Advice / Education

Hmmmm.....The Esybron Institute claims to be a division of Mills Grae University, and it specializes in the sexuality of women. Well, I did a bit of research about that. So far I've found that Mills Grae University is non-accredited, and it doesn't even mention this Institute. As if that isn't bad enough, they solicit donations and participation in a research project on this site. There are a few essays on sexuality here, many of them with a tone that is somewhat spiritual in nature. Maybe these folks are on the up and up, but they are doing a great impression of a bunch of scam artists. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-08-21
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education

We used to get a lot more of these types of sites, and I miss them. This is one of those home grown personal websites that used to rule the web, before the blog explosion. It is written by Seeker's breath{MS}, and you can tell that she found the graphics and designed the place herself. It is full of articles she has written, resources she values, and a lot of personal opinion about D/s relationships. There are links to a myspace page and blog as well. In her mission statement she says, "Please, do not confuse BDSM with D/s. Even though D/s is a part of the three facets in BDSM it is not a fetish, it is a natural way of life." Her approach is very romantic, and she discusses ideas as diverse as the concept of a soul mate and meditation. I really love this sort of thing, even when I have a different take on some of it at times. This is when the web shines for me, when someone taps out their thoughts on a home computer and places a bit of themselves on the internet. That is what I was doing when Jane found me! A sweet little site about dominance and submission. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-08-20
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, BDSM Resources, Blogs / Journals - BDSM Submissive, D / S

Sex Positive Feminism. What does that mean? "Sex Positive Feminists (or sex-radical, pro-sex or sexually liberated feminists) believe that women's sexual freedom is an essential part of women's autonomy. Any legal or social control or regulation over the sexual self is an attempt to control and regulate women, undermines their freedom and infringes upon their human rights. We are interested in promoting sex workers' rights, sex education in schools, and we encourage the free expression of sexualities." This blog organizes and calls attention to a monthly event of bloggers that examines topics of interest. Writers like Susie Bright have participated in this, and I really hope that folks check it out. These issues should be important to everyone, because they are human issues and not just women's issues. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-08-13
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Sexuality Info

Wow! If you want behind the scenes information on fine art nude photography, I think that this may be your dream come true. David Weisenbarger has put together a growing online exhibit of female nudes, and all of them are respectful and celebrate the artform. He has well over 60 different sessions online, each of which show all the shots from the session in sizes that range from small (800 pixels) to extra large (3500-5000 pixels). You can download the sets as zip files, or view them one by one on the site. The models are very young and petite women, mostly from the Ukraine and Armenia. One of the site's main models is actually the photographer's wife, and all of the models seem to be active community members of the site. You can leave comments on individual sets, messages for the models, discuss things in the forum with David, watch video interviews with the talent, or even go and read an indepth lesson on the photographic skills and equipment used to produce the set! I read over some of the lessons, and they are particularly good at discussing lighting and depth of field issues. If you are a photographer or model, you can submit some of your own work in the member forum for comment and discussion. I was curious about another minor feature of the site as well, the owners used to run a humanitarian mission to orphanages in the Ukraine. Now, they have created a David-Nudes Charity that gives 10% of the membership fee to kids in the Ukraine and surrounding Eastern European countries. Neat! A good place to ask questions, learn, and enjoy! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-30
Cost: $19.95/month recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, amateur compilations, fine art nudes

This blog is associated with Lady Jaided magazine and the full title of it is "Lady Jaided's Sex Talk for Wicked Women: Conversations with Women Who Refuse to Behave." Well, what is not to love about that? This blog discusses everything from the texture of semen to female sexual health issues and gender roles around the world. I found it fun, informative, sex-positive, and empowering. I think that folks that enjoy the tone of Jane's Guide will enjoy Susan Edwards' writing as well. Definitely stop by and give this blog a good read! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-18
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Blogs / Journals - Sex, Safer Sex Info, Sex Positive Goddesses, Sexuality Info

Who is Uncle Terry? That is what I was left wondering, as there is no real explanation of this. So, I can only assume that he is "just some guy" who is offering advice on the web. Fair enough! There is an advice column of sorts, and an advice forum. To say that I wasn't impressed with the level of information and the tone is putting it mildly. You know you are in for something interesting when a sex positive resource decides to do things like talk about "disgusting fetishes". (sigh) Anyway, there are some articles, news stories, and erotic stories here as well. It didn't float my boat, but you may enjoy it. I highly suspected that a lot of the text wasn't that original, and some google-fu revealed that to be true. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-18
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education

I had a lot of fun reading Karen's blog. It is a wonderful collection of insights into sexuality written by a confident woman over thirty. Here is one of my favorite quotes from her work, "Well, some ladies are a little shy about 'masturbating' themselves in front of a new guy. I might be a little harsh but I think this kind of shy is ridiculous. Ladies, you are letting them stick their penis in you but are too shy to get yourself off in the process? Shy and demure behavior is not for the bedroom, it's for when you meet his parents, or children, or boss." I could not have said it better myself. Karen has a wonderfully brazen tone throughout her writing, and I love it. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-08
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Blogs / Journals - Sex, Sexuality Info

This is a site about human sexuality, and it is strongly geared towards heterosexual couples in committed relationships. It has a collection of extremely brief articles on everything from romance to anal sex. Most of the information is pretty basic stuff, but it is a good reminder (and there are a few gems in there). There is an erotic stories section with about 30 stories, and they are currently taking submissions. Most of the writing is by Dr. Joy Davidson and Robert W. Birch, Ph.D. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-06-23
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, mainstream erotica, Safer Sex Info, Sexuality Info

This blog on human sexuality has some really neat articles with titles like "Sex Tips For 'Married Old Guys' - How to Keep Your Sex Life Hot, Even Without Erections" and "Help! Does Liking Gay Porn Make Me Gay?!" The owner/operator is a woman named Rose Rivera, who earned a Masters degree in Family and Sexuality Studies. The writing is fresh, intelligent, and easy to read. She offers up reviews, advice, erotica, and more. There are also quite a few pictures and links to affiliate sites. Although there were a lot of links that led elsewhere, I didn't find that it interfered with my reading. It was just a bit confusing finding my way around at first. My tip? Use the "What Are You Into?" menu to quickly navigate to the content you want. I think that many of our readers will appreciate the tone of this site. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-06-12
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Blogs / Journals - Sex, Sexuality Info

Last May the nice folks over at Good Vibrations launched their own blog. It's full of interesting little tidbits pulled from sex news, music, store promotions, and the different writers' thoughts on various topics. The left sidebar also contains "quickies": short posts from the writers that are a sort of mishmosh of random topics like talking to your kids about sex, funny anecdotes, and other sex news. Overall, the site is fun, interesting, and has a pleasant and fairly easy to navigate layout. I was amused for ages by clicking the tags and exploring the archives. My only problem with the site is how infrequently it is updated; with 13 bloggers on staff, I would have expected more updates and new posts - readers usually have to wait two or three days for something new. But it's a very cool site, one that I'll be bookmarking so that I can check on it every few days to see what new and interesting things the writers have for me. - Shay

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-29
Cost: free Advertising Content: medium
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Blogs / Journals - Sex, Sexuality Info

Icame.com is a site that offers sex advice to men, women, and couples in a mainly vanilla, mainstream magazine-y kind of way. There's some nice introductions for those new to activities like anal sex and light bondage as well as a very warm description of what a sex therapist does. The writers cover the standards: the g-spot, foreplay, masturbation, etc. If you didn't find what you wanted to know in the sidebar menu, you can hop into the forums and put your question to the moderators and other users, though it can take a long time to get a response. I think what would really make this site sparkle is a search bar that allows users to search articles and forum posts for a topic. There was a box on the front page that looked like it might be just such a device, but when I tried to use it, it appeared to be broken. - Shay

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-11
Cost: free Advertising Content: high
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Sexuality Info

TheHealthyProstate.com is a site devoted to educating folks about that sweet little gland hidden away in men's bottoms. For a yearly fee, members have access to information like anatomy lessons, stretches, healthful diet choices and other resources. Perhaps the most intriguing part of the site is the section containing videos on solo and partnered prostate massage. If you've ever wondered exactly how you were meant to stroke the prostate, wonder no more! It's all spelled out in graphic detail. A dozen short videos feature a clothed woman and a nude man; the woman apparently is there for moral support only during the "solo touch" videos. I'm glad to see a site devoted to this topic, but I don't feel that a Quality rating is deserved. The membership fee is steep considering that there's no indication if the site is ever updated. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-09
Cost: $39.99/year Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Sexuality Info

You know, I really wish I could give this site a better review. The mysterious mother of Go Ask Your Mother has a world of experience, a gentle and fun tone, tons of interesting questions, and mostly good advice. And it's the MOSTLY that I'm finding extremely troublesome. In one answer, she gives some really dangerous advice about anal-oral contact. I'm hoping it was an oversight, as the rest of her site seems informative and fun, if just a bit disorganized. But what mother isn't? - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-06-05

Category Listings: Advice / Education

Land of Milk and Honey exists as a resource for those involved in Adult Breastfeeding/Adult Nursing Relationships. On this free site, you can find articles about the best way to induce lactation in a man or a woman, personal ads for those seeking an ABR/ANR, message forums, links to other ABR/ANR sites, and products and books that promote ABR/ANR. If reading about these relationships gets you off, you can read a couple dozen stories featuring adult nursing. There's even a recipe section; this was the only part of the site that seemed a bit dicey to me. I find it extremely doubtful that many folks involved in an ABR/ANR would have the tenacity to collect 16 cups of breast milk so they could make their own cottage cheese--but hey, anything is possible. Land of Milk and Honey a beautifully-designed site, done up with tasteful pictures and a subdued color scheme. Go there and drink deeply from the site's overflowing fountains of information. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-05-10
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Sexuality Info

Helen Boyd writes the blog (en)gender as an exploration of gender, trans and feminist issues. She is the parter of a transperson, her husband Betty, and is active as a speaker, author and counselor. Boyd has been posting regularly on (en)gender for well over three years now; her blog is an excellent resource for those who have an interest in gender identity. Her blog entries focus on upcoming events in the transgender community, news and legislation that touches on gender, and her own acceptance of her husband's female identity. She maintains a highly-active message board that can be accessed with a free membership. I once loved a transgendered man myself. I wish I'd known then of the existence of a site like (en)gender. - alwaysarousedgirl

Date Reviewed: 2007-03-08
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, GBLT Resources

What a crazy and fun celebration here. I remember Haight-Ashbury in the 60's in fairly flamboyant colors, and this site is such a reminder of those days, those altruistic efforts, and with images similar to those days. This is the love project of Leona and Tommy from Norway, with their mission to have fun, celebrate sex, and save the rainforests. Tales of their direct action - as well as their resulting legal woes - bring credibility. They offer $12 of every $15 donated by membership fees to charities directly benefitting the forests. It's quite sad to hear of mainstream charities too prudish to accept their offerings. It isn't just a checkbook project - they have quite a bit of photography and journal entries from their trips to various rainforests. The international flavor of the site is reflected in the multiple language options it is available in. They have a large quantity of photo galleries, and a collection of QT video clips, all of happy hippy folks having sex or displaying themselves skyclad. A lot of the content is sent in as a donation by like-minded folks all over the world. They also have live cam shows. This isn't your usual sex site, and it isn't your usual charity site, but a unique amalgam that I think is worth supporting. - Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-26
Cost: $15/mo/recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, amateur compilations, Hardcore, Natural Breasts, softcore, Streaming Video

It's really very, very wrong of me to be reviewing this site, because it only joined Jane's impressive queue mere hours ago. Really, I had no intention of actually reviewing it, but the title grabbed my attention so compellingly that I had to snatch up the review for my own before another reviewer beat me to it, and then once I saw the link, I had to click on it and read just a bit of the site, and then a half-hour later when my chest hurt from giggling, I figured what the hey, may as well review it. How Not To Get Laid is Stewart Fox's reader-generated collection of what he calls "coitus rejectus." Readers send in stories of their painful, poignant, funny and frightening rejections, all for the amusement and edification of HNTGL readers. Have you ever had a date spend an hour cleaning the cat litter before she was ready to make out? Have you gone out with someone who carried a 5" hunting knife in her purse? You can read those stories and dozens more on 'How Not To Get Laid'. The site is nicely laid out and easily searched by category. You can rate the stories by means of stars. Now I'm going to wrap up this review and finish reading through the archives. - alwaysarousedgirl

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-26
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Humor / Satire / Silly

Tulip is an outgrowth of research that began at the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, which has grown to two brick-n-mortar shops in the Chicago area in addition to this web-based shop. A woman-owned company, they aim to appeal to both men and women with an upscale, common sense, and user-friendly presentation. They offer instruction both in essays on the site and as well in classes given in their shops. In addition they will schedule home parties at your convenience [presumably in the Chicago area, I'm guessing]. You would be hard tested to find a site with more clearly offered information about terms, shipping, contact information - even the bus routes to find their shops. They try to stay on top of the research about possible carcinogenic ingedients in sex toys, and to only offer those items thought to be safe. They have a wide selection of toys ranging from one-of-a-kind glass insertables to the more usual Hitachi Magic Wand, and on to anal toys, videos, cock rings, feathers, nipple clip bells, and much more. Although a recent [2005] entry to the business from everything I can see these folks following well in the example set by Good Vibrations, Toys in Babeland, and other leaders in this field. = Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-12
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Nil
Category Listings: Advice / Education, BDSM Gear, BDSM Resources, Books / Zines, Fetish Wear, Mainstream Video/DVD, Sex Toys / Safer Sex Supplies, Sexuality Info

I'm not sure how it is that we've missed linking to this weblog before now. I can only guess it was lost in the vast backlog of our que. At any rate, Shay is the blogger and sex advice columnist at this blog which just this week is celebrating 2 years online. I found her writing style to be engaging and accessible, and the topics covered are just about everything under the sun. If you look to the navigation, you'll find a wealth of content in the little anime buttons to various sections. At first glance, I thought they were links out of her site, but I looked closer and found an archive of all of her reader Q-and-A's, a section with links to every post she's done on masturbation (both male and female), a section with the quicklinks to all of her sextoy reviews, and so on and so forth. You can also just read the blog by month in archives, but I liked being able to find particular types of posts for my first visit. Very nicely done, this one is a blog to bookmark. - Jane » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-07
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Blogs / Journals - Sex, Sexuality Info

Who can’t use more information on sex and how to try different positions and techniques? This site offers all that plus forums, polls and sexual health information. The information is presented in an excellent and straight forward manner. My favorite section is the sex positions. The illustrations have been upgraded from wooden dolls that just didn’t have the flexibility required for some of the positions to new 3d rendered models. The list of different sex positions is pretty comprehensive and you are invited to submit any positions that are not currently covered by the site. The forums cover a wide range of topics and have plenty of activity within most of the topics. Have a look and enhance your sexual knowledge. - Koi

Date Reviewed: 2007-01-30
Cost: Free Advertising Content: High
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Sexuality Info