather than self satisfaction.

• How I Became A … Sociologist Of Sexualities

  

  Eric contributes to the "How I Became A" series in this discussion of his journey from activism to the academy, focusing on sexual identities.

• What They’re Reading: Aliza Saraco-Polner

  

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

• The Penis and Valentine’s Day: A Story of Disappointment

  

  J. Bradley Blankenship observes that that both the penis and Valentine’s Day have a hard time living up to expectations.

• Life At The Intersection Of Gender Identity/Expression And Race

  

  A new report focuses on the unique experiences of Black transgender and gender non-conforming adults of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey.

• A Look At The Lives Of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults

  

  The National Transgender Discrimination Survey highlights the lives and experiences of over 6,000 transgender and gender non-conforming adults in the US.

• 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.

• New Insights Into Desire Discrepancy

  

  Recent study on sexual desire discrepancy provides valuable insights into desire within couples.

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