There are also many programs run by the government and international charities that focus on sexual and reproductive health, but according to Sekyiamah, those programs tend to ignore pleasure. “Within …
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In China, Public Talk of Sex Is Rare. Could a ‘Pleasure Community’ Change That?
BEIJING — In a room with soft lighting, decorated with fuzzy blankets and turquoise balloons, a group of 30 or so strangers gathered on a recent afternoon in Beijing to discuss a subject that is …
Of Age and Pleasure
There could be many reasons a woman’s ability to orgasm changes with age. Before determining the cause of age-related sexual problems, a doctor should first rule out that there are no libido issues or …
‘The Third Wife’ Review: Cruelty and Sensuality in 19th-Century Vietnam
Governed by rigid, patriarchal customs and rituals, her daily routines also make room for solitude and even pleasure. The two senior wives, Lao (Nguyen Nhu Quynh Le) and Xuan (Mai Thu Huong), welcome …
‘Safeword’ Review: The Bondage Play (Hold the Pleasure)
The frank depiction of sex and the chiseled actors’ nudity turned the play into a sleeper hit. It ran Off Broadway for more than a year and even once hosted a nude audience night, during which patrons …
‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ Review: Out of the Bedroom and into the Light
There was a time in the 1980s when Dr. Ruth Westheimer, petite sex guru and irrepressible advocate of democratized pleasure, seemed to be everywhere. In bookstores and on the radio, or perched …
The global sexual wellness market is expected to reach values of around $39 billion by 2024
The availability of several pleasure-enhancing products and increased marketing and visibility of these products online will propel the sale and revenues in the market. The growing demand in US, China …
How this sex educator is helping Black women embrace pleasure and heal from trauma
The sex and wellness industry has expanded in recent years as more and more conversations highlighting women’s pleasure and undoing sex-negative messages take place. But like other industries, the …
What does Brexit have to do with Churchill movies, punk and ‘50 Shades of Grey’?
Sex Pistols and “ Anarchy in the U.K. ” With Boris Johnson … And a lot of the working classes kick the wall. And there’s the immediate pleasure in kicking the wall. But you also break your foot. …
Akram Khan interview: ‘Sex and dance go together for a reason’
“Sex and dance go together for a reason,” he says. “Animals use movement in their courtship rituals to attract a mate. Dancing is the most animalistic human thing. [It] releases a chemical burst of …