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Human Sexuality
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 Public
Sex/Gay Space (Between Men--Between Women) by William
Leap (Editor)
Male homosexual activity
in public and semipublic locations is a central but seldom
explored dimension of gay culture around the world. The majority
of existing research emphasizes the impersonality of such erotic
interaction and underscores the element of danger involved. While
never denying the danger of anonymous public sex in the age of
AIDS, the contributors to Public Sex/Gay Space go beyond
narrow moralisms about the need to regulate unsafe sexual
practices to discuss the significance of sex in public. William
Leap has brought together contributions from such fields as
anthropology, sociology, literary criticism, and history to
reinvigorate the discussion on this issue, with twelve essays
providing a more nuanced portrait of why public sexual activity is
such an integral part of gay culture. The authors present rich
ethnographic snapshots of male sex in public places--many drawn
from interviews with participants or, in some instances, the
authors' personal experiences. Contributors investigate a
broad cultural spectrum of gay sexual space and activity: in a
public park in contemporary Hanoi, at the beachfront community of
New York's Fire Island, and in nineteenth-century Amsterdam, for
example. They explore issues such as visibility and secrecy, as
well as economic status and social class, and interrogate the
historical trajectories through which certain locations come to be
favored sites for sexual encounters. Together, they offer insight
into the ways in which public sex calls into question the very
line that divides "public" from "private." 
 Policing
Public Sex : Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism by
Dangerous Bedfellows (Editor), Ephen Glenn Colter (Editor), Wayne
Hoffman (Editor), Eva Pendleton (Editor)
The
AIDS epidemic has had a myriad of social and political
consequences, not the least of which has been a radical social
rethinking about sexuality. While AIDS has encouraged a more open
discussion of sexual activity, it has also brought a backlash. Policing
Public Sex, a collection of 25 essays by educators, activists,
sociologists, and community spokespersons, is enormously smart.
This volume helps us consider and contend with the political and
social campaigns that seek to control or monitor manifestations of
sexuality considered "public"--from safe-sex education
to sex clubs. Well written, this book is on the cutting edge of
social change and AIDS education.
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From the Introduction:
This Web Site is dedicated to the exploration of
the miracle of human sexuality, in all its wonder and diversity.
We believe that sexuality is to be celebrated. Progress can never
be made in human affairs by the suppression or repression of
information, or by spreading disinformation. Speech is most in
need of protection precisely when what one is saying is most
controversial or most objectionable---it generally doesn't need
protection otherwise.
Humans have a strong interest in sex, but it is
relatively rare to encounter rational discussion about sex, even
between partners. As with all activities about which people are
passionate, and which involve biological drives, the topic of
sexuality is rife with controversy, misunderstanding, stereotypes,
and moralizing.
It is our belief that the widespread
availability of information about sexual matters can help
facilitate better communication, and communication is the most
important skill that one can bring to any relationship. The most
important sexual organ is the brain.
This site contains information and explicit
discussion regarding selected topics of alternative sexuality. If
there is even the remote possibility that the contents of this
site might offend your sensibilities, we exhort you to go no
further. If there is even the remote possibility that the contents
of this site might violate the laws or standards of your
community, we insist you go no further. If you proceed you do so
voluntarily, of your own free will. You, as an adult, must take
responsibility for your own actions...
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Commission on Accreditation of Human Sexuality
Programs The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Please
note, this is an outdated version of the Education Opportunities
in Human Sexuality.
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A Publication of the Institute for Advanced
Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California, USA
The mission of the Electronic Journal of Human
Sexuality is to disseminate knowledge about all aspects of human
sexuality to the widest possible international community at
moderate cost.
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Cornell University
The Human Sexuality Collection seeks to preserve
and make accessible primary sources that document historical
shifts in the social construction of sexuality, with a focus on
U.S. lesbian and gay history and the politics of pornography. We
are actively expanding the Collection and are seeking gifts of
personal papers, organizational records, rare books, and
periodicals that reflect changing views on sexuality. Through this
program, Cornell University is working to ensure that a more
complete historical record of sexuality will be available to
researchers.
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This site is designed and maintained by graduate
students in counseling and counseling psychology at the University.
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The IAHS is a Private,
freestanding school of Sexology providing
the finest in academic training in sexology through its libraries,
faculties and advisors.
The mission of the
institute is to train sexologists. The general objectives of the
institute are:
 | To provide a faculty of
persons who are both academically trained and professionally
competent in the field of human sexuality.
| To provide the means whereby
people working in the area of human sexuality may receive
additional academic and professional training.
| To provide suitable resource
materials consisting of a large library of films, slides,
audio and videotapes; a research and basic source library.
| To provide academic guidance
to projects and dissertations.
| To create materials.
| To create an archive of
historical and contemporary sexological materials; to sort,
catalog and preserve it for the future. |
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Dr. Weinrich is the Principal Investigator of
the Sexology Project at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC).
The HNRC is administered through the Department of Psychiatry at
the University of California,
San Diego, where Dr. Weinrich is Assistant Adjunct Professor
of Psychiatry.
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The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex,
Gender, and Reproduction is a private, not-for-profit corporation
affiliated with Indiana University. It was founded in 1947.
The mission of The Kinsey Institute is to
promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields
of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction. The Institute
carries out this mission through:
| development of specialized collections of
resources for scholars;
| programs of research and publication;
| interdisciplinary conferences and seminars;
| provision of information services to
researchers; and
| graduate training. |
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The Institute's broader mission includes service
to the University and professional communities through teaching,
clinical and research training, tours and presentations, and to
the public through provision of clinical services for problems
related to sexual and reproductive health and referral to
appropriate organizations and groups.
The aspects of sexuality that are the primary
focus of the Institute are biological, psychological,
socio-cultural, and behavioral, as expressed through sexual
interests, preferences, physiological responses, behaviors,
communication and relationships, emotions and attitudes, beliefs,
mores, and artistic/erotic depictions of the above. Gender is
emphasized as it relates to sexual behavior and is expressed in
variations or disorders of gender development. The psychological,
behavioral, social and cultural aspects of reproduction in
relationship to sexuality also are of interest.
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An Online Guide by James Khol
 Scientists
have long known that odors and subliminal scents - sex attractants
or pheromones - influence how animals develop, mate, bond, and
nurture their offspring. Recently, scientists have discovered that
human animals are no exception. Odors can accelerate puberty,
control women's menstrual cycles, and even influence sexual
orientation. They help us tell lovers and family members from
strangers and let mothers and infants bond. Odors affect how often
we have sex, and with whom. They influence how the brain develops,
what we remember, and how we learn. Odors are the spice of life.
Grounded in solid scientific research, yet maintaining an
easy-to-read style, The Scent of Eros is an engrossing read on a
whole new world under our noses!
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From
Health.com
An introduction and discussions on human sexual
response, sexuality and aging, sexual variations, sexuality and
illness, sexual problems requiring treatment and promotion of
sexual health.
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Society for Human Sexuality offers this guide to
sexology studies. Access a list of US and Canadian degree
programs, resources, links and more.
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The Society for Human Sexuality is a social and
educational organization whose purpose is to promote understanding
and appreciation for the many forms of adult intimate
relationships and consensual sexual expression. Participation is
open to anyone over the age of 18, regardless of gender or sexual
orientation.
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