Our sexuality doesn’t stay static. The expression of who we are sexually changes depending on culture and the events of our times. To learn more, and to think more, about how sexuality evolves, read a column on the Edge website in which I am quoted.

If you somehow pulled a Rip van Winkle over the past decade, Viagra has created something of a second sexual revolution. Except, while men may have renewed sexual vigor, their partners–also aging–may not. Here’s an in-depth article on the debate over whether women should be able to take prescribed medication to improve sexual desire, from the Washington Post.

Let me know your thoughts.

Here’s a link to a piece of research that makes sense–and may give parents of teens some hope. When teenage girls are involved in romantic relationships, they are more likely to seek out birth control. That’s because when a girl knows and trusts her partner, she is more likely to communicate about the need for safe sex. Teenage girls in casual relationships with teen boys or who date older boys or men are less likely to use birth control.