In Best Sex Writing 2012, sex columnist Rachel Kramer Bussel and noted commentator Susie Bright, this year's guest judge, collect the most challenging and provocative work on this endlessly evocative subject. Find out what's behind the latest political sex scandals in "Sex, Lies, and Hush Money," learn about how "Atheists Do It Better" and find out "Why Lying About Monogamy Matters." From an insider look at being gay in the military pre-DADT and an impassioned defense of circumcision to a dating site for people with STDs, nuanced explorations of teen sex laws, prostitution, sex at 66, SlutWalks, female orgasm workshops, and more, Best Sex Writing 2012 explores the smarter side of sexuality. This is bedtime reading for erotic intellectuals and those who want to go behind the latest leering headlines for real talk about the topic on everyone's lips. Winner of IPPY (Independent Publisher) Gold Award for Sexuality/Relationships
Table of Contents:
When the Sex Guru Met the Sex Panic. Susie Bright Beyond the Headlines: Real Sex Secrets. Rachel Kramer Bussel Sluts, Walking. Amanda Marcotte Criminalizing Circumcision: Self-Hatred as Public Policy. Marty Klein The Worship of Female Pleasure. Tracy Clark-Flory Sex, Lies, and Hush Money. Katherine Spillar The Dynamics of Sexual Acceleration. Chris Sweeney Atheists Do It Better: Why Leaving Religion Leads to Better Sex. Greta Christina To All the Butches I Loved between 1995 and 2005: An Open Letter about Selling Sex, Selling Out, and Soldiering On. Amber Dawn I Want You to Want Me. Hugo Schwyzer Grief, Resilience, and My 66th Birthday Gift. Joan Price Latina Glitter. Rachel Rabbit White Dating with an STD. Lynn Harris You Can Have Sex With Them; Just Don't Photograph Them. Radley Balko An Unfortunate Discharge Early in My Naval Career. Tim Elhajj Guys Who Like Fat Chicks. Camille Dodero The Careless Language of Sexual Violence. Roxane Gay Men Who "Buy Sex" Commit More Crimes: Newsweek, Trafficking, and the Lie of Fabricated Sex Studies. Thomas Roche Taking Liberties. Tracy Quan Why Lying about Monogamy Matters. Susie Bright Losing the Meatpacking District: A Queer History of Leather Culture. Abby Tallmer Penis Gagging, BDSM, and Rape Fantasy: The Truth about Kinky Sexting. Rachel Kramer Bussel Adrian's Penis: Care and Handling. Adrian Colesberry The Continuing Criminalization of Teen Sex. Ellen Friedrichs Love Grenade. Lidia Yuknavitch Pottymouth. Kevin Sampsell