Sexuality

Staying Sexually Active

How the Body Works --- the body's basic sexual response cycle.

Learning How NOT to Come

Simply put, masturbation is a way to feel sexually active and maintain an erotic dimension to your life regardless of whether you have a regular sex partner or not.

Because of the ``refractory period'' (i.e. the period of time after ejaculation during which you cannot get another erection, and after which it will probably take you even longer to get to the same level of arousal) the orgasmic training benefits of masturbation are a little different for men than for women: you're still learning what the path to orgasm feels like, and in particular you're hopefully learning to recognize the physical sensations immediately prior to the ``point of no return,'' but instead of plowing right through into ejaculation you'll probably want to hang out for a while just before the ``point of no return,'' reducing stimulation as needed so that you don't go over that point into ejaculation.

Then, during intercourse with a partner, you'll be familiar enough with these sensations to be able to (perhaps) thrust less rapidly or deeply as needed to avoid crossing the ``point of no return,'' and hence hang out at that especially pleasurable state for even longer.

Your partner probably won't mind.

Along the same lines, masturbation is also an ideal way to experiment with some of the various ``multiple orgasm'' techniques for men: you may find them worthwhile or you may not, but there is certainly no harm in giving some of them a shot and forming your own opinion.

Gay Terms

# 1 Adult Sexual Health Terms Advisor: Ever wonder what the pink triangle or the rainbow pride flag stand for? Confused about those terms you've heard around campus, but can't seem to recognize? Here is a glossary of Queer terms and symbols which will hopefully help you out. Just scroll down and read away!

Look at Sex!

Society for Human Sexuality: We are 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.

Sex Education Web Circle

A "ring" of select web sites, each of which offers a unique, substantial, and free contribution of some kind to internet sex education. The focus is on sites which approach sex from a perspective that is both factually accurate and pleasure-positive

Sexual Research and Social Policy

The National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC) publishes multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art empirical research on sexuality, theoretical and methodological discussions, and the implications of this evidence for US and international policies regarding sexual health, sexuality education, and sexual rights in diverse communities.

Sexual Identities/LGBTQI people are still fighting an uphill battle when it comes to the everyday rights assumed by others. Here at the NSRC, we believe that a sexually literate society demands a thorough inclusion of all sexualities, and that healthy sexuality is best supported by full sexual and legal protections for all people. Though transgender and intersex identities are different than sexual orientation, we are including them here to recognize the struggle they share for acceptance and civil rights. More Info

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation

The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement’s premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all.