Sexuality

Sexual Attraction Lowers Women's Level of Disgust

Why are disgusting things like sweat and body odor not so bad during sex? Well, the answer is, nobody knows exactly why, but researchers recently did reveal this possibility: Women do let down their guards during sex when it comes to stuff that would normally turn them off. Yeah, that mythical o ... More >>

A Brief History of the Blowjob in Pop Music

Currently dominating charts, Flo Rida's "Whistle" recycles the wholesome Disney chorus "whistle while you work" as a blowjob instructional. Like many before him, Flo Rida enjoys receiving oral sex, and like almost as many, he has turned the practice into a popular song. Over the years, tracks discu ... More >>

Sex Disease Up in California; Young People Across U.S. Having Risky Oral Relations, Too

Teens and twentysomethings are having lots of oral sex, it seems, partly because they think it's safer than the other kind, according to a new Centers for Disease Control study. It's not true that oral is safer, of course, and this might explain why American kids are coming up with increasing rates ... More >>

Teen Sex Is Hollywood's Fault

Those crazy conservative Christians think Hollywood is ruining America and inspiring teens everywhere to have sex. If they were right America would be booming with overpopulation instead of putting the brakes on procreation. Well, there is birth control ... A recent study to be published in the jo ... More >>

'Corgasm' is The New Tae Bo: Women Are Having Silent Orgasms in The Gym

L.A. is home to some of the trendiest exercises, from Tae Bo to high impact training (HIT) to, yes, pole dancing. But who knew that "corgasm," the art of the female orgasm while working out, would be the latest craze? (Madonna will be all over this). Yes, the corgasm, a study has just confirmed, ... More >>

Condoms Still Suck, No Matter What Joycelyn Elders Thinks (She's on Trojan's Payroll)

By Dr. Paul R. Abramson & L.J. WilliamsonThe good news: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, reads L.A. Weekly!The bad news: She's pissed at us. We made Dr. Elders mad because we said that condoms suck.Maybe if we hadn't said anything, no one would have noticed. Maybe inste ... More >>

How Much Do You Really Love L.A.?

9 Best High-Tech Vibrators to Buy for Your Valentine, Reviewed by our Experts

See more from L.A. Weekly's Sex Issue: "Condoms Suck," "The Swingers' Story: How Two Married People Found True Love While Swapping Partners," "10 Condom Reviews for the Well-Endowed Man," "Twelve Tales of Sexual Mortification," and "UCLA vs. USC Sex Survey 2012: Who's Sluttier?" As told to L.J. Wil ... More >>

5 Valentine's Day Surprises That'll Get You Laid - For the Ladies

There's less than a week til that holiday we love to hate and much of what makes Valentine's Day difficult to bear is the pressure put on guys to be "the man" and get their chicks some kind of boat or pony to show they love them fo' realz. But spending big bucks on a present that may or may not mak ... More >>

How to Have Tantric Sex: A Beginner Lesson for...Beginners

If all you know about Tantra is what you've picked up from watching various Sting interviews, then listen up, 'cause this is going to be awesome and hot, (just like Sting, actually). Tantra isn't just freaky sex; it's an ancient spiritual practice. But don't worry, hornballs, you will be awakening ... More >>

Guys & Orgasms: 3 Ways to Make 'Cumming' Come Easy

There's all kind of talk about women and orgasms, how cerebral the process is, and how even the slightest distraction or concern can sabotage her O-face. And that's all true. But it was recently brought to my attention that some guys have the same problem. Surprised? Me, too. It's easy to believe ... More >>

Study: Old People Have Sex, Might Enjoy it More Than You.

Sorry guys, it's true. Men and women over the age of 40 (your parents! your GRANDPARENTS!!!) do sex to each other. They might not be getting it on just as often as you, but a recent study shows there's a good chance the female elders might be enjoying it more. Susan E. Trompeter, MD; Ricki Bettenco ... More >>

Sexy Holiday Gift Guide: 5 Presents to Spice Up Your Love Life

Black Friday has passed and Cyber Monday just happened. Some of you spent your time huddled on sidewalks waiting for frightened store employees to unchain the front doors of Best Buy/Target/Urban Outfitters. Others of you stayed in bed bundled in blankets while clicking around those stores' Internet ... More >>

Jerker, or the Helping Hand: A Pornographic Elegy with Redeeming Social Value and a Hymn to the Queer Men of San Francisco in Twenty Phone Calls, Many of them Dirty

April Bonjour Sues SoCal Dildo Company Pipedream Products for Allegedly Mutilating Her Vagina

​This almost sounds like it's some sort of a joke ... a very sad and bloody joke. It seems a woman is suing the Chatsworth-based sex toy company Pipedream Products, whose slogan goes, "We Don't Make the Orgasm ... We Make the Orgasm BETTER!" for allegedly doing quite the opposite. The woman - A ... More >>

Sex Lives Can be Ruined by Drugs, Smoking, Overeating (Surprised?)

Charlie's got his sexual health under control.​This should come as no surprise to anyone except maybe Charlie Sheen. But researchers concluded recently that being on drugs, smoking, drinking and overeating is bad for your sex life -- especially for men. Now, we know the cocaine makes you feel ... More >>

Teen Girls' Early Sex Correlates With Divorce And More Parnters in Life

KINGjeorge​Experience doesn't always pay off in the game of love. According to a recent study women who had their first sexual experiences as underage teens were more likely to also experience ... divorce. (So, ah, that marriage between a 51-year-old actor and a 16-year-old girl we told you a ... More >>

It's the Back Pages of the L.A. Weekly Come to Life!

Oral Sex, Bisexual Women More Common in America Today (You're Welcome, Charlie Sheen)

Action in America.​Read the recent results of the Weekly's own L.A.-centric sex survey here. The sexual revolution might be long gone, but it appears the chill brought on by HIV and AIDS is in the rear-view mirror too. While the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control "Sexual Behavior, Sexua ... More >>

Does Music Make Women Want to Have Sex? Scientists Weigh In

Today is Valentine's day. We mention that in the event that you have been living in a cave. On Mars. With your eyes closed and your fingers in your ears. In any event, being that it is Valentine's day, we thought we'd take this opportunity to discuss the role of music and musical taste in increasin ... More >>

According to 1965's Sex and the Teen-Age Girl, one out of two American girls hook up outside their species

The volunteers at the Santa Monica Public Library sold us this filthy, insane book for $1.​Each Monday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets around Los Angeles. Sex and the Teen-Age Girl ... More >>

Former Teacher Amy Beck's Woes Continue: Lawsuit by Student Reveals Sex Details, Threats by LAPD Husband

Amy Beck in the Burbank Leader.​Remember Amy Beck, the middle school teacher who made national headlines and was sent to prison for two years for having sex with a teenaged student? Well, it took a few months, but the student's family has finally gotten around to suing Beck, and the lawsuit i ... More >>

Never Hook Up With a Taurus

Studies in Crap: The Batshit Teachings of Astro-sexology (Which Sign is Frigid, Which is Promiscuous, and What's Your Astro-erogenous Zone?)

​Each week, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from L.A.'s thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. Astro-Sexology Author: Arnold Silverman Date: 1970 Publisher: Award Books, New York Discovered at: Harmony and/or Counterpoint Books, 59 ... More >>

Steampunk Dildos by Lady Clankington: Infernal Devices

​ Good god almighty. Steampunk dildos?! As the lovely girl who sent me this link said, "Yes, you read that right." And steampunk vibrators. These babies are courtesy of one Lady Clankington, who invented the world's first steampunk sex toys. Oh wait, that would be, the world's first steampun ... More >>

THE AULD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Adventures With Frozen Sperm

Best of L.A. Weekly: Art Attacked: Sex, Lies, and Funding

Originally published August 25, 1989

Straight Men Who Have Sex With Men

Inside the secret world of the straight guise

Lust in L.A.: Hot, Sticky & Bothered

Wondering why guys don't make the first move anymore, and notes on the pains and pleasures of threesomes

Erotica LA's Vanilla Flavored Expo

By Pandora Young and Guelda Voien 2008's Erotica LA bills itself as an opportunity for couples to "express their sexuality." In reality, it seemed like an opportunity to buy cool stuff, see porn stars, get marginally creeped out, and then find some salvation in the booths and vendors you would lea ... More >>

An Expert's Guide to Hand Jobs for Men and Women

Examining the myths, merits and sparse vocabulary of hand sex

Pucker Up Turns 200!

Celebrating a gala anniversary with a look back at a near decade of debauchery

Pucker Up: Best and Worst of Sex 2007

Tristan's annual roundup of toothbrush vibrators, anti-porn ribbons, and a kinky kingdom

BDSM Buddies

Stephen Elliott’s story of o(uch)

Last Orgasm in Hollywood

Movie sex, dirty and clean, through the ages

Clitoris Envy, or What I Learned in Female-Orgasm Class

Prick Up Your Ears. The Hand Job Is Back!

Filtered: Bill’s Gone Wild!

Quick guide to the O’Reilly sexual-harassment lawsuit

The Science of Sex

T.C. Boyle on his Inner Circle, Alfred Kinsey and the fine line between fact and fiction

Condom Wars

New guidelines gut HIV prevention — and endanger young people’s lives

BEK

Liberté, Égalité, Infidélité

Inside Orgasmatron

A closer look at the motor of joy

Very Good Vibrations

Electricity was the best revenge

Pleasure for Pleasure

The Gay Divide

Seeking the Heterosexual Within

many ex-gays find themselves back in the closet

Hot Love

Sexual radicals bookend the century

Very Serious Sex