Brazilian Call Girl Stirs Debate on National Values

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 First in a blog, then in a best-selling memoir, a 21-year-old prostitute from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has revealed a country "that is not always as uninhibited as the world often assumes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Carolina Bill Would Outlaw Sex Toys

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 The S bill doesn't look likely to pass, but the scary thing is that such products are already illegal in several Southern states Apparently in Texas, if you market a toy as a novelty, it's legal But if you demonstrate its use in sexual activity--it's illegal Put that in your Constitution and smoke it . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Sex in a Spray’ Draws Concerns About an ‘Age of McNookie’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2006 PT-141, a nasal spray that is perhaps the world's first legitimate aphrodisiac, may hit the market in under three years. The Observer wonders whether such a "sure thing" will trivialize the emotional aspect of relationships. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Sex Cues Ruin Men’s Decisiveness

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 Men shown pictures of attractive women fared worse in financial games than men who hadn't seen the pictures. The more testosterone a man had, the more his attention waned. After 10,000 years of anecdotal evidence, did we really need a scientific study to verify this one? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Male-Female Equality Boosts Sex Life

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 University of Chicago researchers discover that in countries where men have a dominant status over women, people report lower satisfaction with their sex lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Austrians Top ‘Sexually Satisfied’ List

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 University of Chicago researchers collected reports on sexual satisfaction across the globe. The U.S. took fifth place. The big loser: Japan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Conversation with author Chris Abani

Zuade Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 The acclaimed novelist and poet, who escaped from imprisonment and torture in his native Nigeria, discusses his new novella about child prostitution and sex trafficking. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Future Sex: Gizmos, Robots, Teledildonics

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 America's top sex researchers envision a mainstream adoption of technologies like "teledildonics," which allows remote mutual manipulation of devices like vibrators. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tame Version of Playboy Hits Jakarta Stands

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2006 Islamic hard-liners called the magazine a form of moral terrorism, despite the fact that there are no nude photos in it. This is reminiscent of what happened in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain when titillating material quickly appeared and then spread like kudzu. Liberties will always rush to fill a vacuum, just not necessarily in the way favored by religious fundamentalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former DHS Child Porn Official a Sex Criminal?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 Frank Figueroa, a Dept. of Homeland Security agent, is scheduled to stand trial today on a charge that he exposed himself to a girl in a mall. Figueroa used to run the department's "Operation Predator," a program to fight sex crimes against children. This comes on the heels of the arrest of DHS officer Brian J. Doyle, who was picked up for allegedly trying to prey on a child via the Web. What the hell is going on at DHS? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GAO: Bush’s Abstinence Plan Hampering AIDS Efforts

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 Countries with AIDS epidemics actually have to cut the money they spend on treatment in order to conform to Bush's requirements for spending on abstinence programs, reports the government watchdog. But it's all good, because this way, God isn't being offended by people having sex before marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Homeland Official Charged in Internet Child Seduction Case

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 Homeland Security Dept.'s deputy press secretary allegedly tried to seduce a Florida sheriff's detective who he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Troubling for two reasons: (a) This shows the moral fiber of the people entrusted to spy on Americans; (b) this shows the incompetence and foolishness of the people entrusted to secure our borders -- this kind of sting is the oldest trick in the book. UPDATE: More details on the official's alleged criminal actions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )