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The Evolution of The Sex Toy

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Sex toys as you know them have a long and twisted history. Since horniness was often seen as a deviant medical issue to be solved, many important sex toy developments are hard to pin down. “It’s challenging to get a definitive history of the sex toy because it usually hasn’t been something that’s acceptable to research,” says Carol Queen, Ph.D., staff sexologist at Good Vibrations and curator of the Antique Vibrator Museum. With that said, what researchers do know is pretty freaking fascinating:

Queen is excited to see what’s in store for the future of the sex toy. “Every time humans invent a new technology that could be used for sexual purposes, someone figures out a way to make it happen,” she says.

 

Article and Video from Women’s Health Mag.

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