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10-08-2010, 05:27 PM
link (http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/metrograde-sex/index.php?cm_mmc=MagURL-_-Oct2010-_-metrogrades-_-sexhappycities)
Apparently, everything is bigger in Texas, including our sexual appetite.
Not only is Austin the Live Music Capital of the World — it’s also the “Capital of Copulation,” at least according to Men’s Health magazine’s October issue.
Austin has also spread the, er, love to Dallas, which is ranked No. 2. As Texans know, size does matter: the second-largest state in the union has seven of the top 15 sexually charged cities on the list, which is appropriately called “America’s Hotbeds of Sex.”
The magazine says Austin is, ahem, on top based on condom sales, birth rates, sex toy sales, and rates of STDs.
Looking for a vacation from the Austin heat and hormones? Head to Portland, Maine, the lowest-ranked city on the survey.
At the Statesman, we’re a little skeptical of the results because of the placement of the Big Easy and Sin City. New Orleans (46th) and Las Vegas (70th!) both are prude compared to Salt Lake City (23rd) and Wichita, Kan. (30th).
We do note that a lot of the cities on the list are college towns. Maybe there’s a correlation? Go figure. Either way, the heat is on in Texas … but you already knew that.
Here’s the full list:
No. 1. Austin, TX
Condom Sales: 1st
Birth Rates: 15th
STD Rates: 23rd
No. 2. Dallas, TX
Condom Sales: 5th
Birth Rates: 6th
STD Rates: 25th
No. 3. Columbus, OH
Condom Sales: 13th
Birth Rates: 22nd
STD Rates: 15th
No. 4. Durham, NC
Condom Sales: 18th
Birth Rates: 9th
STD Rates: 27th
No. 5. Denver, CO
Condom Sales: 7th
Birth Rates: 20th
STD Rates: 19th
No. 6. Indianapolis, IN
Condom Sales: 41st
Birth Rates: 11th
STD Rates: 12th
No. 7. Arlington, TX
Condom Sales: 5th
Birth Rates:16th
STD Rates: 54th
No. 8. Oklahoma City, OK
Condom Sales: 34th
Birth Rates: 10th
STD Rates: 20th
No. 9. Bakersfield, CA
Condom Sales: 12th
Birth Rates: 3rd
STD Rates: 48th
No. 10. Houston, TX
Condom Sales: 10th
Birth Rates: 8th
STD Rates: 50th
No. 11. Lubbock, TX
No. 12. Fort Worth, TX
No. 13. Charlotte, NC
No. 14. Fresno, CA
No. 15. San Antonio, TX
No. 16. Richmond, VA
No. 17. Anchorage, AK
No. 18. Nashville, TN
No. 19. Memphis, TN
No. 20. Kansas City, MO
No. 21. Atlanta, GA
No. 22. Omaha, NE
No. 23. Salt Lake City, UT
No. 24. Milwaukee, WI
No. 25. Jackson, MS
No. 26. Washington, DC
No. 27. El Paso, TX
No. 28. Baltimore, MD
No. 29. Raleigh, NC
No. 30. Wichita, KS
No. 31. Montgomery, AL
No. 32. Columbia, SC
No. 33. Philadelphia, PA
No. 34. Cincinnati, OH
No. 35. St. Paul, MN
No. 36. Sacramento, CA
No. 37. Grand Rapids, MI
No. 38. Tulsa, OK
No. 39. Modesto, CA
No. 40. Sioux Falls, SD
No. 41. Chicago, IL
No. 42. Fort Wayne, IN
No. 43. San Diego, CA
No. 44. Des Moines, IA
No. 45. Phoenix, AZ
No. 46. New Orleans, LA
No. 47. Lincoln, NE
No. 48. Little Rock, AR
No. 49. Birmingham, AL
No. 50. Minneapolis, MN
No. 51. Jacksonville, FL
No. 52. Colorado Springs, CO
No. 53. Corpus Christi, TX
No. 54. Los Angeles, CA
No. 55. Virginia Beach, VA
No. 56. Fargo, ND
No. 57. Albuquerque, NM
No. 58. St. Louis, MO
No. 59. Portland, OR
No. 60. Boise, ID
No. 61. Aurora, CO
No. 62. Toledo, OH
No. 63. Greensboro, NC
No. 64. Riverside, CA
No. 65. Detroit, MI
No. 66. Lexington, KY
No. 67. Providence, RI
No. 68. Madison, WI
No. 69. Newark, NJ
No. 70. Las Vegas, NV
No. 71. Orlando, FL
No. 72. Louisville, KY
No. 73. New York, NY
No. 74. San Francisco, CA
No. 75. Rochester, NY
No. 76. Boston, MA
No. 77. Cheyenne, WY
No. 78. Seattle, WA
No. 79. Spokane, WA
No. 80. Cleveland, OH
No. 81. San Jose, CA
No. 82. Honolulu, HI
No. 83. Tampa, FL
No. 84. Oakland, CA
No. 85. Anaheim, CA
No. 86. Tucson, AZ
No. 87. Jersey City, NJ
No. 88. Miami, FL
No. 89. Pittsburgh, PA
No. 90. Wilmington, DE
No. 91. Billings, MT
No. 92. Reno, NV
No. 93. Buffalo, NY
No. 94. Hartford, CT
No. 95. St. Petersburg, FL
No. 96. Manchester, NH
No. 97. Charleston, WV
No. 98. Yonkers, NY
No. 99. Burlington, VT
No. 100. Portland, ME
Apparently, everything is bigger in Texas, including our sexual appetite.
Not only is Austin the Live Music Capital of the World — it’s also the “Capital of Copulation,” at least according to Men’s Health magazine’s October issue.
Austin has also spread the, er, love to Dallas, which is ranked No. 2. As Texans know, size does matter: the second-largest state in the union has seven of the top 15 sexually charged cities on the list, which is appropriately called “America’s Hotbeds of Sex.”
The magazine says Austin is, ahem, on top based on condom sales, birth rates, sex toy sales, and rates of STDs.
Looking for a vacation from the Austin heat and hormones? Head to Portland, Maine, the lowest-ranked city on the survey.
At the Statesman, we’re a little skeptical of the results because of the placement of the Big Easy and Sin City. New Orleans (46th) and Las Vegas (70th!) both are prude compared to Salt Lake City (23rd) and Wichita, Kan. (30th).
We do note that a lot of the cities on the list are college towns. Maybe there’s a correlation? Go figure. Either way, the heat is on in Texas … but you already knew that.
Here’s the full list:
No. 1. Austin, TX
Condom Sales: 1st
Birth Rates: 15th
STD Rates: 23rd
No. 2. Dallas, TX
Condom Sales: 5th
Birth Rates: 6th
STD Rates: 25th
No. 3. Columbus, OH
Condom Sales: 13th
Birth Rates: 22nd
STD Rates: 15th
No. 4. Durham, NC
Condom Sales: 18th
Birth Rates: 9th
STD Rates: 27th
No. 5. Denver, CO
Condom Sales: 7th
Birth Rates: 20th
STD Rates: 19th
No. 6. Indianapolis, IN
Condom Sales: 41st
Birth Rates: 11th
STD Rates: 12th
No. 7. Arlington, TX
Condom Sales: 5th
Birth Rates:16th
STD Rates: 54th
No. 8. Oklahoma City, OK
Condom Sales: 34th
Birth Rates: 10th
STD Rates: 20th
No. 9. Bakersfield, CA
Condom Sales: 12th
Birth Rates: 3rd
STD Rates: 48th
No. 10. Houston, TX
Condom Sales: 10th
Birth Rates: 8th
STD Rates: 50th
No. 11. Lubbock, TX
No. 12. Fort Worth, TX
No. 13. Charlotte, NC
No. 14. Fresno, CA
No. 15. San Antonio, TX
No. 16. Richmond, VA
No. 17. Anchorage, AK
No. 18. Nashville, TN
No. 19. Memphis, TN
No. 20. Kansas City, MO
No. 21. Atlanta, GA
No. 22. Omaha, NE
No. 23. Salt Lake City, UT
No. 24. Milwaukee, WI
No. 25. Jackson, MS
No. 26. Washington, DC
No. 27. El Paso, TX
No. 28. Baltimore, MD
No. 29. Raleigh, NC
No. 30. Wichita, KS
No. 31. Montgomery, AL
No. 32. Columbia, SC
No. 33. Philadelphia, PA
No. 34. Cincinnati, OH
No. 35. St. Paul, MN
No. 36. Sacramento, CA
No. 37. Grand Rapids, MI
No. 38. Tulsa, OK
No. 39. Modesto, CA
No. 40. Sioux Falls, SD
No. 41. Chicago, IL
No. 42. Fort Wayne, IN
No. 43. San Diego, CA
No. 44. Des Moines, IA
No. 45. Phoenix, AZ
No. 46. New Orleans, LA
No. 47. Lincoln, NE
No. 48. Little Rock, AR
No. 49. Birmingham, AL
No. 50. Minneapolis, MN
No. 51. Jacksonville, FL
No. 52. Colorado Springs, CO
No. 53. Corpus Christi, TX
No. 54. Los Angeles, CA
No. 55. Virginia Beach, VA
No. 56. Fargo, ND
No. 57. Albuquerque, NM
No. 58. St. Louis, MO
No. 59. Portland, OR
No. 60. Boise, ID
No. 61. Aurora, CO
No. 62. Toledo, OH
No. 63. Greensboro, NC
No. 64. Riverside, CA
No. 65. Detroit, MI
No. 66. Lexington, KY
No. 67. Providence, RI
No. 68. Madison, WI
No. 69. Newark, NJ
No. 70. Las Vegas, NV
No. 71. Orlando, FL
No. 72. Louisville, KY
No. 73. New York, NY
No. 74. San Francisco, CA
No. 75. Rochester, NY
No. 76. Boston, MA
No. 77. Cheyenne, WY
No. 78. Seattle, WA
No. 79. Spokane, WA
No. 80. Cleveland, OH
No. 81. San Jose, CA
No. 82. Honolulu, HI
No. 83. Tampa, FL
No. 84. Oakland, CA
No. 85. Anaheim, CA
No. 86. Tucson, AZ
No. 87. Jersey City, NJ
No. 88. Miami, FL
No. 89. Pittsburgh, PA
No. 90. Wilmington, DE
No. 91. Billings, MT
No. 92. Reno, NV
No. 93. Buffalo, NY
No. 94. Hartford, CT
No. 95. St. Petersburg, FL
No. 96. Manchester, NH
No. 97. Charleston, WV
No. 98. Yonkers, NY
No. 99. Burlington, VT
No. 100. Portland, ME