The Research Error That Gave Us the Phrase ‘Missionary Position’

The origins of the phrase 'missionary position' involve Alfred Kinsey, some shoddy research, and zero actual missionaries.

By: Mental Floss

May 07 2024
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In his 1972 sex manual The Joy of Sex, author Alex Comfort described matrimonial sex, in which a man is on top of a supine woman, as the good old Adam and Eve missionary position. Though missionary … [+5725 chars]

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