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Category Archives: Sex
Not tonight, dear . . . in fact, not ever
Dr. Pam Spurr writes: Emily, 37, is a successful solicitor with a husband and a two-year-old son. To her friends, she doubtless lives a charmed existence. But recently she sat across from me in a life coaching session. She was … Continue reading
Jewish Women Complain About Pressure To Reproduce
Tamar Fox writes for Jewcy: No Babies: until I’m good and ready. And any rabbi who disagrees can stick it where the sun don’t shine There has been a lot of talk recently about women in the Jewish community feeling … Continue reading
Deviant Sex At LimmudLA
My full report on LimmudLA. Sunday. 10 a.m. Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller and his sex therapist wife Doreen hold what they say is their first joint session in a quarter century. It’s about deviant sex and it’s filled with pages from … Continue reading
Chief rabbi prohibits single women from going to mikve
Matthew Wagner writes for The Jerusalem Post: In an attempt to stem a trend of quasi-condoned premarital sex among young modern Orthodox men and women, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger has issued a prohibition against allowing single women to use … Continue reading
Pure Life Ministries
I have a lot of friends in the sex industry and I have a lot of friends among Christians who reach out to the sex industry. Why do I write so much about this stuff? Because it’s fun and because … Continue reading
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I’m Gonna Start Praying For Those Dirty Little Whores
As I walk around Los Angeles, I see a lot of barely-dressed beautiful women. It makes me angry that I can’t bang them all. "I hate it when you use the word ‘bang,’" Cathy Seipp would tell me. "OK. It … Continue reading
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The Pussycat Preacher
For two weeks you can watch the whole 75-minute movie for free. Click here. You may have to download special software from vuze.com but it is hassle free and won’t hurt your computer. It’s about my friend Heather Veitch, an … Continue reading
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Father Frank Morales Has Two Old Flames Battling It Out Online Over Him
I blogged about Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales many years ago. She had a wacko affair with my friend Mark Kramer, the New York writer. I published that story eight years ago and I reprint it below. Let me … Continue reading
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The Error of Saving Sex City & other ministries who attempt to be culturally relevant
Ex-sex worker Dawn Reinas writes: Saving Sex City is a term used by Annie Lobert and Heather Veitch to describe their most recent endeavor of dressing into showgirl outfits and holding up signs about Jesus loving hookers, pimps, etc. While … Continue reading
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ShiksasAreForPractice.net – Where Frum People Come To Play
From ShiksasAreForPractice.net: ShiksasareforPractice.net is the only site geared exclusively for featuring all forms of Intimate Frum Indulgences for those that are in search of similar minded individuals searching for the same type of intimate activities. We cater to the frum … Continue reading