It’s time again for the annual Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) conference – the pre-eminent gathering of sex researchers to exchange research and networking. We’re excited to have so many Kinsey Institute researchers and students presenting at this year’s event! Not going to be in Vancouver? KI Research Associate Alex Marcotte will… Read more »
Popular understanding sees biological sex as a simple binary of female or male, and popular synonyms for biological sex are “anatomical sex,” or “physical sex” or just “sex.” And most legal definitions of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ still rely on this stark division. However, the complex arrangement of sex traits in humans does not… Read more »
When we talk about attraction in the context of sexuality and relationships, we usually mean sexual attraction, romantic attraction, or emotional attraction. Each of these is distinct and each may occur between same-sex or opposite-sex individuals. A relationship between two people can contain more than one kind of attraction, and the type and level… Read more »