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By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. Recently I was interviewed by Newsweek for an article anticipating the release of the film “The Sessions.” I didn’t make the final cut, but I’m pleased that Lizzie Crocker wrote a pretty balanced article about the controversy over the use of sex surrogates, or surrogate partners as they are now called. …
We thought last week’s post was important enough to make a video. Here’s Margie Nichols, Executive Director, and Courtney Zehnder, Media Coordinator, giving you the basics of what’s true and what’s stereotype about that stuff that Christian and Anastasia do.
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. There’s good news and bad news, in my opinion, about the success of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’ The good news is that women’s erotic life is getting a boost…as in ‘validated’…as is women’s interest in kinky fantasy sex. The bad news: Christian Grey’s kinky predilections are attributed to childhood abuse,…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. The Journal of Sex Research is one of my favorite professional journals, and a recent issue included a study on sexual identity and sexual behavior in older lesbians, those 51 or older at the time of the survey – Baby Boomer lesbians, born before 1960. Some of the results are really…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. Recently, there’s been renewed buzz about the 2010 book “Sex at Dawn” but it’s unclear whether people appreciate the book’s true importance. Authors Ryan and Jetha assert “Like bonobos and chimps, we are the randy descendants of hypersexual ancestors” and although much of the book makes the case for non-monogamy, their…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. This blog is named after a workshop designed in the 1980’s by Luis Palacios and Michael Shernoff, two gay social workers and friends who worked with GMHC- Gay Men’s Health Crisis- in the early days. Their workshop was subtitled ‘Eroticizing Safer Sex’ and – it did exactly that. Gay men in…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. In an earlier blog post, we wrote about the distinct characteristics of male sexuality. With the caveats that men and women are more alike than different, and that we don’t know if the differences are cultural or biological- here are some things we know about women’s sexuality: 1) Women are less sexual…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. MARS AND VENUS? REALLY? The answer is – yes and no. John Gray’s ‘Mars/Venus’ books maintain that men and women are so intrinsically different that they might as well be from different planets. Critics of Gray point out, truthfully, that the differences between men as a group and women as a…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. IN OUR LAST POST, WE DESCRIBED THE MOST COMMON ROMANTIC MYTHS THAT DESTROY SEX LIFE. HERE WE TELL YOU WHY THEY ARE WRONG. Most people are raised with a lot of romantic myths about sex, and like the women in the picture, we refuse to see, hear, or talk about evidence that…
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D Jack Morin says the thing that derails the sex life of long-term couples is the romantic myths they adhere to. Below I’ve listed the most common myths we associate with love. Take the test below: Read the following assertions- check which ones you believe: If he/she loves me, he/she will •…
