Love and Sex Issue
Sex research can yield unexpected answers For Pittsburgh dominatrix Aiden Sin Flame, dominance is good business For two decades Sassy Sensations adult stores have helped people improve their sexual health Pittsburghers share stories of their first times and their first loves A few tips for having public sex in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh City Paper tries out…
Sex research can yield unexpected answers
Carnegie Mellon University Sex Study Seeks Participants Participate in a survey on sex (or lack thereof) in long-term relationships conducted by CMU researcher George Loewenstein. Participants must be 18 or older. Here’s a shortened link to the survey: bit.ly/2kxazNo When the sex isn’t what you expect, it’s sometimes a nice surprise. But surprises might be…
For Pittsburgh dominatrix Aiden Sin Flame, dominance is good business
Aiden Sin Flame didn’t set out to be a career dominatrix six years ago; it actually happened by chance. “Initially, I was on a fetish site that was similar to FetLife [a social-networking site for those into fetishes],” Flame says. “I saw girls, their profile was basically an ad where they were charging for [camera]…
For two decades Sassy Sensations adult stores have helped people improve their sexual health
After two decades in the sex-toy industry, there’s one story that still stands out in Sassy Sensations owner Vanessa Fuchs’ mind. Fifteen years ago, a visibly uncomfortable woman came into one of her stores looking for help. But she wasn’t there for herself; she was looking for a sex toy for her daughter that would…
Pittsburghers share stories of their first times and their first loves
Sex is awkward, but great. Love is great, but also can be awkward and uncomfortable at times. So if both are great, which is better? What better way to find out than to ask some Pittsburghers which was better — your first time, or your first time with your first love? Day Bracey is co-host…
A few tips for having public sex in Pittsburgh
People love to have sex in cars. I was researching good places to have sex in public for this issue, and all anybody could talk about was car sex. That’s probably because Americans love sex and Americans love cars, so the math is pretty easy on that one. Secondly, because public sex is technically illegal,…
Pittsburgh City Paper tries out a few sex toys so you don’t have to
Ancient dildos keep turning up. It’s evidence of how surprisingly modern our forbears’ sex lives were. Even thousands of years ago, our ancestors were making dildos, pornographic sculptures and cock rings — though “dildo” is a bit of a misnomer; “penis-shaped rock” might be more fitting. Today, the sex-toy industry is robust and rapidly expanding.…
