🌓 Sexual Ambivalence

Stories of characters caught between desire and reluctance, attraction and repulsion — exploring the unsettled, contradictory nature of wanting something you're not sure you should.

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again

by Katherine Angel • 2021

Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.

4.06

6k+

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire 🫂 Sexual Vulnerability 🔬 Sex Research

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again 89%

Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.

by Katherine Angel 2021

4.06

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire 🫂 Sexual Vulnerability 🔬 Sex Research

Is It Ever Just Sex?

by Darian Leader • 2023

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

3.37

479

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality 😈 Guilt And Desire 🚻 Heteronormativity

Is It Ever Just Sex? 88%

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

by Darian Leader 2023

3.37

479 ratings

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality 😈 Guilt And Desire 🚻 Heteronormativity

Love Relations

by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

4.02

195

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love 🔥 Erotic Desire 🪞 Narcissism And Love

Love Relations 88%

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

by Otto F. Kernberg 1998

4.02

195 ratings

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love 🔥 Erotic Desire 🪞 Narcissism And Love

Ace

by Angela Chen • 2020

The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.

4.34

20k+

📘 Asexuality Studies 🌈 Queer Theory 📏 Sexual Normativity 🤝 Non-Sexual Intimacy 🛡️ Consent Culture

Ace 88%

The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.

by Angela Chen 2020

4.34

20k+ ratings

📘 Asexuality Studies 🌈 Queer Theory 📏 Sexual Normativity 🤝 Non-Sexual Intimacy 🛡️ Consent Culture

by Julia Shaw • 2022

Bisexuality as the baseline, not an aberration. The history, the science, the cost of invisibility.

4.11

6k+

📚 Bisexuality Studies 📜 Queer History 🔬 Sexuality Research 👻 Bisexual Erasure 🌱 Identity Development

Bi 87%

Bisexuality as the baseline, not an aberration. The history, the science, the cost of invisibility.

by Julia Shaw 2022

4.11

6k+ ratings

📚 Bisexuality Studies 📜 Queer History 🔬 Sexuality Research 👻 Bisexual Erasure 🌱 Identity Development

Want

by Gillian Anderson • 2024

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

3.37

23k+

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality 🗣️ Sexual Shame ⛓️ Kink And Fetish

Want 87%

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

by Gillian Anderson 2024

3.37

23k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality 🗣️ Sexual Shame ⛓️ Kink And Fetish

Sexing the Body

by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000

Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.

4.16

3k+

🔬 Feminist Science Studies 🌈 Intersex Advocacy 🏛️ Social Constructionism 🧠 Biological Essentialism 💉 Medical Ethics

Sexing the Body 87%

Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.

by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000

4.16

3k+ ratings

🔬 Feminist Science Studies 🌈 Intersex Advocacy 🏛️ Social Constructionism 🧠 Biological Essentialism 💉 Medical Ethics

The Psychology of Sex

by Meg John Barker • 2018

Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.

3.88

185

🧠 Sexual Psychology 🔍 Critical Psychology 🏗️ Social Constructionism 🌈 Sexual Diversity 🤝 Consent Culture

The Psychology of Sex 87%

Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.

by Meg John Barker 2018

3.88

185 ratings

🧠 Sexual Psychology 🔍 Critical Psychology 🏗️ Social Constructionism 🌈 Sexual Diversity 🤝 Consent Culture

The Manipulated Man

by Esther Vilar • 1971

Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.

3.58

2k+

🔄 Gender Roles 💋 Sexual Politics ⚔️ Anti-Feminism ♂️ Men's Rights ⚡ Power Dynamics

The Manipulated Man 87%

Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.

by Esther Vilar 1971

3.58

2k+ ratings

🔄 Gender Roles 💋 Sexual Politics ⚔️ Anti-Feminism ♂️ Men's Rights ⚡ Power Dynamics

A Return to Modesty

by Wendy Shalit • 1998

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

3.79

1k+

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🚫 Hookup Culture ⚧️ Sex Differences

A Return to Modesty 87%

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

by Wendy Shalit 1998

3.79

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🚫 Hookup Culture ⚧️ Sex Differences

The Misfits

by Colin Wilson • 1988

De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.

3.69

121

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History 📚 Literary Criticism 🧍 Existential Psychology

The Misfits 87%

De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.

by Colin Wilson 1988

3.69

121 ratings

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History 📚 Literary Criticism 🧍 Existential Psychology

Boyslut

by Zachary Zane • 2023

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

3.77

2k+

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Boyslut 87%

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

by Zachary Zane 2023

3.77

2k+ ratings

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Oooooh . . . Say It Again

by Alan Roger Currie • 2011

Much of what feels like rejection is really her conscience fighting her own desire.

4.33

185

🧔 Male Dating Advice 🗣️ Sexual Frankness ⚡ Erotic Tension 😰 Approach Anxiety 🔒 Sexual Shame

Oooooh . . . Say It Again 87%

Much of what feels like rejection is really her conscience fighting her own desire.

by Alan Roger Currie 2011

4.33

185 ratings

🧔 Male Dating Advice 🗣️ Sexual Frankness ⚡ Erotic Tension 😰 Approach Anxiety 🔒 Sexual Shame

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire

by Daniel Bergner • 2013

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

3.60

2k+

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 💔 Monogamy And Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Summary

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire 87%

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

by Daniel Bergner 2013

3.60

2k+ ratings

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 💔 Monogamy And Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards

Claiming the B in LGBT

by Kate Harrad • 2018

Queer spaces often erase bisexuality. How to own your identity and what allies keep getting wrong.

4.07

164

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Identity 📢 Bisexual Advocacy 🚫 Biphobia And Erasure 🚪 Coming Out Narratives 🤝 Lgbt Allyship

Claiming the B in LGBT 87%

Queer spaces often erase bisexuality. How to own your identity and what allies keep getting wrong.

by Kate Harrad 2018

4.07

164 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Identity 📢 Bisexual Advocacy 🚫 Biphobia And Erasure 🚪 Coming Out Narratives 🤝 Lgbt Allyship

Rethinking Sex

by Christine Emba • 2022

Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.

3.61

1k+

🧭 Sexual Ethics 📱 Hookup Culture ⚖️ Consent Critique 😞 Sexual Dissatisfaction 👫 Heterosexual Dynamics

Rethinking Sex 87%

Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.

by Christine Emba 2022

3.61

1k+ ratings

🧭 Sexual Ethics 📱 Hookup Culture ⚖️ Consent Critique 😞 Sexual Dissatisfaction 👫 Heterosexual Dynamics

She/He/They/Me

by Robyn Ryle • 2019

Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.

3.40

545

🏗️ Gender Construction 👥 Gender Socialization 🌍 Third Gender Traditions 🗿 Patriarchy ⚧️ Intersex Rights

She/He/They/Me 87%

Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.

by Robyn Ryle 2019

3.40

545 ratings

🏗️ Gender Construction 👥 Gender Socialization 🌍 Third Gender Traditions 🗿 Patriarchy ⚧️ Intersex Rights

Sounds Fake But Okay

by Sarah Costello • 2023

Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.

3.66

1k+

🖤 Asexuality 💚 Aromanticism 💛 Platonic Intimacy 🔀 Relationship Anarchy 📚 Queer Theory

Sounds Fake But Okay 87%

Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.

by Sarah Costello 2023

3.66

1k+ ratings

🖤 Asexuality 💚 Aromanticism 💛 Platonic Intimacy 🔀 Relationship Anarchy 📚 Queer Theory

Gaga Feminism

by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012

Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.

3.56

853

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 📚 Feminist Theory 🎭 Gender Performance 🌊 Sexual Fluidity 🤰 Reproductive Politics

Gaga Feminism 87%

Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.

by J. Jack Halberstam 2012

3.56

853 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 📚 Feminist Theory 🎭 Gender Performance 🌊 Sexual Fluidity 🤰 Reproductive Politics

Sperm Wars

by Robin Baker • 1996

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

3.91

3k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Sperm Wars 86%

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

by Robin Baker 1996

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Why Women Have Sex

by Cindy M. Meston • 2009

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

3.94

2k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

Why Women Have Sex 86%

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

by Cindy M. Meston 2009

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

A Billion Wicked Thoughts

by Ogi Ogas • 2011

A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

3.83

4k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔥 Sexual Desire ⚡ Gender Differences 💻 Internet Data

A Billion Wicked Thoughts 86%

A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

by Ogi Ogas 2011

3.83

4k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔥 Sexual Desire ⚡ Gender Differences 💻 Internet Data

The Feminist Porn Book

by Tristan Taormino • 2012

Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.

3.98

636

🎬 Feminist Film 📖 Porn Studies ✊ Sex Worker Rights 🗣️ Sex-Positive Feminism 🖼️ Sexual Representation

The Feminist Porn Book 86%

Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.

by Tristan Taormino 2012

3.98

636 ratings

🎬 Feminist Film 📖 Porn Studies ✊ Sex Worker Rights 🗣️ Sex-Positive Feminism 🖼️ Sexual Representation

The Ethical Slut

by Janet W. Hardy • 1997

How to love more than one person without deception: the rules, scripts, and hard conversations.

3.94

28k+

🏳️‍🌈 Ethical Non-Monogamy 🔓 Open Relationships 💚 Jealousy Management 📝 Relationship Agreements 🌻 Sex Positivity

The Ethical Slut 86%

How to love more than one person without deception: the rules, scripts, and hard conversations.

by Janet W. Hardy 1997

3.94

28k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Ethical Non-Monogamy 🔓 Open Relationships 💚 Jealousy Management 📝 Relationship Agreements 🌻 Sex Positivity

Nonbinary

by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021

Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.

4.00

577

🎸 Industrial Music 📖 Countercultural Memoir 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Fluidity 🕯️ Occult Philosophy ✂️ Avant-Garde Techniques

Nonbinary 86%

Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.

by Genesis P-Orridge 2021

4.00

577 ratings

🎸 Industrial Music 📖 Countercultural Memoir 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Fluidity 🕯️ Occult Philosophy ✂️ Avant-Garde Techniques

Bisexual Men Exist

by Vaneet Mehta • 2023

Only 14% of bi men are out. The others have a handbook now that sees them.

3.76

147

🧔‍♂️ Bisexual Men 🧭 Pansexuality 🚫 Biphobia 🌈 Bi Visibility 🧠 Queer Mental Health

Bisexual Men Exist 86%

Only 14% of bi men are out. The others have a handbook now that sees them.

by Vaneet Mehta 2023

3.76

147 ratings

🧔‍♂️ Bisexual Men 🧭 Pansexuality 🚫 Biphobia 🌈 Bi Visibility 🧠 Queer Mental Health

Stag Dance

by Torrey Peters • 2025

Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.

3.83

13k+

🧪 Gender Contagion 🌲 Queer Frontier 🩸 Body Horror 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Sisterhood 🎭 Fetish And Fantasy

Stag Dance 86%

Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.

by Torrey Peters 2025

3.83

13k+ ratings

🧪 Gender Contagion 🌲 Queer Frontier 🩸 Body Horror 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Sisterhood 🎭 Fetish And Fantasy

Testosterone Rex

by Cordelia Fine • 2017

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

3.79

4k+

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Testosterone Rex 86%

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

by Cordelia Fine 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

The Primitive Edge of Experience

by Thomas H. Ogden • 1989

Older than thought, a sensory psychological mode forms the self. Its isolation makes the mind rigid.

4.41

105

🧩 Object Relations 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🌫️ Primitive Mental States 👶 Presymbolic Experience 🤱 Mother-Infant Dynamics

The Primitive Edge of Experience Summary

The Primitive Edge of Experience 86%

Older than thought, a sensory psychological mode forms the self. Its isolation makes the mind rigid.

by Thomas H. Ogden 1989

4.41

105 ratings

🧩 Object Relations 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🌫️ Primitive Mental States 👶 Presymbolic Experience 🤱 Mother-Infant Dynamics

The Case of the Female Orgasm

by Elisabeth A. Lloyd • 2005

Female orgasm is nature's spare part: a developmental echo of the penis that science misinterpreted.

3.97

124

🧬 Evolutionary Biology ♀️ Female Sexuality 🛠️ Adaptationism 📖 Just-So Stories 🔬 Feminist Science Studies

The Case of the Female Orgasm 86%

Female orgasm is nature's spare part: a developmental echo of the penis that science misinterpreted.

by Elisabeth A. Lloyd 2005

3.97

124 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology ♀️ Female Sexuality 🛠️ Adaptationism 📖 Just-So Stories 🔬 Feminist Science Studies

Tell Me What You Want

by Justin J. Lehmiller • 2018

Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.

3.82

1k+

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame 🎢 Relationship Novelty 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Tell Me What You Want 86%

Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.

by Justin J. Lehmiller 2018

3.82

1k+ ratings

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame 🎢 Relationship Novelty 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

It Came from the Closet

by Joe Vallese • 2022

For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.

4.12

7k+

🌈 Queer Theory 🎬 Horror Criticism 👹 Monster Theory ✍️ Personal Essays 🦴 Embodiment

It Came from the Closet 86%

For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.

by Joe Vallese 2022

4.12

7k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Theory 🎬 Horror Criticism 👹 Monster Theory ✍️ Personal Essays 🦴 Embodiment

How To Think More About Sex

by Alain de Botton • 2012

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

3.47

6k+

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

How To Think More About Sex 86%

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

by Alain de Botton 2012

3.47

6k+ ratings

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I

by Helene Deutsch • 1944

Receptivity, self-absorption, pain: the female psyche's three pillars, from girlhood to birth.

3.13

🛋️ Freudian Psychology 👧 Female Development 🧠 Ego Psychology 📚 Women's Studies 🔬 Psychosexual Development

The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I Summary

The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I 86%

Receptivity, self-absorption, pain: the female psyche's three pillars, from girlhood to birth.

by Helene Deutsch 1944

3.13

8 ratings

🛋️ Freudian Psychology 👧 Female Development 🧠 Ego Psychology 📚 Women's Studies 🔬 Psychosexual Development

Gender Trouble

by Judith Butler • 1989

Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.

4.04

20k+

✊ Feminist Theory 🌈 Queer Theory 🏗️ Social Construction 🎭 Gender As Performance 🧬 Heteronormativity

Gender Trouble 86%

Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.

by Judith Butler 1989

4.04

20k+ ratings

✊ Feminist Theory 🌈 Queer Theory 🏗️ Social Construction 🎭 Gender As Performance 🧬 Heteronormativity

The Joy of Sex

by Alex Comfort • 1972

A couple's manual for erotic skill, honest talk, and the play that deepens with every decade.

3.62

3k+

🛠️ Sexual Technique ✨ Sex Positivity 🕰️ Aging And Sexuality 💬 Sexual Communication 🎭 Erotic Play

The Joy of Sex 86%

A couple's manual for erotic skill, honest talk, and the play that deepens with every decade.

by Alex Comfort 1972

3.62

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Sexual Technique ✨ Sex Positivity 🕰️ Aging And Sexuality 💬 Sexual Communication 🎭 Erotic Play

Beyond My Control

by Nancy Friday • 2009

The forbidden fuels us. Nancy Friday reveals the secret fantasies millions share but never voice.

3.35

198

🧠 Pop Psychology 💭 Sexual Fantasy 👩 Female Desire 🚫 Taboo Fantasies 🔗 Dominance And Submission

Beyond My Control 86%

The forbidden fuels us. Nancy Friday reveals the secret fantasies millions share but never voice.

by Nancy Friday 2009

3.35

198 ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 💭 Sexual Fantasy 👩 Female Desire 🚫 Taboo Fantasies 🔗 Dominance And Submission

Libido Dominandi

by E. Michael Jones • 1999

The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.

4.28

292

🚻 Sexual Politics 🧠 Social Engineering 📖 History Of Sexuality 📢 Advertising And Desire 🧬 Eugenics History

Libido Dominandi 86%

The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.

by E. Michael Jones 1999

4.28

292 ratings

🚻 Sexual Politics 🧠 Social Engineering 📖 History Of Sexuality 📢 Advertising And Desire 🧬 Eugenics History

Normal

by Amy Bloom • 2002

Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.

3.53

526

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Studies 📰 Narrative Journalism 💛 Intersex Rights ⚧ Beyond The Gender Binary ⚕ Medical Ethics

Normal 86%

Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.

by Amy Bloom 2002

3.53

526 ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Studies 📰 Narrative Journalism 💛 Intersex Rights ⚧ Beyond The Gender Binary ⚕ Medical Ethics

Pornland

by Gail Dines • 2010

The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.

3.96

2k+

📼 Pornography Studies 📺 Media Criticism ⛓️ Sexual Exploitation 💋 Raunch Culture ✊ Anti-Porn Feminism

Pornland 86%

The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.

by Gail Dines 2010

3.96

2k+ ratings

📼 Pornography Studies 📺 Media Criticism ⛓️ Sexual Exploitation 💋 Raunch Culture ✊ Anti-Porn Feminism

Sex Object

by Jessica Valenti • 2016

She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.

3.66

14k+

👀 Sexual Objectification 📖 Feminist Coming Of Age 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🤱 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Online Misogyny

Sex Object 86%

She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.

by Jessica Valenti 2016

3.66

14k+ ratings

👀 Sexual Objectification 📖 Feminist Coming Of Age 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🤱 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Online Misogyny

Insatiable

by Asa Akira • 2014

A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.

3.41

3k+

🎬 Porn Industry ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💊 Addiction Recovery

Insatiable 86%

A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.

by Asa Akira 2014

3.41

3k+ ratings

🎬 Porn Industry ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💊 Addiction Recovery

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex

by Barbara Keesling • 2001

Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.

3.52

452

👩 Women's Sexuality 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Self-Help 💔 Sexual Shame 💋 Seduction Techniques

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex 86%

Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.

by Barbara Keesling 2001

3.52

452 ratings

👩 Women's Sexuality 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Self-Help 💔 Sexual Shame 💋 Seduction Techniques

Sex from Scratch

by Sarah Mirk • 2014

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

3.76

655

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Sex from Scratch 86%

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

by Sarah Mirk 2014

3.76

655 ratings

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Born Again This Way

by Rachel Gilson • 2020

A same-sex attracted atheist meets Jesus at Yale. Her desires don't change. Everything else does.

4.47

1k+

📖 Biblical Sexuality 💬 Same-Sex Attraction 🔑 Faith And Sexuality 🕊️ Celibate Singleness 💍 Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Born Again This Way 86%

A same-sex attracted atheist meets Jesus at Yale. Her desires don't change. Everything else does.

by Rachel Gilson 2020

4.47

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Sexuality 💬 Same-Sex Attraction 🔑 Faith And Sexuality 🕊️ Celibate Singleness 💍 Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Lately Lesbian

by J.D. Simmons • 2019

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

4.12

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Lately Lesbian 86%

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

by J.D. Simmons 2019

4.12

17 ratings

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Sex by Numbers

by David Spiegelhalter • 2015

Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.

3.84

213

🔄 Modern Sexuality 🔬 Sex Research 💥 Debunking Myths 📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Popular Statistics

Sex by Numbers 86%

Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.

by David Spiegelhalter 2015

3.84

213 ratings

🔄 Modern Sexuality 🔬 Sex Research 💥 Debunking Myths 📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Popular Statistics

Girls & Sex

by Peggy Orenstein • 2016

Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.

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