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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

San Diego's TOP 6 beaches to visit

1. CORONADO BEACH

It's technically in Coronado; the small city located just across the San Diego Bay; but Coronado Central Beach is one stretch of silvery white sand you can't miss while in San Diego. Named one of the Travel Channel's Top 10 US Beaches, this 1.5-mile strip stretches alongside a palm tree-lined street of mansions. Do some coastal cooking of your own while breathing in ocean air with eight fire rings available. They're always in demand, so get there by 9 a.m. if you're planning on hosting an evening family cookout. Bring your own coals and lighter; extinguish the fire and dispose of the coals in the provided hot coal receptacle when you're done.

2. BLACK'S BEACH

Want some more sand to yourself? Located in the affluent community of La Jolla, Black’s Beach can be challenging to get to, which is why it's usually less crowded than San Diego's other sandy stretches.

If you decide to go there, it's advisable to:
  • Find an app on your phone that monitors the tides and/or tracks the tides throughout the day and aim to reach this beach at low tide by walking two miles south from Torrey Pines State Beach or three miles north from the La Jolla Shores Beach. 
Paragliding & Hang Gliding | Torrey Pines Gliderport
  • When those routes are blocked during high tide, just do what us locals do and park at the Torrey Pines Gliderport and follow the signs for Black's Beach. There are currently 3 different trails that take you to Black's Beach and ALL require you to traverse down some steep rock formations. 
  • It's also advisable to "pack lightly" and to pick the trail that has some man made steps in it (they will prove to be quite useful both on the way down AND on the way back up).  This is a beach where half the fun is just getting there! 😃
One of three trails going down to the beach

Bring binoculars to scan the waves for dolphins, but be careful where you aim them.  Black's beach is well known for being a gay beach and attracting nudists.


3. LA JOLLA SHORES

La Jolla Shores is perhaps the best example of a beach that has something for everyone. You'll appreciate the expansive and flat white sand, and your kids will love the playground at the adjoining Kellogg Park. 

Kellogg Park, La Jolla Shores
And while this beach is lovely for kicking back with a book, it's most popular with the active set. Just a few blocks off the beach, on Avenida de la Playa, you'll find a cluster of businesses that rent equipment and run tours for those who want to kayak, surf and snorkel. The clear water and nearby La Jolla Underwater Park; an ecological preservation zone featuring artificial reefs that help attract marine life—make La Jolla Shores a popular destination for scuba divers too.

4. PACIFIC BEACH

Catching some waves in PB
With a name like Pacific Beach, you can easily picture the sweeping views of the deep blue sea and white-capped waves lapping at the golden sand. This is the quintessential Southern California beach, which is why it's a popular spot for beachgoers of all kinds. 

As you'd expect, that means Pacific Beach, which is just south of La Jolla, tends to be crowded during the hot summer months. Things are quieter north of the Crystal Pier. Stretch your legs by walking along the boardwalk, which runs the entire length of the beach. 
Crystal Pier sunset


NOTE: Parking can be challenging, so look carefully for street parking or take a taxi or car service to eliminate the hassle.






Belmont Park at Mission Beach


5.MISSION BEACH

Mission Beach is a community that's built on a sandbar
between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay.
Walk south down Pacific Beach and you may not even realize when you've crossed over onto Mission Beach. Like its northern neighbor, Mission Beach is characterized by beautiful ocean views and big crowds in summer. 

This beach has something the others don’t and that’s location - location - location! 

It’s near Belmont Park, an oceanside amusement park. To go on the rides, you can either buy day passes or purchase individual ride tickets. So when the kids have had their fill of castle building, take them to Belmont for a quick spin on the bumper cars. The boardwalk that runs along Pacific Beach continues the length of Mission Beach as well. There are free public parking lots on either side of Belmont Park; get there by 10 a.m. on hot days to have your choice of parking spots.

6. OCEAN BEACH

Ocean Beach is the place to go if you're looking to wander, take in the sights or enjoy a bit of fishing. The beach is located in the vibrant beach community of Ocean Beach. At the northern end of the shoreline, which sits just south of the channel where the Pacific meets Mission Bay, is a dog beach where canines are allowed to romp off the leash. 
The Original Dog Beach in San Diego, CA (1972) is nationally famous and
one of the 1st official leash-free beaches in the United States. 

At the other end of the beach is the Ocean Beach Pier, which extends half a mile into the ocean. Unlike many fishing spots on this pier, you're not required to have a California fishing license—making this the perfect place to cast off.












 

 

 

 



Sunday, January 12, 2020

Economics, Sexuality, and Male Sex Work by Trevon D. Logan (Author)


Male sex work generates sales in excess of one billion dollars annually in the United States. Recent sex scandals involving prominent leaders and government shutdowns of escort websites have focused attention on this business, but despite the attention that comes when these scandals break, we know very little about how the market works. Economics, Sexuality, and Male Sex Work is the first economic analysis of male sex work. Competition, the role of information, pricing strategies and other economic features of male sex work are analyzed using the most comprehensive data available. Sex work is also social behavior, however, and this book shows how the social aspects of gay sexuality influence the economic properties of the market. Concepts like desire, masculinity and sexual stereotypes affect how sex workers compete for clients, who practices safer sex, and how sex workers present themselves to clients to differentiate them from the competition.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Sexuality: Why Do Straight Men Have Gay Sex?



In the past, I've asked myself if it’s possible for a straight guy to be in lust with another guy and what if he acted on that lust and have sex with another man, is he still straight?

Popular reasons cited as to why men sleep with other men include curiosity and intoxication; even so, others argue that it simply isn’t possible for a straight man to sleep with another man and remain straight; if a man had sex with another man, then he is therefore, gay.


Dr. Robert Burriss
But Dr. Robert Burriss suggested in his article titled, “Why Do Straight People Hook Up With Same-Gender Partners?” that it is highly likely it was desire which played a huge part to men and women’s decision to engage in same-sex hookup. As for the why, Dr. Burriss—an evolutionary psychologist—explained that “desire and behavior are not the same as identity.” He further explained that “A person can identify as straight but still desire or engage in sexual contact with persons of the same gender.”

His conclusions were drawn based on a recently concluded study titled, “Heterosexual College Students Who Hookup with Same‑Sex Partners” where almost 700 (383 men and 312 women) of the 24,000 participants, all of whom were straight college students, admitted to having same-sex hookup. Of these more or less 700 people:


  • 12 percent identified as straight men
  • 25 percent identified as straight women
  • 29 percent enjoyed the encounter and were likely to have had previous same-sex hookups; more than half of them “wanted to enter in a longer term relationship with their partner.”
  • it was likely the first time for 22 percent of them and over 70 percent of that “reported binge drinking prior to the encounter.” They were the “drunk and curious” type.
  • 21 percent of them were most likely intoxicated women, they engaged in the same-sex encounter in the public “maybe for show,” they are believed to be “enacting a social script” to “encourage performative bisexuality for the arousal of male peers.”
  • 12 percent, mostly women, “loved it but religious.” They most likely attend religious services and over half of them admitted that their “religious views influenced their opinions about sex.” However, they also enjoyed their same-sex experience and will most likely “pursue it further.”
  • 9 percent felt “little enjoyment” and three-fifths of them said they did not enjoy the hookup at all. Participants under this group were said to have known their partners before the encounter “which was unlikely to have progressed beyond kissing.”
  • 7 percent, all male and religious, were classified as “just not who I can be.” They believed that “same-gender sexual contact is wrong” though they reportedly enjoyed their same-sex hookup but only moderately.

Dr. Burriss added that most of these students are “unlikely to be ‘closeted’ or ‘secretly gay,'” although some of them will “no doubt transition to a gay, lesbian, or bisexual identity, but others will continue to identify as straight.”



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