In 2006 my book America’s War On Sex: The Attack on Law, Lust, & Liberty was published. With a foreword by ACLU President Nadine Strossen, it documented how the Bush Administration, the Religious Right, Fox News, and “decency” groups were using the issue of sexual regulation to undermine secular democracy. In the book I discussed, [...]
You may recall that way back in 2004, Janet Jackson’s right nipple was unexpectedly exposed for exactly one-half second during the Superbowl half-time show. Grown men cried. Women fainted. Children were driven mad by the brown protuberance. Not surprisingly, the stock market crashed only four years later, soon followed by the meltdown of Japan’s nuclear [...]
…Well, that’s not exactly the way it was described when I was asked to moderate a panel there yesterday. The title was Obscenity and Free Speech, part of the Law School’s week-long Adult Entertainment Symposium. One participant was Paul Cambria, former president of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. Among other things, he talked about representing [...]
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of addressing Sex::Tech, the national conference on Youth, Technology & Sexuality sponsored annually by ISIS (Internet Sexuality Information Services). Over 400 sex educators, youth program directors, and technology developers (many under the age of 25 themselves) gathered to discuss how to use new technologies to enhance young people’s sexual [...]
Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today… –John Lennon Throughout my career, I’ve continually been asked why the U.S. is such a nutty country when it comes to sex. Consider: No one is debating sex education for teens [...]
First, why is “slut” considered an insult? After all, it’s simply a woman who’s willing to have sex with several men with whom she isn’t married, and probably doesn’t even “love.” We know Rush meant it as an insult—loose morals and all that—but do we have to take it that way? Why the hurry to [...]
The 12th annual Sexual Intelligence Awards® honor individuals and organizations who challenge the sexual fear, unrealistic expectations, and government hypocrisy that undermine love, sex, and relationships—and political freedom—today. Last year’s winners were Melissa Fritchle, International Sex Educator; Doug Braun-Harvey, Drug/Alcohol Treatment Pioneer; Valda Ford, Community Health Activist; Paul Federoff, Forensic Psychiatrist. This year’s winners are: [...]
My new book is out from HarperCollins today. And people already love it! “Read this book if you want to let go of your inhibitions and improve your sex life.” –Psychology Today magazine “Transform your sex life? Ultimate satisfaction? Look no further. Marty Klein’s new book offers something better.” –Salon.com “No matter where you are, [...]
If you thought the Susan G. Komen pink ribbon campaign against breast cancer was really about women’s health, think again. It turns out they’re only in it for themselves. The organization just terminated their funding of Planned Parenthood programs that screen for breast cancer and related health problems. It seems that some of Komen’s conservative [...]
Sex trafficking—the real thing, not the political consumer product or object of sloganeering—involves kidnapping or manipulating someone out of their community, forcing them to engage in sex acts somewhere else, and not allowing them to leave at will. It’s horrendous. It’s not simply prostitution, not even underage prostitution. It’s not making porn films, even under [...]
Sex work refers to a wide range of activity where sexual interaction is explicitly exchanged for something of value.
WSFA firmly believes that human beings possess a fundamental right to develop and express their sexuality.
Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality.
Sexuality and faith are two of the most deeply important and deeply personal aspects of human identity.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are entitled to the realization of the full spectrum of their human rights.
Civil rights are one sub-set of human rights that exist equal to and interdependent with multiple fundamental human rights.
Grounded in the human rights framework, reproductive justice refers to all of the conditions necessary for all people to enjoy reproductive freedom.
Every human being deserves access to medically accurate and inclusive information about sex and sexuality.
