Sex On The First Date? Forget What You've Heard

Photographed by Mark Iantosca. It's difficult to address the subject of casual sex. Sexual intercourse means different things to different people. Even more problematic is discussing casual sex in a strictly heteronormative manner. Still, Philip N. Cohen, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park and keeper of the Family Inequality blog, took an honest stab at it -- and made some very good points along the way. He investigated the age-old question: Does sleeping with a g...