Zika Virus Declared Global Health Emergency
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Posted:Feb 1, 2016 12:59 pm
Last Updated:Feb 4, 2016 1:53 pm
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The World Health Organization has declared that the Zika virus poses a global public health emergency.
The infection, which experts fear is spreading very fast, has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
This alert puts Zika in the same category of international concern as Ebola and will help fast-track research and aid toward fighting the infection.
Although the mosquito-borne virus’s symptoms are relatively mild, it is believed to be linked to a surge in cases of microcephaly, a condition in which a baby is born with an abnormally small head and brain.
WHO chief Margaret Chan said the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly was “strongly suspected but not yet scientifically proven.”
On its website, WHO says it is deeply concerned about this rapidly evolving situation for four main reasons:
the possible association of infection with birth malformations and neurological syndromes
the potential for further international spread given the wide geographical distribution of the mosquito vector
the lack of population immunity in newly affected areas
and the absence of vaccines, specific treatments, and rapid diagnostic tests
Also, conditions associated with this year’s El Niño weather pattern are expected to increase mosquito populations greatly in many areas.
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Man Who Posted Photo Of His Wife’s ‘Period Outfit’ Incurs The Wrath Of The Internet
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Posted:Jan 29, 2016 7:18 am
Last Updated:Jan 31, 2016 3:41 pm
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Man Who Posted Photo Of His Wife’s ‘Period Outfit’ Incurs The Wrath Of The Internet
Ah, that time of the month. When all you want to do is snuggle on the sofa with a hot water bottle, a family-sized bar of chocolate and a packet of Feminax.
And when it comes to your outfit the bigger and baggier, the better. Ok, so you might not win any best-dressed awards, but it’s not about keeping up with Kim Kardashian right now, comfort is totally the name of the game.
So you can imagine that when Reddit user, who posts under the username chrisflynn85, took a snap of his wife in what he calls her ‘Don’t touch me, I’m on my period!’ clothes, and posted it online, the sisters of social media weren’t best pleased.
The photo, taken while his wife wasn’t looking, shows her wearing a dressing gown, tucked in baggy pyjama bottoms and fluffy socks. So far so normal as far as period attire goes.
When it’s that time of the month, us ladies do NOT care what we look like.
Likely meant as a harmless joke, what the man hadn’t reckoned on was just how supportive the internet can be when it comes to sticking up for the sisterhood. In just one day the image clocked up more than 2 million views and almost 2,000 comments, most of which were standing up for his wife’s right to rock whatever she wanted during that time.
Afternoonofthefaun leapt to the wife’s defence, saying sarcastically: ‘What, pajamas? Do people normally walk around the house in lingerie or something?’
JessthePest also sympathised, writing: 'Mine’s a pink onesie with a hood. When I was pregnant I looked like a f****** telletubby. And I would totally share that pic with y'all here and now, if I could find it.
But despite the onslaught of comments, the man continued to stoke the fire posting 'If she sees this, pms is going to move to defcon 5’. And later joked that he had Googled divorce lawyers.
It might not come to that, but if we were him we’d be steering clear of his wife for at least the next few days. Dog. House.
Do you think this harmless or insensitive? Join the debate
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“Sleepgasms” Are Real and Here’s How to (Maybe) Have One
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Posted:Jan 22, 2016 4:33 am
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Have you ever had a “sleepgasm?”
If you thought only men had wet dreams, well, that’s one myth that can be put to bed. Nocturnal emissions, or orgasms that occur during sleep, are not, in fact, just the provenance of men. According to research from the Kinsey Institute, 37 percent of women experience a “sleep orgasm” by the age of 45, and the average women has nocturnal orgasms fairly constantly from adolescence until their 50s, whether or not they are single or married.
The study, which collected data from interviews with more than 11,000 men and women about their sex lives over a period of 25 years, found that 70 percent of women experienced overtly sexual dreams during their lifetime, and five percent even had their first orgasm while dreaming at night. Comparatively, 100 percent of men experienced sexual dreams — explaining perhaps, why the midnight behavior of males has previously received much more attention — and 13 percent reported that their first ejaculation occurred during sleep.
But ladies: If it hasn’t happened to you yet, that doesn’t mean that it won’t. The odds of having a “sleepgasm” actually increase as you enter middle age, with the highest incidents of nocturnal orgasms for women occurring in their 40s and 50s. Men, on the other hand, had better enjoy their unconscious nocturnal dalliances while they last: the wet dreams that — sometimes humorously — dominate their adolescence are shown to dramatically decline by their 30s. And when it comes to sexual satisfaction in their waking life, just 50 percent of women orgasm regularly during marital sex, while a tenth said they had yet to climax.
All of which makes quite logical sense considering that female orgasms — or lack thereof — are often intrinsically psychological in nature. "Orgasm generally gets easier with age and experience, and when women have sex with regular partners who they feel care about them,“ Dr. Debby Herbenick, an associate professor at Indiana University, Kinsey Institute researcher, and author of The Coregasm Workout, explained to Broadly. "Thus we see higher rates of orgasm among those in their mid to late 20s, 30s, and 40s.”
What stops women from successfully orgasming earlier? Herbenick cites a number of factors, “Including not having enough information about how to have an orgasm, an uncaring partner, or one who doesn’t prioritize her partner, not giving it enough time (such as during masturbation or oral sex), body image concerns, and so on.“ But thankfully, difficulty achieving orgasm while awake (let us help you with that) doesn’t automatically negate the chances of doing so while asleep, because, as Barry R. Komisaruk, Beverly Whipple, and Sara Nasserzadeh explain in The Orgasm Answer Guide, “orgasms while sleeping are not, in fact, the result of genital stimulation, but instead are created in the brain.” (Oh, our clever little pleasure-seeking brains, how you do delightfully surprise us sometimes.)
All of which means that if you’d like to increase your odds of tucking in to a sweet “sleepgasm” tonight, there are a few things that might just be worth a go. First, try sleeping on your stomach. According to research from Shue Yan University in Hong Kong, dozing off face down makes you more likely to have erotic dreams, in part because it makes you more likely to get a bit short of breath.
And while Herbenick cautions that the lack of large scale or systematic studies of women and sleep orgasms versus women and orgasms from masturbation, partner sex, or exercise leave no one able to offer certain solutions, some enterprising females who have tried to induce sexy dreams themselves do have advice to share: both The Debrief’s Daisy Buchanan and Broadly’s Stevie Martin recommend going to sleep extremely tired, and watching your timing — . both cite a sudden dearth of sexual encounters following a few good orgasms as likely to help your chances for sweet dreams, so to speak.
Finally, and perhaps most obviously, try thinking sexual thoughts as you’re drifting off to dreamland. If nothing else, it just might put you to sleep with a smile on your face.
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SHE'S MY EX-HUSBAND: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND 'TRANSPARENT'
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Posted:Jan 15, 2016 1:15 pm
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When my ex-husband first began to dress as a woman, my second husband, Tommy, and I invited her to our home. "You look great," I said as I kissed her cheek. "But you need earrings." I placed my mother's clip-ons on her ears. "They're only costume," I added as I handed her a mirror. "Faux pearls."
I would've never envisioned this scene when my first marriage fell apart in 1990. It was only in 2011, when I was already married to Tommy, that my ex-spouse told me that she was transgender. Through Transparent, the show my Jill created inspired by our family life, I've met many trans women who told me of the pain of keeping the giant secret, some who felt as if they were trapped in a false marriage.
For me, that's not exactly how it happened. I can still remember how our courtship began, 55 years ago in Chicago. I watched as he walked to the park bench where I was waiting. I was 21; he was 22, tall and slim, towering over me by a foot. I had a crush on him, but he had a girlfriend. I worried about the two of them: Did she appreciate his offbeat sense of humor as much as I? Was she impressed with his ease with classical music and world events, which seemed over the heads of our usual crowd? Did she swoon when he came into view? "Didn't he say why he wanted to meet you?" my mother asked me after his mysterious phone call the night before, her voice annoyed because he was taken. But he wanted to be with me. We kept our romance a secret until he ended his relationship, and a year later, with my sullen mother and an uncle replacing my deceased father walking me down the aisle, we were married.
We started out as a chipper young couple in a third-floor walk-up on Chicago's North Side. I played housewife, a role I didn't question. Our mornings began sweetly, with my attentive husband dropping me off at the school where I taught third grade. "Love you. See you tonight," I'd say. It was three years later on our way to Fort Devens, in Massachusetts, where he fulfilled his military requirement, that I turned to him and said, "I think I might be pregnant." "Yes, yes!" was all he said. After two years and the birth of our Faith in 1964, we returned to Chicago where our second , Jill, was born.
Soon, though, our young-married happiness began to fray. Instead of digging to uncover my husband's gloom, I carped to friends. "He's so moody," I'd tell them. "Maybe he's feeling overwhelmed with two ." They'd sympathize, poor me. But I didn't wallow; I found a project we could do together: We moved again—in total 12 times during our 30-year marriage. Our most memorable spot was a townhouse on the Near South Side, in a development that encouraged people of different races, incomes, and ages to be neighbors. South Commons was anchored by a community center, with activities that blended its disparate residents. And that's where I believe our deep unhappiness took seed. When I look back at the years we lived there, I see my 31-year-old self transformed. The moment I walked into the center I felt as if I were Dorothy leaving dull Kansas for Technicolor Oz. Within a month I became editor of the community newspaper, producer of the musical theater, and head of the tenants organization. The housewife had vanished, and in her place was an exhilarated, admired new woman.
I felt as if my husband hated this version. "You're never home," he'd say, his face dark and his voice sad. "And when you are here, you're on the phone or typewriter." I couldn't dispute this nor admit that I was happier apart from him.
At the time I thought his pain was because he missed his wife, the little domestic who catered to him. But now I have a different theory. I imagine her thinking, while witnessing my shedding one identity for another, Why is Elaine allowed to change? Why not me? When do I get to be happy? But whatever she felt, I knew nothing. There were no signs, no suspicions. And when she finally left, carrying a gym bag of overnight clothes, we both cried. We knew we had reached the end. Ours was never an angry divorce, just a sad one.
How I wish there had been another park bench, where we could have been honest with each other—at least I might have had the choice of staying with her. In recent years, my ex has told me she was angry that I let her go so easily. Why didn't I fight to keep her? I think she was really asking, Why didn't I dig harder to learn her truth? But it was a time of intolerance of gender differences, and because I was so dispirited I might've taken her reveal as an excuse to leave. I could be a martyr, win sympathy.
While it's too late to travel backward, the present for my former spouse and me is comfortable and rewarding. We've remained friends throughout our divorce and my second marriage, and choose to live within walking distance of each other in downtown Chicago. She helped me through Tommy's hospitalization and eventual death in 2012, something I'll always be grateful for. We lunch together and go to movies frequently and, as many our age do, brief each other on doctors' appointments. When we talk about what we're reading or the film we've just seen, I remember the initial attraction: She is so bright and worldly. Her intelligence has always been a lure.
At our get-togethers, we, of course, marvel at our amazing daughters. Perhaps that's one reason we have always chosen amity over anger: We recognize that our girls are a blend of the both of us. How could we not be grateful for our marriage?
I think about my late mother now, who long ago had disdained the 22-year-old's attention to me because he belonged to another. Mom, I would tell her, you were right; just not the girl you were thinking of.
I think she was really asking, Why didn't I dig harder to learn her truth?
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Girl Voted ‘Ugliest’ at School Strikes Back at Bullies
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Posted:Jan 4, 2016 4:24 pm
Last Updated:Jan 5, 2016 7:50 am
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A who was voted one of the “ugliest girls” at her high school has responded online with a powerful message that is going viral.
Lynelle Cantwell is in 12th grade at Holy Trinity High School in Newfoundland, Canada. Last week she learned of an online poll that was encouraging her fellow students to vote for the “ugliest girls” in the grade. The poll included a list of female students, including Lynelle. After more than 100 anonymous votes, Lynelle landed fourth on the list.
But while plenty of victims of this kind of cyberbullying would be understandably devastated, perhaps trying to keep a low profile in the wake of such cruelty, Lynelle decided to take a stand. In a Facebook post that has gotten more than 6,200 shares since it was posted on Dec. 1, the 17-year-old wrote, “To the person that made the ‘ugliest girls in grade 12 at HTH’ ask.FM straw poll, I’m sorry that your life is so miserable that you have to try to bring others down. To the 12 people that voted for me to bring me to 4th place, I’m sorry for you too. I’m sorry that you don’t get to know me as a person. I know that I’m not the prettiest thing to look at. I know I have a double chin and I fit in XL clothes. I know I don’t have the perfect smile or the perfect face. But I’m sorry for you. Not myself. I’m sorry that you get amusement out of making people feel like s***. I’m sorry that you’ll never get the chance to know the kind of person I am. I may not look okay on the outside, but I’m funny, nice, kind, down-to-earth, not judgmental, accepting, helpful, and I’m super easy to talk to. That’s the same for every other girl on that list that you all put down. Just because we don’t look perfect on the outside does not mean we are ugly. If that’s your idea of ugly then I feel sorry for you. Like seriously? Get a life.”
Lynelle admits that while she was hurt by the poll at first, she was mostly angry about it. “It outraged me … all of these girls are hurt because of this one person who has no heart or sympathy for anything,” she told CBC News of the person who started the poll. “I wanted to be the bigger person, and instead of fighting fire with fire, I decided to fight it a different way and make something that was really negative into something really positive.”
Her plan worked, and Facebook commenters have been applauding Lynelle for her bravery at standing up to bullies. Wrote one Facebook user: “Good for you Lynelle for taking a stand against not just bullying but cyberbullying. They have no idea how beautiful you are not just on the outside but inside as well. They also have no idea the wonderful friendship they will miss out on and the most fun-loving and most honest-to-goodness person they just lost. You have a beautiful smile and you are a beautiful person. Stay true to who you are and let no one bring you down. So wish I could have ¼ of your strength and wisdom.” Another added, “I admire your bravery Lynelle! You responded in a mature and positive way. Don’t let these lowlifes bother you. Bullies are the ugliest people.”
Even other girls included on the list thanked Lynelle for standing up for them. “Lynelle what you’ve done with this situation shows true courage. Thank you so much for supporting myself and all the girls on the list,” wrote one of Lynelle’s fellow students.
Lynelle says she’s been surprised by the reaction to her post, but that she’s feeling more confident than ever. “After I saw all of the support I got after I posted that message on Facebook, my confidence was boosted more than before,” she told Today. “I’m overwhelmed with the response. I don’t even have words for it. I’m trying to show people to combat negativity with positivity, and I hope people are getting the message.”
Andrew Hickey, principal of Lynelle’s high school, told Today that the poll was not typical of the Holy Trinity High School student body. “As a school staff, we have addressed this matter with the student population and provided information to parents and guardians,” he said. “District personnel, such as the Senior Education Officer for the school and the Safe and Caring Schools Itinerant, are also providing support to our school and have been meeting with students at the school class-by-class and discussing this topic.”
But Lynelle says that this behavior is more common than it should be. “Cyberbullying happens in every school,” she told Today. “I was taught to take the high road. I think we teens need to encourage and compliment each other more than be mean to each other. It’s also important for teens to think about those who are doing the bullying. They’re obviously not happy with something in their own lives and have to take it out on others.”
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How to Help Religious Parents Face Having A Gay
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Posted:Jan 4, 2016 4:23 pm
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:2 am
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A friend of my ’s came out to his parents last week. As is frequently the case, he was actually caught sneaking around behind their backs. He felt compelled to confess that he not only lied about where he was and what he was doing, but he was also gay. Perhaps he thought it would take the sting out of driving off to a different city to meet someone in person he’d only met online. Needless to say, his parents didn’t take the news well. His tactic didn’t work.
Though it’s easy judge these parents, I assure you, as a father, that the dreams we have for our come as a package when the baby is born.
Religious parents sometimes react differently to the news that their is gay than non-religious parents. Some cry, some get angry. Some feel deceived. All of them, however, suddenly watch their dreams for their slip out of their grasp. It can be devastating for them. Though it’s easy judge these parents, I assure you, as a father, that the dreams we have for our come as a package when the baby is born.
Devout parents, particularly those whose faith forbids the act of homosexuality, are suddenly faced with mental conflict. They have been taught that people of their faith cannot be gay and if they are, then it was a choice they made. These parents may act out in anger at their , their ’s friends and anyone else they perceive to have “aided and abetted” their ’s “problem.”
What can you do as a friend? How do you help a religious family recover?
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Give them time
Unless the is being physically or mentally abused, parents need time to adjust to the news. After years of working through my own sexual orientation, decades in fact, I finally came out to my parents. They have come around to some degree over the last several years, but it’s taken them a long time to figure out what it means to their faith. Their love never waivered. Their adaptation to watching me “own my truth” took a little longer.
One friend of mine told me when he came out, his father declared that he would never accept him that way. “It took seven years,” my friend told me, “but my father finally hugged me one day and said that no matter what, he loved me and he would always love me. He even accepted my boyfriend as part of the family!”
Families that are religious feel they have more to lose than your average “non-religious” family. For them faith is as ingrained into their identities as part of their moral fiber. It is almost impossible to comprehend how a devout person of faith could possibly be gay. They wonder what it means in the ethereal realm as much, or more, than what it means in their every day lives.
Many feel ashamed or embarrassed. In many segments of the fundamentalist Christian faith, these families have been taught that the reason their is gay is because they did something wrong. They are taught that their can be fixed with the right amount of prayer, Bible reading, accountability and sheer “submission to Christ.” Many will, indeed, seek out pseudo-scientific answers to change their from gay to straight. They are simply going to need time to process what they now know about their .
Be Vulnerable
Religious fundamentalism builds a false sense of vulnerability within the faith. That is the reason we hear so many stories of pastors, leaders and political idealists caught in various acts prohibited by their faith. Shame often drives much of the behavior underground. When a family learns that a is gay, it can create a sense of shame, feeling as though they are not living up to the standards of the faith like other families they perceive are “doing it right” within their communities.
Whenever we’re able to empathize with someone, even if we don’t share exactly the same struggle, people feel safe.
Vulnerability is crucial when speaking to religious parents of gay . They need to see someone who is honest, open and sharing their own fears of life. Whenever we’re able to empathize with someone, even if we don’t share exactly the same struggle, people feel safe. We are drawn to others who share our weaknesses.
Educate Them
Educating someone who has been indoctrinated in a belief system is difficult. The science of gender and sexuality is perfectly clear, but as humans we tend to only understand things from our narrow perspectives. When we’re faced with information that is contrary to how we see the world, we have a tendency to buckle down and hold tighter to our beliefs. Our world is shaken and we look for anything to reinforce that our beliefs are true.
Education is a gradual process for most of us anyway. We only learn when we feel safe to do so. When we don’t feel threatened, we tend to explore the world around us more. Much of the education we receive, particularly about other humans, happens through relationships. We have to see that those we fear are often not what we thought they were.
I frequently talk of deconstructing my belief system when I started educating myself on my religion. My faith didn’t add up, but letting go was scary. I found myself removing foundational bricks until I didn’t know what to believe or whom I could trust. Over time, I put the pieces of a new belief system in place as I learned new information that made sense.
Once religious parents begin to accept their new circumstances, they are more open to figuring out what to do. Many of the books I suggest include, Walking the Bridgeless Canyon, by Kathy Baldock; God and the Gay Christian, by Matthew Vines; and Torn, by Justin Lee.
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The truth is that many religious parents are forced to choose between their faith and their .
The truth is that many religious parents are forced to choose between their faith and their . They believe that by simply associating with someone they deem “sinful,” God will punish them. Like ancient tribes, they proverbially send their own to the mouth of the volcano, sacrificing their ’s mental, and sometimes physical health to “appease the gods.” While it’s difficult for most parents to comprehend such a harsh reality, it happens every day.
The main thing people can do to help religious parents who have to come to terms with a gay , is to show love and compassion toward them and their family. Again, unless there is mental or physical abuse, or neglect of a , they will most likely need time to adjust. Be patient and offer an ear to listen.
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A Guide to the G Spot,
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Posted:Jan 4, 2016 4:00 pm
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The G spot, or so we’d have you believe, is an area said to elicit incredible pleasure and likely orgasm in women, similar to the clitoris. Simple, right? Not exactly. Every biological facet of the G spot — where it is, what it does, and even if it exists at all — has expert proponents and detractors. So who’s to be believed? How about Beverly Whipple, professor emerita at Rutgers College and one of the researchers who found and named the G spot? We spoke with Whipple with her about this elusive pleasure center to help us separate fact from fiction.
Its Discovery
In the ‘80s, Whipple and her colleague John Perry were teaching women Kegel exercises for urinary stress incontinence. In the course of this research, they noted that there was a lot of variance in the strength of women’s pelvic floor muscles. “Most of the women who came to me had very weak muscles but some women had extremely strong pelvic floor muscles and they said they only seemed to lose fluid through the urethra during times of sexual activity or orgasm,” says Whipple. These women also attested to the existence of a particularly sensitive area near the front wall of their vagina, stimulation of which seemed to cause their loss of fluid along with a unique orgasmic experience.
Following these reports, Perry and Whipple had a team of doctors and nurse practitioners examined over 400 women. With their palms upward, these medical professionals moved their fingers in a “come here motion” on the inside of the vagina, testing areas from the front wall of the vagina, around, and to the back wall. In the region the women from the Kegel research had described, they observed swelling in response to stimulation in every woman.
Whipple and Perry named this the Gräfenberg spot after Dr. Ernst Gräfenberg, who, in 1950, wrote about the area, and that stimulation of it could result in non-urine fluid production. They, along with sex therapist Alice Khan Ladas, wrote a book on the topic titled The G Spot: And Other Discoveries about Human Sexuality. The shortening of the Gräfenberg spot to the G spot was a move by the publisher, says Whipple.
The G Spot and Female Ejaculation
The early research of the G spot was intertwined with a study of what became known as female ejaculation — although ejaculation has been reported without G spot stimulation. In women who experienced this bodily process, the fluid they let out was about a teaspoon worth and it looked like watered-down, fat-free milk that is said to taste sweet. Many people have since studied female ejaculation and have compared it with urination and so-called squirting and gushing. “What they’re finding is that female ejaculation, urine, and squirting are three separate fluids, and they’re chemically different,” says Whipple. Female ejaculate is high in prostatic acid phosphatase and glucose but low in urea and creatinine, which are usually high in urine. The composition of fluid from squirting or gushing tends to come out in much larger amounts than female ejaculate and is most likely diluted urine. This is why Whipple is skeptical of people who claim they can teach women to ejaculate — it seems they are likely teaching squirting (if anything), which appears to be a different process.
Misconceptions
Much of the curiosity surrounding the G spot has to do with misunderstandings of what it is and what it can do. The G spot is not located in the vagina and it’s not one structure. The G spot is best stimulated through touching the front wall of the vagina but is not a specific spot on the wall itself. Researcher Emmanuele Jannini and his colleagues believe that this region may include part of the front vaginal wall, the urethra, the female prostate gland, surrounding muscles and tissue, and perhaps even parts of the clitoris. In their work, they called this area the clitourethrovaginal complex.
But Is It Real?
Anyone who’s ever been the least bit curious about the G spot has probably run into debates over whether or not it exists. Whipple traces this controversy back to Dr. Vincenzo Puppo, a physician and sexologist who has published papers for at least a decade saying the G spot and vaginal orgasm aren’t real and that the sensations that have been reported are likely the result of erectile tissue related to the clitoris. Whipple’s response? “I never said every women has a G spot. I don’t know because not every woman has been examined.” She doesn’t promote the G spot as a distinct anatomical structure and supports the demands for further study. What does seem to be true is that there is great variability in this area, which is the case for sexual response and sensation in general. One person might become aroused when someone nibbles their ear, but to others, that’s unfulfilling or downright awkward.
Fighting over what the G spot is or whether it is real can make for fascinating research, but for the rest of us, consider the G spot a suggestion. “I just think for people who want to find out another area that some women find very pleasurable, we should teach them how to do that if they choose,” says Whipple.
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Posted:Jan 1, 2016 5:18 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:2 am
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Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring and good-looking?
Because all those men already have boyfriends.
What do electric trains and women's breasts have in common?
They were originally intended for but it's the men who play with them the most.
Why does it take 100 million sperms to fertilize one egg?
Because they won't stop to ask directions.
What are the three words that men hate to hear during sex?
"Are you done?"
What are the three words women hate to hear during sex?
"Honey, I'm home!"
What's the difference between a girlfriend and a wife?
45 pounds.
What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband?
45 minutes.
What is it when a man talks dirty to a woman?
Sexual harassment.
What is it when a woman talks dirty to a man?
$3.99 a minute.
What is the definition of "making love"?
Something a woman does while a guy is screwing her.
What do you call a woman who is paralyzed from the waist down?
Married.
What's worse than a male chauvinist pig?
A woman that won't do what she's told.
How can you tell if your wife is dead?
The sex is the same, but the dishes pile up.
How can you tell if your husband is dead?
The sex is the same, but you get the remote.
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11 Most Controversial Issues Dividing the Country
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Posted:Dec 30, 2015 12:34 pm
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:2 am
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Doctor-assisted suicide (45% morally acceptable, 48% morally wrong, 3% difference) - No, really. In 2011, this still divides us more than anything. While everyone's been out beating the drum on gay marriage and abortion and King George's taxes on tea, the rest of the country secretly time traveled back to 1991.
While I completely understand euthanasia being a divisive issue -- the old "South Park" that addressed it featured basically every character ultimately saying they wouldn't touch it with a 30-foot pole -- talking about it still gives me that fuzzy retro feeling. Like, when I hear people debate doctor-assisted suicide I want to listen to Jesus Jones' "Right Here, Right Now" and drink a Crystal Pepsi.
[Note: This survey was conducted a few weeks before Jack Kevorkian died, so doctor-assisted suicide wasn't number one because he was in the news again. Also, I wrote this list on Thursday, June 2nd, not realizing I would be publishing it on the same day he died. It's all just a coincidence. An odd, odd coincidence.]
Abortion (39% acceptable, 51% wrong, 12% difference) - That's better. This IS something that people are eternally furious about. Especially now that Planned Parenthood is using taxpayer money to open that Abortionplex.
Having a outside of marriage (54% acceptable, 41% wrong, 13% difference) - This is the first one that came out on the "more acceptable than wrong" side of the ledger. That result was primarily driven by the younger people in the survey -- 62 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds said this is morally acceptable versus 46 percent of the over 55 crowd. You know, people who used the word "bastard" back when it had its original meaning and wasn't the name of a Wu Tang Clansman or being gratuitously misspelled by Quentin Tarantino.
Much more fur than in Basic Instinct.
Buying or wearing fur (56% acceptable, 39% wrong, 17% difference) - Does fur include a gorilla vest, Irish setter sweater, cat hat, vampire bat evening wear, albino African endangered rhino white slippers, grizzly bear underwear, turtle neck turtlenecks, poodle berets, double-breasted (and single-breasted) red robin suits, gopher loafers or a greyhound tuxedo? Or any clothes made of Rory Calhoun? If so, I'm with the "morally wrong" contingent.
Homosexuality (56% acceptable, 39% wrong, 17% difference) - With fur and homosexuality both getting a 17 percent split, there have to be a decent number of people who said both of those are morally wrong. And they sure must hate Uggs for men.
Medical testing on animals (55% acceptable, 38% wrong, 17% difference) - Complete generational thing here, but in the opposite direction of having out of wedlock. Younger people are wildly opposed to testing on animals, older people are not. If you're at the age where you require more medical attention, I'm thinking you want to make sure it gets tested out first. Once you've had a colonoscopy it seems to probe the idealism right out of you.
Sex between an unmarried man and woman (60% acceptable, 36% wrong, 24% difference) - I can't believe 36 percent of the country thinks this is morally wrong. According to the Liberal Media, everyone ages 11 and up is currently having sex RIGHT NOW. Except you, I guess, because you're on the Internet reading this. Unless you're reading this while you're having sex. Which I strongly encourage. In fact, employ a position where you can both look at the screen.
When Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down it doesn't spawn a bunch of mediocre sequels! Oh wait.
Cloning animals (32% acceptable, 62% wrong, 30% difference) - I'm personally torn on this one. My first instinct to the question would've been "Who gives a shit?" But if I had "Jurassic Park" on the brain, and the person polling me confirmed that this included cloning dinosaurs to make a theme park, AND the pollster also confirmed that Newman wouldn't be hired at that park so nothing could possiblie go wrong... I'd totally switch from indifference to a moral thumbs up.
Using stem cells from human embryos for medical research (62% acceptable, 30% wrong, 32% difference) - At a 62 percent approval rate, the public sure has come a long way in its feeling toward stem cell research. Either that or they all really want to be able to clone a Shakey's Pizza so there can be two of them.
Gambling (64% acceptable, 31% wrong, 33% difference) - I'm surprised that gambling was included in the survey. I don't really see it as an issue at all. In the last decade, basically every city that's not on a salt lake has legalized gambling -- ya know, once they realized that people were going to gamble no matter what and they might as well not let Vegas, Canada or the Native Americans get their hands on that money.
Pornography (30% acceptable, 66% wrong, 36% difference) - Overall, Gallup surveyed people on 17 different topics. So there are six that didn't make the list on this site. Pornography beat out, in order: Death penalty (65% ok/28% wrong -> 37% difference); divorce (69%/23% -> 46 ; suicide (15%/80% -> 65; human cloning (12%/84% -> 72; polygamy (11%/86% ->75; and married men and women having affairs (7%/91% -> 84.
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What Is the X in Xmas?
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Posted:Dec 24, 2015 8:26 am
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 3:2 am
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Here’s a holiday surprise that only the dictionary can provide. Do you find the word “Xmas,” as an abbreviation for Christmas, offensive? Many people do.
You won’t find Xmas in church songbooks or even on many greeting cards. Xmas is popularly associated with a trend towards materialism, and sometimes the target of people who decry the emergence of general “holiday” observance instead of particular cultural and religious ritual.
But the history of the word “Xmas” is actually more respectable — and fascinating — than you might suspect. First of all, the abbreviation predates by centuries its use in gaudy advertisements. It was first used in the mid 1500s. X is the Greek letter “chi,” the initial letter in the word Χριστός. And here’s the kicker: Χριστός means “Christ.” X has been an acceptable representation of the word “Christ” for hundreds of years. This device is known as a Christogram. The mas in Xmas is the Old English word for “mass.” (The thought-provoking etymology of “mass” can be found here.) In the same vein, the dignified terms Xpian and Xtian have been used in place of the word “Christian.”
As lovers of the alphabet, we are transfixed by the flexibility of “X.” The same letter can represent the sacred, the profane (“rated X”), and the unknown (“X-ray“). What does the “X” in Xbox stand for? Find out more about the 24th letter of the alphabet, here.
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Can a Man and a Woman Really Have a Platonic Relationship?
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Posted:Dec 23, 2015 2:18 am
Last Updated:Dec 24, 2015 3:54 am
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Let's say that a man and a woman are friends. They have known each other for a while and nothing has ever happened between them. By "nothing," they mean that they've never kissed.
The chemistry between them is palpable and they've been in situations where he could have made a move but he did not. And she recognizes this and respects him for it. She knows that his intentions are ostensibly pure.
She may or may not find him attractive, but it doesn't matter. He's a good guy and she likes talking to him. And even if he's cute, she's not interested in him like that. Or so she thinks.
On the flip side, he thinks that she is sexy. He'd love to go out for drinks, take her back to his place, inch closer to her on the couch. But she's made it clear that she's not looking for a relationship or she's already in a committed one. He's a respectful guy and completely understands. He's been placed in the friend zone but he's not bitter about being there. In fact, he embraces the opportunity. He continues to message her because she's a cool chick.
And, honestly, when a hot girl messages you, it's impossible to ignore her. Especially when she's a nice person.
Because of his sincerity, she's comfortable enough to share her secrets with him. Stuff that she's not willing to tell her significant other, perhaps because he is not quite as understanding. Or maybe, it's bad stuff about her boyfriend. And you know what, it doesn't matter how independent a woman is--when her boyfriend messes up, she needs someone to talk to. More specifically, she needs to talk to a friend, someone she can trust.
Similarly, when his girlfriend is acting up, he will need an outlet. He'll need someone to be there for him. And you know what's remarkable... he's willing to have an emotional conversation... knowing that things won't get intimate. Over time, he became the Michael Jordan of the friend zone. He's not going to make a move because he doesn't want to jeopardize the friendship. It means too much to him.
Typically, women tend to be drawn to guys with good personalities. Yeah, of course, looks play a part. But as she continues to laugh uncontrollably at his corny jokes, as she continues to turn to him for his advice, as she continues to feel secure in his presence, she will begin to let down her guard.
On the other hand, men tend to be drawn to women who look good. He was first attracted to her because she had sex appeal but as he got to know her more and more--she became beautiful. Controlling his feelings will become that much more difficult. And when he is vulnerable, he's no longer in control.
The truth is, they may never do anything physical in life. They may never cross the line. But a relationship can never be truly platonic if you have to set up boundaries. A relationship can never be truly platonic if you have to adjust your feelings. A relationship can never truly be platonic if you have to pretend that you are happy with the way things really are...when deep down--you want something more.
And for some friends, they may eventually cross the line. Because, ultimately, we are human.
Disclaimer: If there is absolutely no physical attraction between a male and female, then, I would say, it is possible that they can truly share a platonic relationship. But once a man is attracted to a woman; or the woman is attracted to the man; or both are attracted to each other--the relationship cannot and will never be platonic.
You can, however, pretend that it is platonic. And for some people, this is good enough.
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The Truth About Female Ejaculation
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Posted:Dec 6, 2015 8:45 am
Last Updated:Dec 7, 2015 4:40 pm
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Female ejaculation isn’t a myth, but it may be an elusive phenomenon for some women because it is not widely or often discussed. In fact, many women feel embarrassed when it happens and think they’ve urinated on their partner or the bed. Until relatively recently, the medical community wasn’t sure either.
As late as the 1980s, most doctors who were aware of the phenomenon of women ejaculating assumed the fluid must be urine. As a treatment, they would recommend exercises to strengthen the pelvic muscles, such as Kegels. The truth is, many women do leak a little urine during sex and during other activities as well, like sneezing, coughing, or laughing (if you’ve had , you know what I’m talking about!), but urine is not the same as female ejaculate.
The Composition and Origin of Female Ejaculate
Since 2000, an increasing number of researchers have suggested the liquid may come from the Skene's glands, which are located on the anterior wall of the vagina around the lower end of the urethra. But the truth is we simply don’t know where ejaculate comes from and it’s something that doctors and researchers will continue to study and learn more about over the coming years.
As far as the amount of ejaculate, a woman can release as little as a teaspoonful or a capful, yet some claim to “squirt” a great deal more than that. Some studies suggest that all women ejaculate when they reach orgasm, but instead of the fluid being released from the vagina, it is pushed back up into the bladder when the muscles are tightened post-climax. Hence, some women might experience retrograde ejaculate, while others ejaculate outside the body.
Can Female Ejaculation Be Taught? Female ejaculation is generally achieved by stimulating the G-spot, which is considered an erotic zone located internally, at the front of the vagina. This area is intimately connected with the urethra. Indeed, pressure on the G-spot area will invariably produce a desire to pee.
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There is no doubt that pressing on the area of the G-spot would affect the above-mentioned Skene's glands. To experience its powers, find a position (such as man-from-behind or woman-on-top) that offers the right stimulation, friction, and deep penetration. Your partner will need to build up pressure on your G-spot as he thrusts, while either of you stimulates your clitoris at the same time. As you approach and reach orgasm, push out hard with your pelvic-floor muscles rather than squeezing in, as most women naturally do.
You can also use a sex toy, with or without the help of a partner. There are many made with a special curve known as a “G-spot stimulator.”
Not every woman can easily ejaculate, so don’t be disheartened if it doesn’t work as you expect. It may be more difficult for some because of your physical makeup, weak pelvic-floor muscles, inability to properly relax, etc. However, every woman has the biological anatomy to ejaculate — so it is possible, in theory, that if you pay attention to this very special body part you will reap the rewards.
Since your G-spot may not be accustomed to stimulation, you might have to work on it regularly to feel it begin to open and become sensitized to touch. You can create a G-spot stimulation ritual with your partner or on your own — or both!
Remember, practice makes perfect. Keep trying and just go with the flow to master this trick.
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change!
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Posted:Nov 13, 2015 12:06 pm
Last Updated:Nov 16, 2015 5:28 pm
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How would you like to change your junk for a day? Men will get the pleasure of having a vagina for 24 hrs instead of there cock. Women will get a nice thick cock for 24 hrs instead of there vagina. If you say yes, you get what you get. No options or choosing!
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