What Multiple Orgasm Can Teach Us About Sex after Patriarchy
Introduction This is one in a series of short essays that will ultimately wind up in one or more chapters of my book Civilizations and Its Contents: Platonic Reflections on Eros and the Culture Wars. You can find an overview of it here. My book is, for the most part, not focused on the details of our sexual practices. But for a few reasons, I became interested in the phenomenon of multiple orgasm about five years ago. My book *is* very much focused on how theories of sexuality support patriarchal views about the nature of men and women and how patriarchal sexual practices limit sexual pleasure for both men and women. It is widely believed that women have troubles with orgasm, yet at the same time, it is also widely believed that women are capable of multiple orgasms while men are not. Now, on the surface that seems contradictory. Are… Continue reading