Have you ever wanted to conduct your own little studies from your computer? Or have you ever wondered what part of the country was the most interested in dildos or butt plugs. Well fear no more, Google Trends is here.

As Mark Morford hilariously points out in his article in SFGate, Google Trends allows you to search for what people are searching for. Type in a word and you can see which parts of the country searched the most for “anal sex” or “blow job“. You can even compare more than one term.

So, what do the numbers say (and they change everyday)? “Babeland” brings up, Seattle and New York but also Portland, Philadelphia, and Irvine California. The most people searching for Rabbit Habits are in Tampa, Irvine, and Philly. Denver, Manchester UK and Portland really want to know about butt plugs. Seattle, Philly and San Francisco want to know about the Aneros more than than anyone else.

Isn’t this fun? Of course, you can always look at who wants to know about skiing or mice the most, but aren’t sex toys more fun?

Since I last blogged about Rep. Davenport’s attempt to ban sex toys in South Carolina, more news outlets in that area have picked up the story. A new article states that the bill is stuck in a house subcommittee (thank goodness).

More interesting, however, is the author’s statement that apparently, Rep. Davenport admits that he doesn’t even know what a sex toy is. What is wrong with this picture? Either Rep. Davenport is trying to make laws around things about which he has no knowledge or he’s lying. Either way, he doesn’t sound like someone I’d want to decide what I can and cannot buy for my own personal use.

Rep. Davenport also says that he doesn’t have a strong opinion about sex toys. It’s funny that for someone who doesn’t have a strong opinon, he’s trying to make selling them punishable by 5 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. What disasters would insue if everyone created laws around things about which they had no strong opinion?

I was thinking that maybe we should put together a box of sex toys (I vote for Rabbit Habbits and Boss dildos) to send to him, but then I realized that maybe if he actually knew what they were, he might actually develop a strong opinion about them and then we could only guess what the punishment for selling them would be.

As I said in my previous post, if you’d like to tell Rep. Davenport what you think of his legislation, (H-4830)? Call him at (803) 742-2098 or send him an e-mail: GRD@schouse.org. If you happen to be a resident of his district (37 - Spartanberg, SC) then please make sure you tell him that. Rep. Davenport has also authored legislation to built a monument to “unborn children” and legislation that would enact the “right to life act” among other heinous bills.

Being bisexual isn’t always easy. Gay people think you’re too straight, straight people think you’re too gay, and everyone thinks that you’ll sleep with anything that moves. People who have sex with people of different genders often feel like they don’t fit into either straight or gay communities, and that can be difficult.

I’m excited to announce that the Ninth Annual Conference on Bisexuality is coming up: June 15th to 18th in Toronto, Canada. This conference is going to be full of exciting information - the workshop list alone is already making me drool: “Bisexual Adult Entertainment Around the World” (because most bisexual porn is awful); “Bisexual Women’s Health”; “Bisexuals and the Slut Myth”; and “Getting the Sex You Want”. These are just a few of the workshops listed and they all sound fantastic.

To learn more about yourself or someone you love, this conference shouldn’t be missed. Check out their website for more information.