I spoke with Shawn Binder over at VICE’s new outlet for the ladies — Broadly — earlier this month. Shawn had an interesting query for me re out gay men who have sex with women. In his words: [The] piece I’m working on is focusing on why self-identified gay men (not
What is Web Camming? (textbook feedback)

Hello friends! Below is the *FIRST* *DRAFT* of a passage I wrote about web camming. Some details… This passage is slated to be included in an undergraduate-level college textbook (Routledge, 2016) on sexual deviance — Not “These icky things are deviant, meep!” but “Let’s look at sex-realted behaviors that are thought of
The Significance of Language (re CP and RP)

I frequently get requests for guidance, mentorship, and insights from undergraduate and graduate-level university students. Though I can’t get to them all, I try. Recently, I received a query from a student named P re the significance of language in framing sex-related crimes. P had many questions about the phenomena
Interview with Jo Weldon (I interviewed her!)
Hook-up Sex, Travel, Power
Monster Porn & Drawn Erotica (an unpublished interview with VICE)

Back in late June/early July, I received some questions from Gareth May, a frequent contributor to VICE whom I’ve spoken to several times before. Gareth had some questions about “monster porn.” I thought they were very interesting and spent some time responding to his queries from a sociological standpoint. I don’t
Oklahoma Appearances (9/30 – 10/2)
The Pink Pussy Cat & the variable meaning of strip clubs
California Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act – Daily Journal Op-Ed

In 2012, pre-Measure B in LA County, I wrote an op-ed for California’s Daily Journal (San Francisco, LA, and San Diego). The Daily Journal reports to lawyers on litigation, transactions, regulations, law firms, and settlements, with daily rulings, attorney-written columns, profiles of counsel, and more. Last week, their op-ed editor contacted me, requesting