Like the rest of his body, a man’s penis changes as hits middle age. And research indicates those changes can include shrinkage.

With abdominal weight gain common in older men, your penis could be buried under what is known as a “large prepubic fat pad.” (Sexy, no?)

“One way I motivate my overweight patients is by telling them that they can appear to gain up to an inch in size simply by losing weight,” Dr. Ronald Tamler, director of the men’s health program at Sinai Hospital, tells WebMD.

But it’s not just your spare tire that will make your willy look wimpy—there is actual visible shrinkage in a man’s erection as he ages.

In both length and girth.

And it’s irreversible.

“If a man’s erect penis is 6 inches long when he is in his 30s, it might be 5 or 5-and-a-half inches when he reaches his 60s or 70s,” Goldstein says.

Why? Two reasons: First, plaque builds up in the tiny penile arteries, which clogs blood flow to the shaft. No less blood to the shaft, less erection. Second, over the decades scar tissue builds up within the tissue around the erectile “chamber.” Again, less blood to the shaft.  Read More

The Gay Group of Bahia has for 30 years been compiling and publishing statistics on LGBT deaths in the South American country and the latest report shows that there were 338 murders of LGBT people in 2012, including 2 trans Brazilians in Italy.

The figures breakdown into 188 gay men, 128 trans, 19 lesbians and 2 bisexuals.

It means roughly that one LGBT person is murdered every 26 hours in the country.

In these 338 cases, only 89 offenders were found; in the remaining 73% cases there were no arrests.

The total for 2012 is 21% higher than in 2011 – where 266 cases were recorded.

Often the police in Brazil refuse to accept that they are faced with a homophobic or transphobic crime.

Brazilian activists are calling for tougher hate crime legislation and for both crimes to be treated as seriously as racist crime.

Recorded murders in Brazil’s trans community are particularly high because trans people in the country are often forced into prostitution to make a living and therefore especially vulnerable to street violence.  Read More

Cool off by wrapping your lips around an icy dildo pop. Here’s how to make a reusable mold and create colorful cock-sicles in your favorite flavors.

Materials:

• Small to medium sized dildo or butt plug (Silicone is best – other materials may react with the molding compound. Test by pressing a small bit of mixed silicone compound onto the dildo surface and letting it harden.)
• Food-grade silicone molding compound
• Lego blocks
• Wax paper
• Popsicle sticks
• Assorted flavors of Jell-O or Kool-Aid

Instructions

Use Legos to construct a four-sided container for the mold. To determine the correct size for the container, place the base of the dildo against one of the inside walls. There should be at least ½ inch of space between the dildo and other inside walls all the way around. The bottom is supposed to be empty. Set it on top of a piece of wax paper.

Mix enough silicone molding compound to fill half of the mold container. Press it into the container, making sure there are no air bubbles.

Make sure the dildo or other toy is clean and dry with no dust or oils on it. Press the dildo into the molding compound until it is halfway submerged. Make sure the base is contacting one wall of the container, and the silicone is contacting the surface of the dildo evenly. Make a few small divots in the silicone around the dildo. These will help line up the two halves of the mold when they are put together. Allow the silicone to cure.

Coat the exposed surface of the silicone with a little vegetable oil or other release agent. This isn’t totally necessary but will make the mold halves easier to separate. Mix silicone compound for the second half of the mold and press it in to fill the rest of the container. Make sure the compound gets pressed tightly against the dildo and into the divots in the mold surface. Try to prevent bubbles and air pockets.

When the silicone is completely cured, disassemble the Lego container, separate the mold halves, and remove the dildo. Wash the mold out with soap and hot water before using.

The mold’s seam will need to be sealed to make it watertight. Mix up a little more silicone compound and use it like putty to seal all the way around the mold. After the silicone hardens, test the mold by filling it with water, and patch any leaks if necessary. (Modeling clay or a similar material might work also, but we wanted it to be watertight.)

For a single colored popsicle, prepare the desired liquid and pour into the mold, filling it almost to the top. Place in the freezer and let freeze until the liquid is slushy and partially frozen. Insert a popsicle stick, leaving a couple of inches exposed. Freeze until hard.

For a multi-colored popsicle, prepare the desired liquids and pour the first layer into the mold. Allow to freeze until solid, then pour in the second layer, freeze, and so on. The point at which you insert the popsicle stick will depend on how long your dildo is. When the level of liquid gets to within 2 inches of the top of the mold or higher, let it freeze to a semi-solid state and insert the stick. This should hold the stick in place while you pour the final layer(s).

In order to unmold the popsicle, the seal around the mold will need to be broken. Cut through it along the seam with a utility knife, being careful not to cut the original mold too much. Separate the mold halves.

To reuse the mold, wash both halves with soap and water and allow to dry. The seam will need to be resealed for each use.

An estimated 37 percent of LGBT Americans have had a child, meaning as many as six million American children and adults have an LGBT parent, according to findings from a national study released Wednesday by Williams Institute Distinguished Scholar, Gary J. Gates.

Gates said of the study, “These analyses highlight the diversity and prevalence of LGBT parents and their children in the U.S. The data show that LGBT families are clearly part of modern American life.”

Psychologists at Texas Christian University developed a fictional Facebook personality, “Jordan,” and evaluated how participants related to this persona.

For the 88 straight women involved in the study, “Jordan” was either a straight man, a straight woman or a gay man. For the 58 gay men who participated, Jordan was alternately a straight woman, a gay man, or a lesbian. Jordan’s sexuality and gender differed from subject to subject, but everything else about him/her was constant.

After getting to know Jordan by reading his (or her) profile, the subjects were asked to imagine themselves in a number of hypothetical scenarios with their new, hypothetical friend. The situations took place at a party, in which Jordan would offer them “mating-relevant advice,” such as commenting on their interaction with a potential romantic interest.

How trustworthy did they theoretically find their fake friend’s advice to be? And how likely did they think Jordan was to help them in nailing down “a fling,” “a date,” or even “a potential relationship”?

As you might expect, the study showed that straight women were more trusting of “mating advice” from a gay man, and vice versa. (The results indicated, though, that gay men and straight girls don’t think the other is particularly helpful in helping them land a man.)

The theory put forth by lead researcher Eric M. Russell is that gays and gals connect because we see each other as “uniquely trustworthy sources of social support.”  Read More

Are you among the 62% of adults who say they celebrate Valentine’s Day? Discover the history of the most romantic day of the year, and find out just how much sparkling wine, chocolate and candy Americans purchase in its honor.

1. I’ll tell you what my mamma used to say: Keep drinking—no one likes a quitter!

2. Waking up next to someone you don’t remember cures or at least delays any hangover.

3. In Ireland it was said that the cure for a hangover is to bury the ailing person up to the neck in moist river sand. If you don’t have moist river sand handy, just bury them in disappointment and guilt. (Ask any Jewish or Catholic friend how this works.)

4. Ride a bus in any major city. After five minutes of looking around, you’ll instantly feel better about yourself. This alone should kill that hangover magically by making you reach for that vodka flask you hid in your jacket pocket.

5. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate—especially with a mimosa breakfast.

6. Have some overpriced, douchy coffee with a little rosette on top of it.

7. Watch OWN reruns for four hours. Then take a nap, followed by an entire pot of coffee and eating your hangover away. If the coffee doesn’t do it, you may in fact be dead inside.

8. Have a Bloody Mary–or five.

9. Look at yourself under any department-store florescent light. The horror of it all will help you come to your senses more quickly.

10. If all else fails, between cocktails chug a cups of bitters and soda. (Yes, some of these tips are just plain practical. Thank me later.). It’ll settle your stomach and help you pick up the pieces of your life.

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1. McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets

We’re not talking about sharing your meal, either. 31 year old Khadijah Baseer staked out a Burbank, California McDonald’s parking lot and offered sex acts in exchange for McNuggets. To be fair, Baseer was homeless at the time; she is now in a shelter and hopefully not trading sex for chicken nuggets.

2. McDonald’s Double Cheeseburgers

An undercover Florida cop agreed to giving Christine Baker, 47, two double cheeseburgers if she had sex with him. After he bought her the burgers, she requested a tip in cash and was busted for prostitution.

3. Phillies tickets

In Pennsylvania, another undercover cop agreed to exchange his Phillies-Yankees World Series game tickets for sex. Although she was cleared of all prostitution-related charges, she was later fired for her odd approach to getting the tickets.

4. Methamphetamine

Former “Sheriff of the Year”, Patrick Sullivan, was caught allegedly exchanging methamphetamine for sex. On top of this, he was charged with manufacturing and selling the drug. THe was later booked at a jail that happens to bear his name. Trading sex for drugs is definitely not uncommon, Sullivan just happened to also be a former Sheriff of the Year.

5. Justice

Sometimes trading things, or services, for sex doesn’t work out. Pennsylvania Judge Ross Cioppa tried not once, but twice to trade favourable outcomes for sex from female defendants before being charged with bribery, indecent assault, and official oppression.

Have you traded anything for sex before?

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