Sexuality

St. Louis County Approves Protections for LGBT Residents

By a vote of 4-3 the St. Louis County Council last night approved adding sexual orientation and gender identity to its non-discrimination ordinance. The measure makes it illegal to fire an employee based on his or her sexuality as well as deny members of the LGBT community from housing and use of pu ... More >>

NSFW: The Nude Photography Portfolio That Has a St. Louis Priest in Hot Water

In these jaded times, we're somewhat accustomed to hearing about sexual misconduct by Catholic priests. Less so from Episcopal priests. After all, they have to live by way fewer crazy rules. They can have sex, they can marry, they can be gay. Hell, they can even be women, believe it or not. But on ... More >>

"Sex Drive" Harnesses the Power of Horny Goat Weed

Man has ingested all manner of disgusting things hoping they might put the gusto back in his thrust-o: Tiger penis, dead chicken embryos, ambergris (an intestinal secretion of sperm whales). Why not an energy drink, which some consider the equivalent of drinking sweetened battery acid? Sex Drive En ... More >>

Cody Lee Bonecutter Charged with Deviate Sexual Intercourse with Girl, 10

Cody Lee Bonecutter, 18, is accused of multiple counts of inappropriate sexual behavior with a 10-year-old girl. O'Fallon Police allege that the abuse happened in Bonecutter's home on several occasions between July 13 and August 3. He's been charged with six counts of statutory sodomy/deviate sexual ... More >>

"It's the Bondage Version of Harry Potter": How is 50 Shades of Grey Affecting Your Sex Life? (Updated)

Now that 50 Shades of Grey has (apparently) become the only work of erotica produced in the entire world since D.H. Lawrence banged out Lady Chatterley's Lover, it's only fitting that it's become the Lady Chatterley of the twenty-first century. Well, OK, it and its two sequels made their way into b ... More >>

Opposition Mounts to Missouri's "Don't Say Gay" Bill for Schools

A week after Republicans sponsors in the Missouri House referred it to committee, a bill that would severely restrict conversations about sexual orientation in public schools is under attack from a growing number of detractors including educators, doctors and fellow politicians. HB 2051 would permit ... More >>

The Cover of the April 12 Print Edition

Sexy Japan

Patrick Gregory: Central West End Man Exposed Women to HIV, Say Prosectors

Patrick Gregory had an active sex life, say prosecutors.​A Central West End man stands accused of the three felony charges of recklessly exposing a sex partner to HIV. According to a probable cause statement issued yesterday, 26-year-old Patrick Wayne Gregory had sexual relations with two women w ... More >>

Get Freaky

South City BDSM Club Faces More Obstacles to Opening

photo by Melissa MeinzerJoe Kriegesmann: "Satan's Master" in his office at The Faciliy​Joe Kriegesmann, a genial fellow despite his nom-de-scene, "Satan's Master," says he just wants to follow the rules. He says he's been trying -- trying to figure out which rules apply to him and how to follow th ... More >>

BDSM Club "The Facility" Now Open in South City

photo by Melissa MeinzerCages at The Facility​If you were to visit one of the newest businesses licensed to operate in St. Louis, you wouldn't see people having sex. Not that. But you might see a person getting florentined: They'd be cuffed standing, facing a wall, with a person behind the ... More >>

Susie "Sexpert" Bright on Being a Mom, Having Sex -- and Being a Mom Who Has Sex

​Susie Bright is a writer, sex educator, editor, feminist and all-around rabble-rouser. And she's coming to St. Louis! You can check her out at a signing for her latest work, the autobiographical "Big Sex Little Death" at Left Bank Books' Central West End location on Sunday April 17 at 4 p.m., or ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Former Wash. U. Student Bristles at Bristol's Invite to Sex Week

Today's comment comes in response to news that Bristol Palin will be paid thousands of dollars to speak to Washington University students about abstinence with students during the school's Sex Week. That's the same Bristol Palin, btw, who's ridden her teen pregnancy to fame and riches.  Writes ... More >>

NSFW: The St. Louis mom behind sex blog the Beautiful Kind is outing herself

Ask a Mexican: English as a Second Language: The rest of the world knows English; are a few signs for Mexicans too much to ask?

Can Certified Sex Therapist Darcy Luadzers Get a Daily RFT Reader Off?

​Daily RFT recently came into possession of Certified Sex Therapist and University of South Carolina Gamecock Dr. Darcy Luadzers' Virgin Sex for Guys and Virgin Sex for Girls. Rather than let Dr. Darcy's work go to waste, we're answering your questions with her verbatim advice!Today's question, wh ... More >>

It's Business Time

Just Counting the Notches

Unreal's not one to kiss and tell, but our curiosity was aroused when we heard about a spanking-new website called Bedpost. Currently in its beta-testing phase, Bedpost promises to help you track your sex life, like when you do it, who you do it with and, most crucially, how long it lasts. You also ... More >>

Is Vegetarian Sex Better...or Just Bloodless?

As I posted yesterday, a PETA Super Bowl ad claiming that vegetarians have better sex was rejected by NBC. Of course, everyone will see the ad anyway, thanks to YouTube. But Gut Check is more interested in the question the ad poses.Do vegetarians have better sex? How, exactly, would you judge such ... More >>

Everything Unreal always wanted to know about sex but was afraid to ask

¡Ask A Mexican! Special Catholic Edition: Who's headed for Hades?

Ask a Cougar Nominees, Round 2

Love of Last Resort

'Tis the Season

Wait — you actually can get laid on prom night? Unreal investigates!

Shiner

Making Love (Anodyne)

Rounds Abounds

You'd think we'd learned our lesson from the Big Beautiful Brouhaha of 2005.

Respect Your Elders

Unreal gets in, um, touch with former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders. Plus, a steamy local novel and an unloved aboveground pool.

What do you think -- no more gorgeous Mexican guys for me?

Week of August 10, 2006

Race Goggles

Unreal gets liquored up and starts demanding tasteless jokes. And in unrelated news, we talk teen sex with a Seattle sexologist and check out the locker room at the new Busch.

Week of February 2, 2006

>"I think a little of Brie's favorite pastime would go a long way towards loosening you guys up!"

Best Laid Plans

Michael Winterbottom delivers the sex, and not much else

The Great Imitator

The scourge of syphilis re-emerges, deadlier than before

Hard Times Ahead

Unreal gets all hot and bothered over some very special plants (and a rather steamy billboard) and finds the key to St. Louis' revival. Plus, a local blogger is driven mad by public breastfeeding.

Down Memory Lane

Unreal gives prom-goers a hand, visits with cute 'n' cuddly intestinal parasites, and celebrates the confluence of BBQ and protective eyewear. Plus: A local blogger strikes out.

Choke the Chicken

Adult businesses fear the "Smut Shop" bill will tax them into oblivion

Flesh for Fantasy

Get your groove on at this year's St. Louis International Film Festival

Are You Still in Touch with the Person to Whom You Lost Your Virginity?

Week of August 18, 2004

Booty Call

Way Out Club, 2523 South Jefferson Avenue, 314-664-7638

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Kelly Layne Mullins

Best Place to Buy Sex Toys

Cheap Trx

Media Whores

Never at a loss for new tricks, the Wahls are now on a spiritual quest.

The Naked Truth

Local arts lovers hope to take the stigma out of erotic art with a new exhibition/festival

Best Jazz or Blues Club

Troy's on the Park

Let's Talk About Sex

Lake St. Louis' favorite agents provocateurs, the Wahls, are at it again

Net Losses

Cyberporn's sexual pleasure often comes with accompanying financial pain

MISSOURI: WHERE MEN ARE MEN AND SHEEP ARE NERVOUS

TRICK

Directed by Jim Fall

Sex Starved

For the sexual anorexic, scarred by psychic trauma, a controlled, loveless existence may be easier to bear than the thought of intimacy

Sins of Omission

St. Louis is welcoming Pope John Paul II, but many devout Catholics don't feel so welcomed by him. They say he's blocking the light for women, intellectuals, non-Westerners, gays, lesbians and remarried Catholics -- and dimming the prospects for an inclus