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    ClauClauClaudia: Image credits: I'm sure you didn't mean to claim Michael Whelan's Dragonflight cover art as fan art. Whelan gallery more »
    Tanj1t: First of all, there are no dragons in Science Fiction that I know of. Second, does this really happen other than in Pern novels? Third, ewwwww. more »
    limber: Somehow, I completely missed the gay subplots in the Pern books until waaaay down the line in the series, when she made it evident. I just thought th... more »
    MargaretMoony: Last time I read the Pern novels I was in the 5th grade so all the other sexual subplots (especially the gay one) totally went over my head. I'm kind... more »
    TheGreenRanger: So the dragons rape people with their tongues? hmmmm... Whatever floats your boat i guess. more »
    hblair66000001002003004: If you'd bothered to read "Dragonsdawn," chronologically the first book of the series, you'd have known that the Pernese didn't crash-land on Pern; th... more »
    Davio: Best. Headline. Ever. more »
    colleenlindsay: I thought I could go the rest of my life without ever having to gear the dreaded words "venom cock" again... more »
    Shojo Bat: I'm really curious about the Janine Cross novels. I love controversial sf/fantasy, so I'm definitely intrigued but I've avoided them because I read t... more »
    Pessimippöpötåmus: You should come to Jalopnik. Where cars have sex with dragons! more »
    stevegiblin: If Parrots can get away with raping humans, I say, why not? more »
    HalOfBorg: Just because I like to ride my dragon naked doesn't mean I have sex with them. Anymore. more »
    dshan: If it's got dragons in it (having sex or not) it's fantasy, not science fiction. Dragons are require magic, not science, they do not and can not exist... more »
    lightninglouie: Really not enough unicorn sex going around, if you ask me. more »
    Pope John Peeps II: How come I don't remember any of this from reading the first Dragonrider books back in the early 80s? Did I just block it out? more »
    Bill-Lee: I think dragons have always had a sexual connection -- at least in the west. In Medieval chivalric romance the dragons always hoarded two things: gold... more »
    Ruthless, If you let me: The only thought that comes to mind: WHY NOT? more »
    Brine: Why am I reminded of the meme of the paintings of dragons having sex with cars? more »
    txtphile: Speaking for myself, when I was a barely-pubescent kid stalking the fantasy aisle of the library, the only thing that connected sex and dragons was th... more »
    Josh Wimmer: I'll be honest: For me, it's about the gold. more »
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    Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?

    Anybody vaguely familiar with Anne McCaffrey's beloved Pern series knows her books are packed with psychic dragon sex. But Pern isn't the only alien planet with sexy dragons. Why is there so much dragon-related sexuality in science fiction and fantasy? More »
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    Three Scenarios for the Future of Romantic Love

    We all know the future of sex involves robots and teledildonics, but what will love be like in centuries to come? Here are three possibilities, based on current trends. More »
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    Nine Hot Human/Alien Couples (And One That's Gross)

    I don't know about you, but I got into scifi as a young teen because I was looking for sex. You know, hot human-on-alien action. And I've got some of that for you today. (NSFW) More »
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    The Biggest Sexology Breakthroughs of the Past 130 Years

    Sexology, or the study of human sexuality, is a science at the nexus of biology, neurology, psychology and sociology. And like any science, sexology has its eureka moments. Here are some of the biggest. More »
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    Apparently, Vampires Aren't Sexy. Or Interesting.

    Who would've thought? Annalee does a post about why vampires have a reputation for being sex machines, and the comments get filled with people who eagerly begged to differ. And not one mentioned James Brown! More »
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    Why Are Vampires So Damn Sexy?

    Recent scary-lovely Swedish flick Let the Right One In is proof that Twilight can't drain all the magnetism out of vampires. And it adheres to a basic vampire principle by breaking sexual taboos beautifully. More »
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    Can a Robot Consent to Have Sex with You?

    It's a truism in adult science fiction that humans of the future will have sex with robots. But can a robot really consent to have sex when it's been programmed?