Sex Therapy and Male Sexuality Recommendations

[rachelmanija]

Can you please recommend me books on sex/couples therapy and/or male sexuality which are a) not too densely academic - literate and thoughtful pop psychology is fine - and are neither sexist nor heterocentric? Trans-friendly/non-cis-centric would be great too, but I realize that may be even harder to find in pop psych.

I already have Hanne Blank's Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Hetrosexuality on my radar, but I think it's not quite what I'm looking for, for this purpose. (I have not yet read it, but look forward to it immensely.) Ditto The Guide to Getting It On.

Comments

[ironed_orchid]

It's more on the construction of gender stuff, but R. W. Connell is a good source. She's also trans, and wrote several of her books as a man.

[merrily]

The bookstore I work at stocks books on behalf of a local sex therapist. He specializes in couples, but has a focus on male sexuality. I can't remember it off the top of my head, but I'll grab it when I'm in tomorrow and send you a copy.

[sovay.livejournal.com]

I have only read his poetry and his book on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I would think Bill Henkin's bibliography would be worth checking out. (Disclaimer: he's a cousin of my mother's. On the other hand, he made some very good recommendations for a friend of mine who needed a kink-positive therapist.)

[vom-marlowe.livejournal.com]

I really like the Whole Lesbian Sex Book. It's got some great sections on gender, partnership, communication, ways to achieve orgasm, whether you need to achieve orgasm, etc. I am very fond of it--it's modern and sensible, which I find to be rare.

Noah at the Hooded Utilitarian often reviews lit-crit type sex books, including ones on history of sexuality and some on trans issues. I'm not sure if you're interested in that sort, but it's well worth a look, I think. I can ask him for more specific recs if you'd like.

[pene.livejournal.com]

Seconding the recommendation for The Whole Lesbian Sex Book.

[nadyalec.livejournal.com]

Male lust.

[nadyalec.livejournal.com]

Oh and also: queer crips.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Is that a book title? By whom?