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Marty Ralph Klein is an American

United States

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sex therapist, author

Author

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, educator and public policy analyst. Klein is critical of censorship

Censorship

thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...

, the concepts of "sex addiction" and "porn addiction," and the anti-pornography movement

Anti-pornography movement

The term anti-pornography movement is used to describe those who argue that pornography has a variety of harmful effects, such as encouragement of human trafficking, desensitization, pedophilia, dehumanization, sexual exploitation, sexual dysfunction, and inability to maintain healthy sexual...

Life and career

He has written several books on sexuality, and his book America’s War on Sex, honored as the year’s Best Sexuality Book by AASECT. It documents how the issue of sexual regulation is being used to undermine secular democracy. Klein’s work challenges American society’s (and psychotherapy’s) assumptions about sexuality; he is particularly critical of what he calls the “Sexual Disaster Industry” and the “Oprah-ization” of psychotherapy and medicine. More recently he has spoken out against the criminalization and cruel punishment of teen “sexting.”

Klein has written over 100 articles for publications such as The Journal of Sex Research, San Francisco Medicine, The Journal of Homosexuality, and Contemporary Sexuality, as well as Parents
Parents (magazine)
Parents, published by Meredith Corporation, is the oldest parenting publication in the U.S. It was first published in October 1926.Its editorial focus is on the daily needs and concerns of mothers with young children. The glossy monthly features information about child health, safety, behavior,...

, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...

, American Baby
American Baby
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, Modern Bride, and New Woman
New Woman
The New Woman was a feminist ideal that emerged in the late 19th century. The New Woman pushed the limits set by male-dominated society, especially as modeled in the plays of Norwegian Henrik Ibsen . "The New Woman sprang fully armed from Ibsen's brain," according to a joke by Max Beerbohm...

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Klein participates in court cases involving issues such as censorship, obscenity, and sexual expression. Klein has served as an expert witness

Expert witness

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or invited defendant in federal and state cases.

Publications

America's War on Sex: The Attack on Law, Lust, & Liberty. (Praeger Publishers, 2006). ISBN 978-0275987855
Beyond Orgasm: Dare to be Honest About the Sex You Really Want. (Ten Speed Press, 2002). ISBN 1-58761-168-6
Sexual Intelligence: Politics, Culture, the Media, and Sex (2002)
Let Me Count the Ways: Discovering Great Sex Without Intercourse. (Tarcher, 1999). ISBN 978-0874779561
Ask Me Anything: Dr. Klein Answers the Sex Questions You’d Love to Ask. (SexEd Press, 1996). ISBN 0-9704526-3-2
Your Sexual Secrets: When to Keep Them, When & How to Tell. (Dutton, 1988). ISBN 0-525-24716-5

Klein writes a blog

Blog

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, Sexual Intelligence, and also a monthly on-line newsletter

Newsletter

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with the same title.

Life and career

Publications

Further reading