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sex Archive
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28 Psaltery & Lyre: Kris Bluth, “Truth of Consequences”
“She called me at 11:00 on / Saturday night and asked if / I could have sex with her.” -
Lena Dunham’s Sex Joke: A Missed Opportunity
Dunham’s points about women’s issues are worthy of serious discussion and consideration. But she undermines her credibility in the way she presents them. We still have a long... -
Teaching Sex: It Seemed Terrifying
When dating I thoroughly enjoyed cuddling, holding hands, and kissing. I felt guilty for just how much I enjoyed kissing and frightened by the emotions that were raging inside me -
Teaching Sex: Confronting Corianton
He came home weeping after meeting with the Lord’s representative and feeling like he was dirt because he was told he was committing a sin . . . -
Teaching Sex: It’s Not the Stork
Sometimes, he would preface with, “do you really want to know, because you won’t be able to un-know it.” -
Teaching Sex: Sex Talk (Somewhat) Misremembered
My only hope now is that my son will also positively misremember my talk with him. -
Teaching Sex: On Reframing Negative Assumptions
It’s time to get rid of the “sin next to murder” rhetoric: a closer reading of the text in Alma suggests that Corianton’s real sin is religious hypocrisy, not simply... -
Teaching Sex: Two Tables?
He walked forward and thrust in his hand. He pulled it back out to reveal . . . the centerfold from the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue! -
Teaching Sex: My Body Can Do That?
I wondered what it would feel like to take my arousal from beginning to end, instead of cutting it off (as I had become quite adept at doing with my... -
Teaching Sex: I Apologize
I apologize after sex. Yes, I literally say, “I’m sorry.” Actually I have come a long way in recent years about uttering the actual phrase. . . -
Guest Post Invitation: It’s SEX Guest-Post Month
If we approach the question of sex from the perspective that it is our responsibility as parents to teach our kids how TO HAVE sex, how does that change things? -
Grondahl 14
For other cartoons in this series, click here. This cartoon, as always, is posted with the kind permission of The Sunstone Foundation and Calvin Grondahl. -
14 Dear Jack: Self-Love
We can and should make ethical and moral choices about our sexual behavior, but attaching that morality to perfectly healthy and normal biological responses or our fugitive thoughts is a... -
SexRead
Since I pretty much like tackling any topic through reading, it should be no surprise that I like reading about sex. -
The Birds and the Bees, Mormon Style
Did you have a birds-and-the-bees talk when you were a kid? Mine occurred in fourth grade the night before they showed the puberty video at school. My dad came up...
