Gloria's Oversexed Mind

What ho, yon Merkin!

This strange infobyte claims merkins are back in fashion. Obviously, the time then is ripe for a mini-merkin show. And, no, I'm not talking about the person who once wrote an infamous essay on spanking. I'm talking about the triangular wig that whores allegedly once wore to cover up those unsightly venereal lesions. As in EEEUW.

Let Cecil explain it all to you.

Meanwhile, since pictures are worth a thousand blablas, here is a contemporary image of what the original merkin may have looked like.

But it's the nouveau-couture merkin that caught my eye. Each one makes a unique fashion statement. For example, this merkin's saying "tickle my fancy."

This one says "take time to stop and smell the flowers."

This one..ummm...I'm not sure what PETA was trying to say. Eat pussy, not bacon?

But I do know that NO ONE wants to hear another word out of this one.

England's sexual identity disorder

England's policies on sexuality are in a bizarre muddle right now, and I have a feeling it's only going to get weirder. On one hand, the government recently imposed insanely stringent obscenity laws against any porn which depicts anything that anyone might interpret as violent or degrading sex. In other words, any whiff of kink of any kind, and it's illegal.

At the same time, a new sex ed program for kids, encourages them to masturbate daily. Which is awesome! In fact, they're using a slogan I thought I invented some years ago. Hey! I should've trademarked it.

The National Health Service of Britain has sparked controversy with their controversial sex education campaign promoting an orgasm a day:

...Alongside the slogan "an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away", it says: "Health promotion experts advocate five portions of fruit and veg a day and 30 minutes' physical activity three times a week. What about sex or masturbation twice a week?"

Oh, I get it: you can masturbate all you want but you can't look at anything that will arouse you. Ah.

Glad I don't live in England.

(Thanks to Quill for the orgasmic link.)

UK report: 1/3 get unnecessary breast cancer treatment

A troubling medical report out of UK, showing that a full third of women in public screening programs who are diagnosed with breast cancer get unnecessary or excessive treatment. It's a fatal flaw in the British health care system if diagnoses don't yield appropriate treatment plans.

A third of women diagnosed with breast cancer in public screening programmes are treated needlessly because their tumour will not be life-threatening, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported Friday.

A study by Scandinavian experts highlighted the dilemma facing doctors when it comes to detecting and treating breast cancer -- the notorious "silent killer" of women, thus named for the way it can stealthily claim lives.

Not all breast cancers kill, though.

In some cases, the cancer will grow so slowly that the patient will die of other causes before it produces symptoms, or it may remain dormant over the years or even shrink.

Many women 'treated needlessly for breast cancer'

Vintage ad: 1945 arousal aid

Great vintage ad for "Pluto," an alleged male aphrodisiac, from the post-WWII era.  Though best known for being the god of the underworld, Pluto was also credited as a god of fertility -- which no doubt gave this snake-oil's manufacturers the idea for the name. How a Judeo-Christian devil entered into the picture, I have no idea but clearly someone at the advertising house thought that mixing their metaphors would boost sales. Or maybe they just mean that erections are hell to come by.

Call for Volunteers: study on menopause

Passing this along for my friends at CARAS:

CARAS-endorsed research study call for volunteers. Please feel free to forward and cross-post!

Seeking Volunteers for a Study Addressing Menopause and Sexuality

What are some of the issues that affect sexuality during menopause? African American and Caucasian women are needed for a study addressing questions about menopause. Participants must be women between the ages of 40 and 60, experiencing menopause, English speaking, currently not taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or on hormonal birth control, in a relationship with a sexual partner, and without major medical or mental health problems. Participation requires completing an online or paper survey. Some volunteers who live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area may also be eligible to participate in a substudy that involves a small blood draw. Participants in the blood draw substudy may be compensated.

For more information, please contact Robert Clark, MS, at 301-295-9666 or at menopausestudy1@gmail.com. This research study is sponsored by the Uniformed Services University, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, in Bethesda, Maryland. You can access the on-line survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VcP8PJrCyVoqmjAp9o3BJw_3d_3d

This study was endorsed as a meritorious research project on January 30, 2009 by the CARAS Research Advisory Committee, a community advisory board hosted by the Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS).

For more information on CARAS, please visit the CARAS website at
https://www.caras.ws .

Download the current CARAS Calendar at
https://www.caras.ws/downloads/CARAS_Calendar.pdf

Most Interesting Story of the Week: Gender experiment

It's making some people livid but to me, this is a great, innovative and beautiful experiment. I don't think it will in any way harm the child (on the contrary, it allows the child to make choices based on natural desires and not gender constructs). I don't think it will alter the child's innate sexual orientation (again, I think it will help the child develop a healthier sexuality, unencumbered by expectations tied to a sex). I think this is a very lucky kid who will naturally develop into a very strong, self-confident person whose sense of self is based on self, and not social expectation.

Keeping the Gender of a 2-Year-Old Secret

One couple in Sweden...are refusing to tell anyone whether their toddler is a boy or a girl.

The child — called Pop in Swedish papers to protect his or her identity — is now two-and-a-half-years-old, and only a handful of close relatives (those who have changed the child’s diaper) know the sex. Pop’s parents, who are both 24, say they made this decision in the hope of freeing their child from the artificial construct of gender.

“We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould from the outset,” Pop’s mother told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet last spring. “It’s cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead.”

Pop wears dresses, and also “male” styled pants, and Pop’s hairstyle changes often, from traditionally feminine to traditionally masculine.

One of my self-healing tricks

If you're a porn-connoisseur, you've probably seen the TheraCane pop up in some unusual places. Maybe you've wondered how/where they found this weirdly semi-erotic knobby looking stick in the first place.

I did not actually KNOW this was used in porn because it was my much beloved massage therapist Nadine who gave it to me as a gift last year, advising that whenever I had a bad knot and couldn't see her, I should try this handy device. It was only after I showed it to Will that I discovered that hedonists have perverted it to their orgasmic purposes. Oh, the humanity.

The other morning I woke up in so much pain from either a pinched nerve or muscle spasm in my shoulder that I was dreading the day. It's an occupational hazard: athletes pull let muscles and writers strain their neck and shoulder muscles. My usual self-healing rituals for neck/shoulder pain involve naproxen sodium, heating pad, stretching, and rest; or, when it's really bad, a muscle-relaxer the doc gave me. But it was so bad, I craved instant relief and grabbed the theracane, planning to take pills once the immediate pain was gone. To my surprise, I was totally pain-free 15 minutes later. Plus it never came back. No pills necessary. I've used this nifty tool many times, and it's always helped, but this was like a miracle cure.

So in a burst of consumer optimism, I'd like to pass along the recommendation Nadine gave me to anyone who's driven crazy by muscle cramps or spasms. The TheraCane is designed so you can give yourself an amazing foot massage as easily and effortlessly as a deep-tissue rub to your back. Amazon reviewers all agree this is an astonishingly good investment in self-healing.

And if you can find ways to use it for perverse amusements...BONUS!

If you knew Salli

Thanks to the divine Topaz for this!

For that quick orgasmic fix

Thanks to t. for sharing this link. Seems these machines are only available in Europe. You know, that continent where adults act more grown-up about sex? Anyone see a dedicated sex-toy machine in the US or Canada yet?

Completely stocked (Vibrating Rod Ring, Finger Bob Vibe, Pocket Rocket, Heaven Beads, Secret Lippy Vibrator)
Refill stock included
Rechargable batteries and charger

Tabooboo Sex Toy Vending Franchise

Breaking news: sex education sexually educates people

It's a pretty damn sad state of American political affairs that we need studies to prove that sex education works. Worse still, we desperately need more obvious studies like these because, outside the few municipalities where kids receive age-appropriate facts about reproduction and sexual health, the rest of this pathetically sexually immature country seems to think that the only way to educate children about sex is by keeping them ignorant.

Which, of course, is why the spread of STDs and unwanted pregnancies continue to plague our society as much as if we still lived in the age of magick weasel balls.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Supporters of comprehensive sex education in Cleveland city schools say a new study has validated the program's effectiveness.

Since late 2006, the school district has used a graduated sex education program from kindergarten through 12th grade. The program begins by teaching children about their bodies and inappropriate touching and ends in later years with discussions about relationships and sexually transmitted diseases....

A study by Philliber Research Associates found that children who participated in the program displayed more knowledge and better attitudes toward safe sex practices than children who didn't participate.

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