Taboos & Tolerance

Feminist opponents of prostitution see paying for sex as an expression of male aggression

In praise of perversion

It is when we explore the boundaries of our desires that we become most fully human, says Howard Jacobson. From Love and Sex - a free glossy mag with the print edition

Inside Taboos & Tolerance

The G-Spot and other myths about sex

Monday, 4 January 2010

No sex please, we're British. As tight-lipped as the average person is about discussing sex, there are loads of rumours about the act - probably stemming from the playground - which seem to have worked their way into the mainstream.

Big Think: Why some women can't orgasm

Monday, 16 November 2009

That some women can't achieve orgasm is a mystery that Rutgers psychology professor Barry Komisaruk is trying to solve. Men appear to be immune from the problem.

Meet the polyamorists – do more lovers equal more love?

Sunday, 13 September 2009

The age-old story: boy meets girl, boy marries girl, boy meets another girl and they all live together happily ever after.

Female sexual abuse: Untold story of society's last taboo

Saturday, 8 August 2009

Male paedophilia is at the forefront of public debate – but people find it hard to believe female abusers can be as dangerous. Charlotte Philby reports.

Polish priest pens ‘Catholic Kama Sutra’

Friday, 15 May 2009

A Polish priest has raised eyebrows with the publication of a sex manual advising couples to enjoy a "saucy and fantasy-packed" love life.

Sleeping Around: Nothing sucks like an Electrolux

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Jonathan Ross has revealed that his first sexual experience was with a vacuum cleaner - and he must have been pretty attached, because he refers to the Hoover he mounted as a 'she'.

When sex play goes wrong...

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

Sexual tolerance has brought many benefits. But there is a darker side to the culture of 'anything goes' experimentation that has come with it, as Sean Thomas knows to his cost

The facts of life: taboos and tolerance

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

The new updated version of The Joy of Sex by Susan Quilliam, first published in 1972, includes 43 new sections not included in the original edition, covering such topics as phone sex, the internet, sex shops and sex during pregnancy. Since the first edition it has been updated four times and sold over eight million copies.

Sex doctor: Don't dream it, be it...

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

There's a certain type of man who will react to any suggestion of spicing up your sex life with disapproval. Women delicate little petals that we are aren't supposed to want naughty things and this man's judgement of you will be harsh: you're a tart or a slut and definitely not good enough to be sitting at his parents' table for Sunday lunch. Happily, despite all the potential pitfalls, there are ways to have your orgasms and keep him too. These are the basics which you should apply to any situation where you're suggesting something new sexually: