Best Sex Writing 2012 The State of Today's Sexual Culture

by Bussel, Rachel Kramer; Bright, Susie

• ISBN13: 9781573447591
• ISBN10: 1573447595
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-10
• Publisher: Cleis Press

Summary

Best Sex Writing 2012 answers the hottest questions of the year - and raises many more - as it probes the inner lives of those on the front lines - whether political, personal or cultural.Top-notch writing and fascinating topics. Featuring a foreword by leading sexpert Susie Bright and edited by media mavin, sex blogger and seasoned author and editor of erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel.

Author Biography

Rachel Kramer Bussel is a writer, editor, event organizer, and erotica writing instructor. She's edited over 60 anthologies, including The Big Book of Orgasms, Come Again: Sex Toy Erotica, Dirty Dates, On Fire, Spanked, Please, Sir, Please, Ma'am, and is Best Women's Erotica of the Year series editor. Her nonfiction has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Elle.com, Salon, Slate, Time.com, The Village Voice, and numerous other publications.

 

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