I was very excited to contribute to the recently published, highly awesome book Sexual Deviance and Society, published by Routledge and written by my colleague and friend Meredith G. F. Worthen. I wrote a bit about the book here. Go take a look if you’d like more info about the
Sugar Baby Motivation (Part 2 of 2)
We’ve all heard of sugar dating — sugar babies and sugar daddies and the like. But what about sugar baby motivation? Is money the only factor in the sugar lifestyle? I recently pitched, had accepted, and completed a story for a Major News Media Outlet re sugar dating. The main
What’s a salt daddy? (Part 1 of 2)
We’ve all heard of sugar dating — sugar babies and sugar daddies and the like — but what’s a salt daddy? I recently pitched, had accepted, and completed a story for a Major News Media Outlet re sugar dating. The main premise was the question: Do college co-eds working as
New work in “Sexual Deviance and Society”
I am very pleased to have contributed a chapter and several spotlights in this awesome new book — Sexual Deviance and Society by Meredith G. F. Worthen! (pictured: awesome new book!) The book just came out on June 24th, published by Routledge. Here’s some descriptive text from the publisher: In a
53% of Boys Believe Porn Sex is “Real” (commentary for The Daily Beast)
Porn sex is real — sex is actually happening when porn is being filmed. And regardless of what you may or may not feel about the sex acts being depicted, the scenarios couching said sex, or the aesthetics and various biographical factors associated with the performers therein, real living humans
Practical Advice for the Threesome Novice (via Thrillist)
Where does a threesome novice go to get some practical advice? Thrillist! I recently spoke to Jeremy Glass at Thrillist about a very serious topic: Threesomes. Namely, for the uninitiated threesome novice, how does one go about broaching the topic with your partner — and perhaps having the most fun ever!
Does a blue-collar city need white-glove matchmaking?
Fancy white gloves matchmaking in a gritty city? I recently spoke to Leanne Butkovic of Thrillist, who was working on a piece re “white-glove” (read: fancy and expensive) matchmaking services — specifically, the extra-exclusive service Three Day Rule, which recently opened a shop in Philadelphia. Here’s what Lauren wanted to know: I was
Women and Chemsex? (commentary for Glamour UK)
I’m not sure exactly what’s “new” about chemsex — Haven’t people been doing drugs and having sex since the dawn of time? Even if you distinguish doing drugs and happening to have sex from doing drugs with the express purpose of enhancing (??) sex, this is still nothing new. But
Let’s Reify! When Commentary Draws Attention
Attention! Hey, can I get your attention? Can I draw your ATTENTION to this issue?!! By talking about something, do we also give it more attention? The answer is yes. I recently provided Mic with two pieces of commentary — One on censoring produced images of rape and rough sex.
Will censoring rape fantasy dismantle rape culture? (commentary for Mic)
Q. Will censoring rape fantasy dismantle rape culture? A. No (and neither will stunt PR) Yesterday morning, right before I was about to hop into the car for a road trip, I was contacted by a writer from Mic — Melanie Ehrenkranz — looking to get some thoughts on the following