Sex Issue

Sex is an important part of life. Whether or not we talk about it, it affects our families, our schools, our communities. For this issue of the Scene, we’ve explored a variety of topics relating to sex — how we have it, how we can make it better and, hopefully, how we can make it safer. 

In these pages you’ll read about a writer whose childhood was shaped by her parents’ unconventional sex life. Another writer delves into Nashville’s experiment with legalizing sex work during the Civil War. We also talk to a professional sex worker, visit a BDSM sex club and investigate the impact of sex education on Nashville teens. 

A Night at The Mark

Our intrepid arts editor reports from Nashville’s sexiest fetish party

By Laura Hutson Hunter

Let’s Talk About Sex

When it comes to teens and sex, what they don’t know can hurt them

By Steven Hale

Old Pros

How Nashville legalized prostitution

By J.R. Lind

Girl Next Door

A Nashville-based sex worker gets candid about her profession’s highs and lows

By Laura Hutson Hunter

Parental Advisory

How I learned about life and love from my parents’ open relationship

By Amanda Haggard