As you may have heard, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were married in Los Angeles, following a recent California ruling that allowed same-sex marriage. And now, Hallmark has announced that they are carrying same-sex wedding cards - you can read the full Associated Press (AP) article here.
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QUESTION: I’m attracted to both men and women, but slightly more to men. I masturbate to both, but more recently mostly to men. I’ve only had sex with one woman. Does it sound to you like I’m gay?
Cuban officials announced earlier this month that free sex-change surgery is now available to citizens. The operations are included as part of Cuba’s health care plan, one of the newest changes that has come to Cuba with Raul Castro as President. Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education supports the new policy and has had 28 requests for sex change operations. No news has been given yet on when the operations will be available. The Associated Press has written about this new development in sexual reassignment surgery.
Edge, an outlet of information regarding GLBT issues, has an article about bisexuality that's pretty interesting. It explores the gray areas in sexuality and sexual identity, and gives a little bit more perspective into what it's like to be bisexual. Scott Stiffler, the author, uses Kinsey's scale to help explain just how common bisexuality may […]
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QUESTION: I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for a few years, and he is hinting toward a marriage proposal. I love him and he is my best friend, but I have always been attracted to women. I have had great relationships with men, but my fantasies focus on other women. Now that the prospect of marriage has come up, I’m afraid that I will make the wrong choice. I could marry him and always wonder what it would be like to be with a woman. Or I could end the relationship, and see if I could have the sexually passionate relationship I would like with a woman. However, I’m afraid that I wouldn’t find the friendship, support and trust that I have with him. I guess part of my question is: what does it mean to be gay? I am attracted to women sexually- not men - but I can make deep, meaningful connections with men, while I have trouble establishing friendships with women. Sex with my boyfriend is not bad, but he really has to work to get me to orgasm. How do I figure this out?
What do you know about asexuality? The National Post in Canada reported on an article by former Kinsey Institute researchers (note: link is to a PDF article) Nicole Prause and Cynthia Graham describing this often misunderstood identity. The article suggests that although asexuals have always been at least 1% of the population, awareness is picking up and more asexuals are […]
Dr. Alice Dreger, Associate Professor in the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program at Northwestern Universty and a prolific speaker and writer on the politics of science, medicine, and anatomy, spoke recently at The Kinsey Institute on the history and evolution of the term "intersex," and its alternatives.
In her talk, Dr. Dreger explored how the […]
QUESTION: I am an 18 year old male who is somewhat confused about his sexuality. Growing up I always liked girls, I always had crushes on them and I always found them sexually attractive. About three years ago though, I started exploring the thought of sexual activity with the same sex. When I masturbate, I […]
QUESTION: I have a friend who is having some issues with her ex-boyfriend, and made a comment to me about how she was wondering if perhaps she was homosexual because she had never really been attracted to very many of her past boyfriends, but realized that she wasn't attracted to girls, either. I'm familiar with […]
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Since the release of the Kinsey movie, friends ask me about the Kinsey scale and the test. I guess it’s because I had mentioned it for years prior to the movie, or maybe it’s their “Ask the Gay Guy” mentality. Can you pass along the test?
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