Sexuality | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/sexuality/RSS feed for SexualityenTue, 30 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000During World War I, This Woman Asked Americans to Welcome Immigrants—and Urged New Arrivals to Assimilatehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-world-war-i-this-woman-asked-americans-to-welcome-immigrants-and-urged-new-arrivals-to-assimilate-180989035/Progressive reformer Frances Kellor spearheaded efforts to celebrate Americanization Day, arguing that immigrants should fully embrace U.S. culture to better adapt to life in their new homeTue, 30 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-world-war-i-this-woman-asked-americans-to-welcome-immigrants-and-urged-new-arrivals-to-assimilate-180989035/Who Were the Couples That Posed for David Hockney's Famed Double Portraits?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/who-were-the-couples-that-posed-for-david-hockneys-famed-double-portraits-180988970/One of his subjects was a cousin I never knew. I wanted to learn more about the large-scale portraits that helped define the English artist's legacyWed, 17 Jun 2026 18:51:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/who-were-the-couples-that-posed-for-david-hockneys-famed-double-portraits-180988970/Scientists Just Made the Most Complete Map of the Clitoris's Sensory Nerve Network. Here's What They Foundhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-just-made-the-most-complete-map-of-the-clitoris-sensory-nerve-network-heres-what-found-180988463/Cultural taboos around female sexuality have hindered research on the organ. But a new study provides pivotal insights that can inform important surgeries and health careWed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-just-made-the-most-complete-map-of-the-clitoris-sensory-nerve-network-heres-what-found-180988463/In 'Bride of Frankenstein,' the Monster's Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' Gives the Iconic Character a Voicehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-bride-of-frankenstein-the-monsters-wife-never-speaks-now-maggie-gyllenhaals-the-bride-gives-the-iconic-character-a-voice-180988257/Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the groundwork for the modern horror genreTue, 03 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-bride-of-frankenstein-the-monsters-wife-never-speaks-now-maggie-gyllenhaals-the-bride-gives-the-iconic-character-a-voice-180988257/See How These Medieval Artists Explored the Many Meanings of Love and Desire in a New Exhibition at the Met Cloistershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-these-medieval-artists-explored-the-many-meanings-of-love-and-desire-in-a-new-exhibition-at-the-met-cloisters-180987522/The show features more than 50 paintings, manuscripts, textiles and other artworks created in Western Europe between the 13th and 15th centuriesThu, 23 Oct 2025 20:52:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-these-medieval-artists-explored-the-many-meanings-of-love-and-desire-in-a-new-exhibition-at-the-met-cloisters-180987522/'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Started Out as a Critical Flop. Fifty Years Later, the Beloved Film Is a Cultural Phenomenonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-started-out-as-a-critical-flop-fifty-years-later-the-beloved-film-is-a-cultural-phenomenon-180987393/Creator Richard O’Brien reflects on how the 1975 movie musical became a haven for the "marginalized and disenfranchised"Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:38:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-started-out-as-a-critical-flop-fifty-years-later-the-beloved-film-is-a-cultural-phenomenon-180987393/America Deported Her for Publishing a Book Titled 'Lesbian Love.' Years Later, She Was Murdered by the Nazis for Being Jewishhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-deported-her-for-publishing-a-book-titled-lesbian-love-years-later-she-was-murdered-by-the-nazis-for-being-jewish-180986864/Eve Adams, an immigrant and the proprietor of a 1920s lesbian tearoom, was imprisoned for disorderly conduct and obscenity, then sent back to Europe, where she became a target of the HolocaustThu, 26 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-deported-her-for-publishing-a-book-titled-lesbian-love-years-later-she-was-murdered-by-the-nazis-for-being-jewish-180986864/This Rare, 6,000-Year-Old Limestone Fertility Figurine Could Be Poland's Archaeological 'Find of the Century'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-6000-year-old-limestone-fertility-figurine-could-be-polands-archaeological-find-of-the-century-180986859/Dating back to the Neolithic era, the so-called Venus of Kolobrzeg is the first artifact of its kind unearthed in the European countryMon, 23 Jun 2025 18:13:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-6000-year-old-limestone-fertility-figurine-could-be-polands-archaeological-find-of-the-century-180986859/A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birdshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-revealing-look-into-the-surprisingly-tricky-sex-lives-of-birds-180986394/Even among the most durable migratory bird pairings, sexual exclusivity is rarely part of their relationshipFri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-revealing-look-into-the-surprisingly-tricky-sex-lives-of-birds-180986394/Why Oscar Wilde's Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decadeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-oscar-wildes-play-about-a-biblical-temptress-was-banned-from-the-british-stage-for-decades-180986047/"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a teenage girl whose lust for a man quickly morphs into bloodlustTue, 04 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-oscar-wildes-play-about-a-biblical-temptress-was-banned-from-the-british-stage-for-decades-180986047/