AIDS and Sexology Links Page
Assembled by James D. Weinrich, Ph.D.

 
Dr. Weinrich is the Principal Investigator of the Sexology Project at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC). The HNRC is administered through the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, where Dr. Weinrich is Assistant Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry.

Research links

• The inventor of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, Dr. Fritz Klein, recently collaborated with me on a new study of bisexuality. At this link we present some of our preliminary findings. [link coming soon]

The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) is the world's oldest professional society for sexologists. It publishes the Journal of Sex Research and the Annual Review of Sex Research.

I'm on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (FSSS), the fundraising arm of the SSSS. The Foundation will soon have a complete Web site. At the moment, they have an experimental web site at which they display the FSSS Living Memory Tree. In return for a contribution, people can memorialize a friend, relative, colleague, or famous sexologist -- and receive a certificate of their memorial as well as a "leaf" on the Memory Tree.

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction is the famous research group at Indiana University founded by Alfred Kinsey, who directed the research which went into the so-called "Kinsey Reports." These two books revolutionized America's understanding of its own sex life. They have a new director and a newly renewed focus.

The 13th World Congress of Sexology was held 25 - 29 June, 1997 at the Music and Congress Palace in Valencia, Spain. Information is available both in English and in Spanish concerning the Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, and program.

The Department of Anthropology at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (in the Netherlands, of course) conducted a summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture, and Society from July 21 through August 16, 1997. Their site contains links to the conference program, and should be of interest to anyone wanting to investigate social factors in human sexuality.

The Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is a national, private, nonprofit advocacy organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.

The New York HIV Center for Biobehavioral Research has undertaken more prominent research into the connections between HIV and sex than nearly any other group in the world! The Center's homepage is not as extensive as one would otherwise expect, but is still worth a visit. Check out the Center's list of researchers, then look up papers by them on MedLine or your regular source of citations.

The Mexican Institute of Sexology was founded 18 years ago, as a nonprofit organization, seeking to provide an answer to the severe social problems originated by lack of formal education in sexuality in México. This small site describes the Institute's programs. You can access it in English or in Spanish.

The University of California's Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP) funds small grants to California researchers using a peer-review process not unlike that used for government grants from the NIH. The UARP's homepage provides more information and has the ability to download copies of the programs they fund, along with abstracts of all of the papers and posters presented at the UARP's annual meetings.

The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies is a research unit at the University of California, San Francisco, which has done pioneering work in HIV and sex research. It is is committed to maintaining a focus on prevention of HIV disease, using the expertise of multiple disciplines, and an applied and community-based perspective within a university setting.

This extensive site focuses on research conducted by Dr. Mike Bailey (he's the one on the left in the photo) -- who studies a variety of topics pertaining to sexual orientation and sex differences as a psychologist on the faculty of Northwestern University (near Chicago). Besides the usual resume and personal information, there's also a long list of research projects currently underway: studies of twins, transsexuals, genetics, etc. Bailey is a productive researcher with a proven track record -- well worth a visit!

This exceptionally well organized and beautifully designed site features work by Dr. Gregory Herek -- who studies antigay prejudice (homophobia), hate crimes, and AIDS stigma -- and his Northern California Community Research Group at the University of California, Davis. It provides information about sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS as they apply to education and public policy.

HIV Insite is an extensive new resource, still under construction. Its interface is very slick, but it's also very sloooooow. (Big graphics -- 80K, 200K and up -- and a poor underlying design cause identical information to be repeatedly downloaded to you even when available in your disk cache.) A collaborative project involving the University of California, CAPS, and other individuals and agencies, it had (as of April) very little information specifically about sexuality. Hopefully that will change! But they did have an extensive list of AIDS statistics (state by state), official AIDS reports from a variety of governmental agencies, the text of the HIV Prevention Act of 1997 and selected responses, a comprehensive review of antiretroviral therapy, prevention newsletters from around the country, etc., etc. Definitely worth a look.

Commercial links

I can strongly recommend these two commercial ventures. Not your typical corner porno store, both are open and mature about sexual matters, welcoming all sexes, races, and sexual orientations.

Good Vibrations is the best store I know for informed, upfront, and shame-dissolving advice concerning all manner of erotic devices and aids. Every city should have this store! The people behind Good Vibrations also run Down There Press, The Sexuality Library, and Blank Tapes Productions. Their web site is very well put together and highly recommended.

Focus International is the premiere distributor for serious sex-education and research videos concerning human sexuality. They have a detailed web page and good on-line catalog. These are typically the same videos that professors use in sex-education classes -- but that doesn't mean they're boring!

Point-of-View links

The links in this section are ones that I may quibble with from time to time, but which present a particular point of view and defend it vigorously and honestly. You may find them worth looking into. Some are maintained by academics, others by quasi-professionals or serious layfolk who are passionately committed to their causes.

Bisexual Options is a new web site specifically aimed at bisexual women and men. It lists bisexual internet resources, bi-oriented internet links by city, individual bisexuals listed for reference and/or personal contacts, and information about the site's sponsor, Dr. Fritz Klein, creator of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid and author of the book The Bisexual Option.

The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) publishes an elaborate newsletter called "Hermaphrodites with Attitude," and is committed to advancing social understanding of hermaphroditism. They are arguably best known for advocating the position that children born with hermaphroditic genitalia should not have their genitalia operated upon until they attain an age where they can decide for themselves which surgical option, if any should be undertaken.

This site -- Olivia Jensen's TStar -- will be of special interest to transsexuals and transgenderists of all types. (The site also has a faster-loading, low-graphics entry point.) It links to bibliographies, essays, resource lists, and a great many other materials pertaining to this topic.
The Global Seminar on Multiple Orgasm for Men and Their Partners is a modest but interesting site concerning the possibility that many (if not most) men can have multiple orgasms (particularly, but not always, without ejaculation). It's maintained by Jack Johnston, M.A.

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Version of December 1, 1997.