Kinsey’s work did more than reassure people they were not alone: It highlighted a disconnect between certain laws of the land and actual sexual practice. Over the course of years, 18,000 men and women across the country were asked to bare their souls on such matters as the frequencies of their climaxes, their experiences with premarital sex and even whether they had ever had sexual encounters with animals. Nobody since the controversial Kinsey has interviewed as many people, in such painstaking detail about so many aspects of their sexual lives and thoughts. “His influence was tremendous - it opened up the field,” says Vern Bullough, founder of the Center for Sex Research at Cal State Northridge, and author of “Science in the Bedroom: A History of Sex Research.” Church leaders, among others, denounced it. Publications such as Collier’s, Time and the New York Times ran cover articles about Kinsey’s book. Kinsey’s work set off “a true media explosion,” says writer-director Bill Condon, whose movie, “Kinsey,” on the pioneering sex researcher’s life, premiered in Los Angeles and New York last Friday. Kinsey - In last Monday’s Health section, a timeline that accompanied an article about Alfred Kinsey misspelled the first name of sex researcher Shere Hite as Sherry.
Los Angeles Times Monday NovemHome Edition Health Part F Features Desk 0 inches 27 words Type of Material: Correction Sex research - In Monday’s Health section, a timeline with an article about Alfred Kinsey spelled the first name of sex researcher Shere Hite as Sherry. Los Angeles Times Saturday NovemHome Edition Main News Part A National Desk 0 inches 26 words Type of Material: Correction
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