Perry Tsai

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All day I dream about sex?

Men think about sex every seven seconds, or so they say. While this factoid has spread far and wide, masquerading as fact, it needs a big, blue Wikipedia-style “citation needed” stamped onto it. I mean, come on, do men really have 8,000 thoughts about sex every day? DEC 4

Let’s talk about ... gender

We use gendered pronouns all the time in English: he/she, his/hers, him/her. We learn early on to refer to people by their genders, but does this grammatical rule affect the way that we treat men and women? NOV 22

Yes, it’s strong enough for a man

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is the new sex ed. It’s the latest front in the heated discussion on adolescent sexuality, challenged by the same denial and fear about teen sex. NOV 8

Can you really pray the gay away?

Across the country, Christian churches and ministries — including at least nine in North Carolina — want to help free you from homosexuality. But does it work? OCT 24

To cut or not to cut, still a question

Recent reports of the health benefits of circumcision have come up against arguments that the procedure violates infants’ autonomy.
The controversy leaves parents asking the question: To cut or not to cut? OCT 10

A step forward in LGBT health

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons face a score of health disparities, and these disparities were identified in 2007 by the Association of American Medical Colleges to be an important area of education for medical students. But how are medical schools doing with this aim? SEP 27

Getting players in the outfield

It’s another year of college sports. We’ll again be rooting for our favorite teams and cheering on our favorite athletes. But consider this: How would you feel if your fellow teammate or admired athlete came out as gay? SEP 13

Column: Trying to get ‘bi’ in a gendered world

In an upcoming study in the journal Biological Psychology, researchers at Northwestern University found that bisexual men are, indeed, bisexual. Okay, while this might not make the earth move under your feet (or maybe it did last week), bisexuality has remained a controversial topic for both science and society. SEP 1

In the end, it does matter

This will be my last column of 2010-11, and since I would be talking about sex at the end of the year, I figured, why not talk about sex at the end of your rear? MAY 11

Of mice and men who like men

I’ve always been fascinated by the biological origin of human homosexuality. Growing up, I put my faith in genetics and evolution, so I was convinced that there must be some elegant explanation for this seemingly non-procreative sexual orientation. APR 4

I may be kinky, but I’m not crazy

S&M (sadism and masochism) references abound in popular culture, from racy rom-coms to Rihanna music videos. MAR 17

You may need to rethink that DTR

Oh, the DTR, or “define-the-relationship”: A watershed moment for many couples. Some take it on immediately after starting to date; some let it float nebulously for months. MAR 16

No such thing as an ideal situation

ove your body. At least that’s what the National Organization for Women says you should do. Its ongoing campaign for positive body image encourages women to see through the smoke and mirrors and Photoshop used in the media, and to celebrate their own natural bodies. But has anyone told you lately to love your vagina? FEB 11

The ‘G’ does not stand for genetic

Ah, the female G-spot. The stuff of sexual legend. Does it exist? Does it not exist? Do you just need better directions to find it, or a “G”PS? Well, a 2010 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has thrown in and says that while it may be in some people’s jeans, it’s actually not in their genes. JAN 26

Here's to a very sexy new year

It’s twelve days into the new year. JAN 12

I can't fake this feeling anymore

It is well-accepted that women can and do fake orgasms. Meg Ryan did her part in establishing this fact for all of posterity with her delighted delicatessen delivery in 1989’s “When Harry Met Sally.” But what about the guys? When it comes to orgasm, are men also lying while laying? DEC 7

Sex and the older woman

It’s no secret that society wants older men to be the same sexual stallions that they were in their 20s. With Jimmy Johnson (Extenze), and Hugh Hefner (Playboy) leading the salt-and-pepper herd, men in their 50s and 60s are supposed to continue being sexually active. But what about older women? They have the images of the old maid and the spinster. Some changes are developing via the rise of the “cougar” stereotype (albeit with its own set of problematic implications), but the myth of the asexual older woman still remains strong. NOV 22

This is your brain on love

What is love? The question has been contemplated throughout the ages by authors, philosophers and Haddaway alike. But now science is entering the conversation. Through the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, neuroscientists have finally begun to uncover what’s going on inside the brain of somebody in love. NOV 11

A 'teachable moment' in LGBT health

Our campus, our community and our country have been gripped in recent months by the harrowing number of gay teen suicides reported in the media. MAR 9

Brought to you by the letter, 'O'

The new NSSHB is out! No, I’m not talking about the latest New Kids on the Block. It’s the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. This is the biggest sex survey conducted and published since 1994’s National Health and Social Life Survey, which was, like, so ‘90s. OCT 18

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