Talk:Sex (activity)

Name

I made this the default page for the word because... well, isn't that what everyone thinks of first, really? Alternatively, we may decide to follow Wikipedia and make the default page about biological sex/reproduction. John Stephenson 23:16, 26 April 2008 (CDT)

Due to our new disambiguation conventions, this article won't stay at Sex. I propose (a) moving it to Sex (activity); and (b) having sex redirect there as it's the more common meaning. John Stephenson 02:32, 11 June 2008 (CDT)

Family-friendly

I decided that having a page about sex is not outside the family-friendly policy, as long as it doesn't include graphic language etc. John Stephenson 23:16, 26 April 2008 (CDT)

Rape

Maybe the rape section is more than is needed; I'm not sure. I tried to reference everything but I was mainly working from Pinker's book. The roots of rape are a deeply controversial topic and I can understand people steering clear of this until now. John Stephenson 23:16, 26 April 2008 (CDT)

Some thoughts

I have been a sexuality researcher for some decades (yes, I have a doctorate), publishing extensively in the professional, scholarly, peer-reviewed literature since the 1970s. My work includes animal and human sexuality. My wife Martha Cornog and I have published several professional books on human sexuality alone and together, and I have been on editorial masthead of several scholarly sexuality journals and encyclopedias, including the 4-volume International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, edited by Robert T. Francoeur, PhD and Ray Noonan, PhD. 2001-ongoing. NY: Continuum. (available online from the Kinsey Institue: http://kinseyinstitute.org/ccies/jp.php). I am also a member, for some decades, of several professional sexuality research and therapy organizations. (You can find out more about my books on amazon.com.)

The question is how do I contribute to the articles on sexuality on Citizendium? The answer is less simple than saying, "Well, just plunge in and start writing!" Before that, it's necessary to establish a tone and an approach, and answer the question, "What do you want for articles that deal with sexuality?" Who are you writing for, and what do you want to convey to that audience?

I just recently heard of Citizendium and decided to check out the articles and approach here. So I'd like some opinions and reactions to the question "What do you want in this area?"

Timothy Perper 06:42, 25 September 2008 (CDT)