Of all the live podcast forums we’ve done with Lifelube, one of the best received was Tunnel of Love, where people probed deeply and asked anything they wanted from sex experts and doctors about their booty.
But as gay men, our sex lives are about a whole lot more than just butt love. A new gay sex study conducted by researchers at Indiana University and George Mason University had some interesting findings- most notably that butt sex isn’t as common as you think, that only 37.2% of participants claimed to have had anal intercourse as their last sexual activity.
What’s the most common sexual activity? Kissing: 74.5%. The second-most popular?: oral sex (72.7%), followed by partnered masturbation (68.4%).
Another interesting result of the study was that nearly 40% of guys said their behavior occurred with someone they were in a committed relationship with or at least dating.
As many colors are in the rainbow, our sex lives and desires are just as diverse and complicated in some very exiting ways.
Today we’re going to get our freak on and try to answer as many questions you have here and at home about sex.
Let’s talk about sex baby with
• Gary Bucher – an anal health specialist and Director of Anal Dysplasia Clinic Midwest.
• Debby Herbenick – sex researcher and sex columnist for Time OUT Chicago.
• John Stryker – a nurse practitioner at Howard Brown Health Center.
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My partner and I do not have anal sex. We have been together for nearly eight years and get along without it. The perception is that it is a prerequisite in the gay community. It seems like “top or bottom” is the first question that comes up when two gay men meet. I feel about anal sex in the gay community similar to how I feel about body modification in the trans community. I don’t want there to be this pressure, this perception that there is only one path. It can be far more exciting to find alternate paths of fulfillment.
http://hw.libsyn.com/p/d/3/7/d379ba3052018f36/Naked_Scientists_Show_05.02.13.mp3
Here’s an interesting podcast by the BBC about Sex and Smell.
I don’t mean to be rude, but were the questions being asked at the beginning for real? It sounded as if there were a few actors trying out some stage voices. Excellent information, though.
Great show. Lots of excellent information.
I really enjoyed the show. Not surprising that the study found anal intercourse is not at the top of the list. I agree with Than’s points. Marc made my day when he asked about being able to taste & smell your partner for days after the fact. A friend & I just recently discussed that very phenomena. The questions were surprisingly douche heavy but I think we got some great info.
Thanks boys for hosting our last forum of the year —- it was a great way to go out. Cross your (stinky) fingers for more forums in the years to come…..You can check out pics from the evening on the LifeLube FB page…. Here is a direct link to the album http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.186564304757233.48262.121466737933657&type=1