Casual Sex Project

Donate Your Hottest Hook-Up Stories... To Science

Why not donate your best booty call stories to a good cause? The Casual Sex Project, a new Tumblr run by NYU professor and sex researcher Dr. Zhana Vrangalova, wants you to share your no-strings sexcapades with the world, all in the name of science. 

While you might not know her by name, you’re probably already familiar with Dr. Zhana’s work.  Remember the study that almost singlehandedly destroyed the stigma surrounding casual sex that’s had the internet all abuzz these past few weeks? Vrangalova spearheaded that research, and now we all have a way to thank her for it. 

The Casual Sex Project arose from years of academic sex study and was thrust into the world of the web as a result of Vrangalova’s most recent discoveries — Dr. Zhana found that while up to 80% of college-aged students are hooking up commitment-free, no one seemed to be talking about it. "My hope is that it’s shedding a light on this practice. I don’t think it’s necessarily a positive or negative experience for everyone... Sometimes it’s the best thing that ever happened to people, sometimes it’s the worst thing that ever happened to people," Vrangalova explained in a recent interview with Dazed Digital. "In some ways it’s an attempt to "de-taboo" the practice — but not with an agenda to show that it’s always a great or horrible thing."

While her recent revelatory research focused primarily on college students, The Casual Sex Project gives people of all ages and backgrounds a chance to voice their experiences with casual sex and contribute to Dr. Zhana’s immense research pool.

Participating in the project not only provides more fuel for Vrangalova’s fire, but also gives those engaged with the study a chance to absorb numerous fresh, profoundly personal perspectives on no-strings sex. Plus, who doesn’t love a good dirty story? 

Why not submit your tales of terrific or terrible hook-ups? Or, if you’re more of a voyeur type, read some of The Casual Sex Project’s latest stories.

There’s no shame in taking a look — it’s all for the love of science.