177 Lovers and Counting

Leanna Wolfe, PhD’s sex research was spirited by coming of age in the thick of the 1970s sexual revolution and feminist movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her curiosities and academic appetites led her engage in field research in Mexico, Africa, India and Papua New Guinea. From 1980 to 2018 she worked as a university professor teaching and researching topics ranging from orgasm, multiple partner sexualities and sexual assault. In 2016 she launched Wise Woman Sex and Relationship Consulting, providing counseling through her unique lens of Sexual Anthropology.

Wolfe has gifted us with a heartfelt and powerfully candid deep dive into her journey around the world, but more importantly through her remarkable life. It’s a bold and unpredictable tribute to radical truth and adventure, weaving threads of memoir, sexological research, and sexual revolution. This work's brazen honesty will inspire you to also live in an extraordinary way.

• List of Illustrations Preface Part I: Beginnings Chapter 1 Erotic Stirrings Chapter 2 My Parents’ World/My World Chapter 3 Saving It/Losing It Chapter 4 Orgasm Me-Search/Research Chapter 5 Am I Gay? Part II: Stepping Out into the World as a Young Woman Chapter 6 The Gringa Studies Machismo Chapter 7 Discoveries and Dalliances in Late 1970s New York City Part III: Adult Sex Education Chapter 8 Learning About Sex Chapter 9 Forays Into Alternative Sexualities Part IV: Rethinking Marriage Chapter 10 Researching Singles Culture in Los Angeles Part V: Engaging Polygamy and Polyamory Chapter 11 Researching Polygamy in East Africa and Papua New Guinea Chapter 12 Researching Sex, Drugs, and Polyamory at Burning Man Part Vi=I: Making It Professional Chapter 13 Becoming a Sexology Professional Chapter 14 Learning by Teaching: Insights Into Ethnic Generation Gaps Part VII: Exploring Worlds of the USA Chapter 15 Studying Cheating From a Multitude of Perspectives Chapter 16 In Search of Baby Batter Part VIII: Engaging the Cybersex World Chapter 17 The Viral Nipple Chapter 18 The Petrified Sex Goddess Chapter 19 Working as a Cyber Sexpert Part IX: The Marriage Question Continues Chapter 20 Engaging India’s Courtship with Love Marriage Chapter 21 Deconstructing Niger’s Marriage Market Part X: Exploring Other Worlds Chapter 22 Scoping Out Sexual Tourism in Thailand, Jamaica, and Peru Chapter 23 Engaging Morocco’s Gender Divide Chapter 24 Sorting Out Sex, Culture, and Business in China and Cuba Part XI: Three Full Circle Stories Chapter 25 Reckoning With #MeToo Chapter 26 Full Circle Love Chapter 27 Return to Mexico Part XII: Conclusion Chapter 28 Healing Through Culture, History, and Context Glossary References Index About the Author