8 "SURROGATES" IN SEX THERAPY: EXACTLY HOW THEY WORK AND WHAT THEY DO
Special step-by-step report by Charles A. Fracchia
right now, hundreds of men and women with various sexual problems are flocking
to clinics offering special coital gurus whose unorthodox techniques are an amalgam
of sensitivity training, physical therapy and nitty-gritty bedroom sensuality.
a close look at the sex-cess rate, the heated controversy and two enlightening
profiles of professional surrogates
34 A SIR! X-PECTATION: "DEEP DELUGE"
Exclusive cinematic preview by Robert Night
it was inevitable ... wasn't it? ... that hard-core film makers would latch onto
and exploit the current "disaster movie" rage. how will irwin allen
ever top this?
36 AS THE COURTS SEE IT: THE TONGUE AND THE LIPS BEFORE THE BAR
By Steven R. Finz, Attorney-at-Law
although nearly sixty percent of all american men have tried oral sex at least
'once, it is illegal in most states-and these laws apply to the active, as well
as the passive participant!
54 THE MAKING OF MABEL
Fun fiction by Jack Ruskin
Bryce tackles the problem of trying to save his ad agency's multi-million dollar
contract by turning sexy, bad-mouth big mabel into the maven lady, a saleswoman
equipped with flesh-colored, eight-inch-long "sales sweeteners"
68 THEMES IN WESTERN EROTIC ART, PART II: CASTRATION
In-depth report by Carol Santo
because of social taboos, scenes of head-chopping, so common in western art, evolved
into the universal symbol of castration ... complete with snakes, aggressive nude
women and stolen penises ARTICLES
12 3-WAY SEX TALK
By Darryl Crossan, Consulting Psychologist
42 THE GIANT LEAP IN LESBIAN LOVE
By Frank Thistle FICTION
30 SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
By Charles E. Emley
62 SUSAN'S GOOD VIBRATIONS
By Billy Shell PHOTO FEATURES
6 ANNASTACIA
14 NINA
38 MAUDE
46 MAY
60 BRITT-MARIE & SIDNEY
92 SALLY DEPARTMENTS
3 INSIDE SIR!
5 JOKES FOR PLAYTIME
17 IN CONTACT
19 BOOKS
21 PEOPLE
24 MUSIC
26 PLACES
29 FILMS
INTRODUCTION
Twenty years ago, if you were suffering some sexual dysfunction, be it impotence
or premature ejaculation, you would've been pretty much out of luck trying to
enlist a physician knowledgeable enough to offer you any practical assistance.
Ten years ago, you would've had no problem locating physicians and psychologists
galore who would've only been too happy to analyze your particular difficulty
in the abstract and to offer you copious advice. But up until very recently, you
would've been at a complete loss finding a professional therapist who offered
you nitty-gritty, person-to-person sensual re-training. And for a very good reason:
physical touch between doctor and patient has always been, and still is, a genuinely
sticky ethical problem. Yet, how could actual touch be consistently avoided when
the ailment in question was so fundamentally tactile?
The solution, finally: sexologists who train qualified nonprofessional assistants,
designated "surrogates," to help patients work out their bedroom difficulties
in the most logical state, in the most logical place: nude, in bed.
And our lead feature this issue is a thorough examination of the people and the
processes, the success rate and the public outrage surrounding this latest and
most daring method of sexual therapy. California writer Charles A. Fracchia's
Contact! report, "Surrogates In Sex Therapy" begins on page 8.
But what if your libido is completely healthy? Well, in that case you might nonetheless
find yourself in a pot of hot water—if you happen to dabble with your mouth
during the act. So warns attorney Steven R. Finz in his chilling review of the
legal proscriptions against oral lovemaking (As The Courts See It, page 36).
And even if you're erotically healthy and you've managed to bar Big Brother from
your bedroom, you might still have some sexual difficulties you may not be able
to find a willing heterosexual female. Seems that more and more women are now
pairing up with mates of their own sex, and if that comes as a shock then you'd
best turn directly to page 42 for Frank Thistle's probing report on The Giant
Leap in Lesbian Love."
Fun new fiction, a rollicking review of the world's first (and perhaps last) porno-disaster
movie, another penetrating installment of Sir's exclusive survey of Western erotic
art, and seven of the world's most beautiful women round out an exciting and entertaining
July issue.
