“So, are you for it or against it?” people continually ask me upon hearing that I have written A History of Celibacy. I find this question disconcerting. My purpose was to trace celibacy’s history, ...

Whether it’s been all the self-isolation caused by the pandemic — or all the self-contemplation — celibacy has been a pretty trendy word within the last year. Even though definitions of the term vary ...

In September 2019, actress Linda Hamilton — best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in the Terminator films — revealed to The New York Times that she’d been practicing celibacy for 15 years. Not ...

In her new memoir, The Dry Season, author Melissa Febos writes about the freedom and pleasure she experienced during her one-year break from sex. Febos's provocative book is part of a growing trend of ...