Quickie: Overcoming Sex Negativity

Send us Fan Mail Think about your favorite meal. You can probably describe it in vivid, mouthwatering detail without hesitation or embarrassment. Now try describing your favorite sexual experience with the same enthusiasm and specificity. Not so easy, is it? That's sex negativity at work. Sex negativity—the belief that sex is inherently bad or shameful—has been baked into our culture for generations. Like ketchup soaked into a sponge, it's hard to remove and affects everything about how we t...