On Toxic Femininity
The movement that has popularized the term ‘toxic masculinity’ shares tools and conclusions with those who see signs of ‘white supremacy’ everywhere they look.
Heather E. Heying
· 8 min read
Sex
A collection of 129 posts
Explaining Monogamy to Vox
“Why would humans all around the world invent a rule that’s so difficult to follow, and treat breaking as such an enormous betrayal?”
William Buckner
· 14 min read
Are Liberal Democracies 'Rape Cultures'?
The rape culture is much like the poor sanitation conditions which led to typhoid—it provides an environment in which acts of rape are fostered.
Antonin Foucaux
· 10 min read
Why Can’t a Woman be More Like a Man?
For those who believe that gender is a social construct, and there are no differences between men and women’s brains, this paper is something of a reality check.
Toby Young
· 11 min read
Portugal Poised to Write Gender Fluidity into Law
It’s difficult to say if it was really created to advance the rights of these people, or if it was simply cobbled together on some sort of whim.
Ricardo Lopes
· 8 min read
How the Science Wars Ruined the Mother of Anthropology
Both revered and despised for the image of humanity she presented to the world, and for her conclusions about the Samoan people, in particular.
Matthew Blackwell
· 17 min read
A Plea To Trans Activists: We Can Protect Trans Rights Without Denying Biology
Critical thinking is not hate; it builds understanding and establishes foundations that are robust and can protect trans people without compromising the rights of women.
Debbie Hayton
· 8 min read
Why Do Men Rape?
“Rape is not about sexual orientation or sexual desire. It is an act of power and control in which the victim is brutalized and humiliated.”
Matthew Blackwell
· 15 min read
Blockchain and Sex
Blockchain technology also has the potential to be used for smart contracts. Smart contracts provide an automatically enforceable way for buyers and sellers to negotiate a contract.
Justin Campbell
· 4 min read
‘The Apartment,’ Authority, and Consent
On a topic of particular pertinence to our own cultural moment, Billy Wilder’s 1960 classic is a fascinating artefact well worth revisiting.
Matthew Stahlman
· 10 min read
Why I'm Uneasy With the #MeToo Movement
An assumption of personal responsibility is the sine qua non of independence and autonomy in a free society.
Lexa Frankl
· 13 min read
Why Feminists Must Understand Evolution
If our common goal is to encourage reciprocal respect for other individuals, in spite of average differences in group proclivities.
Marta Iglesias
· 14 min read
Sex and the Seductions of Social Explanation
At its best, commentary on the science of sex differences has been about method and about evidence, and the knowledge that, with care, these can produce.
Michael Clegg
· 10 min read
Misunderstanding a New Kind of Gender Dysphoria
What will it take for this contagion to be seen for what it is, so that its most damaging effects can be prevented?
Lisa Marchiano
· 11 min read
Is Sex a Dirty Word?
Within the lens of Western culture, it is sex and not money that is the primary root of all evil.
Craig Bielert and David C Geary
· 21 min read