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Sex & Sex Toy Articles From Around the WorldThe right toy for you Vibrators 101 Dildos 101 Anal Pleasure Toys FAQ Toys for men Clit 101Toys for beginners Toy cleaning Toy guide Sex toys Cock Rings Penis Pumps You don't have to hide your sex toys anymore Back in a more Puritanical time, they were called marital aids, hidden in the closet, a source of embarrassment for a woman who needed one to spice up her sex life -- ahem -- married sex life. These days, marital aids are out of the closet and on the coffee table. Today's modern woman hardly blushes when she hears ''sex toys,'' thanks in part to the frankness of sex-crazed women's magazines and the girl talk of ''Sex and the City.'' She's carrying one on her key chain or in her purse. She's hosting a sex toy party in her home. She's recommending sex toys to her friends. ''When my friends and I get together, they become part of the conversation, sex toys and sex in general,'' says Taichelle Mitchell, 32, a customer service representative in Oakland, Calif. ''I definitely elaborate on toys that will be helpful, especially for friends I know who are single.'' Media are pretty sexualized these days, says Sari Locker, author of ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex.'' Characters on television shows casually discuss the latest devices, as though they were talking about a new pair of shoes. ''We're interested in any type of sexual behavior,'' says Lou Paget, a sex educator and author of five books, including ''The Big O: Orgasms.'' ''If people are interested in the subject, they are going to watch more it. If they are watching more of it, people are going to produce more of it.'' And with popularity and candor, of course, comes an explosion of new and bizarre sex toys. ''Five years ago, I can't recall any vibrators with microchips, whereas now you can have several hundred patterns of vibrations,'' says Sandor Gardos, a sex therapist who founded mypleasure.com, a Web site for sensual products. ''We're seeing more of a use of silicon. The toys are also more ergonomic, more artsy, less of an emphasis on trying to create anatomical devices and more on, if you saw it on the table, you might not know what it is.'' Vibrators today can feel like skin or be controlled by remote -- even over the Internet. With the Doc Johnson Internet Enabled High Joy Rabbit, couples can make each other toy's vibrate while they watch each other (on Webcam), text chat or talk on the phone. Talk about safe sex. ''We have a lot of couples who are in long distance relationships,'' says Amir Vatan, president of High Joy. ''They have done the phone sex thing and want to add a supplement to their relationship.'' Timeka Drew, 25, of Los Angeles, has several sex toys, which she keeps in a velvet box on her night stand. She grew up in the kind of Catholic family that would faint if the words ''sex toys'' or ''masturbation'' or ''orgasm'' slipped out of her mouth. She always thought sex toys were a pornographic thing until a friend sent her one more than a year ago. v ''My girlfriend sent me a Rabbit Habit (the brand touted by ''Sex and the City'') and I was blown out of the water,'' says Drew, who is not married but in a committed relationship. ''I was like, 'Why was I not using them before?' I felt like every woman should have one of these. If you don't have one, you're definitely missing out.'' It doesn't look like many women are missing out. According to a 2005 Global Sex Survey by condom maker Durex, nearly 50 percent of American women have had sex with a vibrator. That number grows to 70 percent when you're talking about women 45-55. Durex polled 1,727 American women. Mitchell, a lesbian, says she feels more comfortable these days walking into a store and buying a vibrator. She has more than a dozen, including a couple on her key chain. (She says people come up to her all the time asking about her vibrating key chain). ''People are now more aware, so they are more curious on what else is out there,'' says Mitchell. ''I think there was a perception that using a sex toys is a nasty thing. It's not a nasty thing. It's definitely fun and exciting.'' Of course, a sex toy won't whisper in your ear. But it can come close -- a ''talking head'' vibrator allows women to download their lovers' voices. It comes with interchangeable chips, each with a 3 minute, 20 second ''scenario.'' While some women still blush at the mention of sex toys, Mitchell says the candor has created more open dialogue. She bought her first toy 10 years ago and says she knows her body better than ever. ''It's so good for women now,'' says Drew, who has a 3-month old and runs a clothing line. ''We're always looking for different ways to control our sex lives. We want to control our level of fulfillment, our level of happiness. A sex toy helps us do that.'' And surely, there will be new and interesting gadgets invented to help them. One day there will be a fully robotic sex machine. But will it make you pancakes in the morning? http://home.hamptonroads.com Montrealers most open-minded about sex: Poll When it comes to sex, Montrealers are more accepting of the premarital variety and have fewer moral qualms about the homosexual kind, compared with other Canadians. Those are among the conclusions of an Ipsos Reid survey conducted between Feb. 24 and March 3 for CanWest News Service and Global News. In one question, respondents were asked if "it's OK for unmarried people to have sex." Among Montrealers, 86 per cent of respondents said yes. The majority of respondents from other Canadian cities are also OK with premarital sex - but not by such a high margin. In Edmonton, 67 per cent said they do not object to sex before marriage. In Toronto, 71 per cent said it's OK, as did 72 per cent in Vancouver. Across Canada, 73 per cent of respondents said they don't object to premarital sex. Canadians age 18 to 34 are more accepting of it than their elders, with 78 per cent saying premarital sex is OK. Even in this age group, Montrealers are the most open, with 88 per cent supporting premarital sex. Montreal has long been known as an "open-minded, very liberated" city, and the rest of Canada appears to be catching up, said John Wright, senior vice-president at the Ipsos Reid polling firm. "When I see three-quarters of Canadians are just fine with (premarital sex), I wonder if this would have been the result 20 years ago. The answer is no." Respondents were asked if they agreed that "teenagers today have more sexual partners than when I was their age." People in Montreal were the most likely to agree - 76 per cent said young people now are more sexually active. That compares to 70 per cent in Toronto and 68 per cent in Vancouver. Across Canada, 72 per cent said today's teens are more sexually active. The teen-sex perception appears to be exaggerated, Wright said. Another recent Ipsos Reid survey showed that 55 per cent of Canadian teens age 16 to 19 have never had a sexual relationship - and between one-quarter and one-third of them practise abstinence, he noted. In the latest survey, Ipsos Reid also asked whether respondents think homosexuality is "morally acceptable." Again, Montrealers were by far the most accepting. Seventy-two per cent of them said they have no moral qualms about homosexuality. That compared with 58 per cent in Vancouver, 53 per cent in Toronto - and just 43 per cent in Edmonton. Across Canada, 54 per cent said homosexuality is morally acceptable, 31 said it is not, and 15 per cent said it was neither moral nor immoral. The national numbers match previous poll results indicating just over half of Canadians support gay marriage, about 30 per cent are against it and about 15 per cent prefer "civil unions," Wright said. Nationally, those age 18 to 34 are far more likely to find homosexuality morally acceptable. Sixty-two per cent said it is OK. Ipsos Reid interviewed 8,431 Canadians via an online survey, including 1,215 Montrealers. The margin of error for national results is plus or minus 1.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. 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