Good news: The year is , which means the country is definitely reaching a new, progressive era of sexual awakening. You — and only you — determine what brings you pleasure, and exploring what turns you on should not be rooted in judgement, my friend. This shouldn't be the case at all! Fun lil factoid: Sex can mean whatever you want it to mean. So define and have sex in whatever way you want to have sex—whether that involves penetration or not. And yes, this applies to exploration for both men and women. Penetration isn't necessary for anal play , there is plenty of sensation around the outside of the anus not to mention the whole booty region!

Current taboos against female toplessness date from the 19th Century. Is it ever likely to change, asks the novelist Sara Sheridan. When I talk at book festivals and libraries about the restrictions faced by our many times great grandmothers, audiences invariably find the stories amusing. Most fascinating of all is looking at what was forbidden. Sexual fidelity generally features at the top of the list of required female behaviour but running down that list uncovers a plethora of Dos and Don'ts for our female forbears.

Her book's topics range from orgasm to the long-ago fear of hermaphrodites, from circumcision to the wide acceptance of a variety of gay relationships. With Tip Sheet, she shared some carnal curiosities and extraordinary stories of sex and love, encountered while researching The Joy of Sexus. Most sexually twisted ruler : Emperor Nero? Or Caligula? Mere runners-up.