Since the root meaning of "evolved" means a process of growth, then I would say, yes.

Someone mentioned contraception and technology. Bam! There you go. The "threat" of unwanted pregnancy is (arguably) minimized, Instant watch-at-home-and-user-controlled DVDs upped the ante over VHS porno tapes which hopscotched over 8mm film projectors and the (sadly) now-defunct Times Square smut theaters where lonely souls used to jack off. I sure could've used the internet and downloadable QuickTime clips fifteen years ago. Back in the day, people found ways to get their jones on and probably thought they were doing something "new." But we can look back on those times and point out a myriad of inconveniences we probably can't fathom dealing with because they don't exist anymore or have become obsolete, outdated, outmoded.

As we evolve, so does the way we do, approach, think about, use, deal with sex. Now, the practice of sex may not be anything new under the sun, but the access of it has changed and that's an evolution right there.

Now whether it's a positive or negative evolution is up to the individual, methinks. But since change is inevitable in life, and sex is part of life, then yes, sex definitely has evolved.

You are not wrong there jax. In fact in those times they were alot more liberal in their thinking and weren't so up tight about it. Now days we have to be careful because we can get into all sorts of trouble if we have sex in public, in front of other people, in the middle of the city etc. We have instead been resigned to having sex at home, either in bed, on the couch or anywhere else you can do it that is comfortable. Society looks down upon this behaviour and yet at the zoo or even on tv when we see animals doing it we don't even batter an eyelid. If kids happen to see it happen at the zoo parents or teachers try to coerce the kids away from it. If it is on tv on the discovery channel etc parents will change the channel or send the kids away. I think that is so that they don't get the "what are they doing" questions and yet at school kids are being taught about their bodies and how object a inserts into slot b. It's ironic in funny way. Here we are trying to protect our kids from things and the schools are teaching them anyway and society frowns upon certain activities out in the open but at home we can do what we want.

About a decade ago, I was first learning to use the 'net, & all around I heard the critics saying that it was all just porn & cybersex (& how is that a bad thing? lol)...that got me to thinking (always a dangerous thing) that whenever new technology comes along, it's always intended to be used for noble purposes, to make us safer, or make life and/or work easier, etc...but the next thing you know, some genius has found a way to adapt it for sexual practices...whether art, photography, moving pictures, internet...even the automobile, when they put in a back seat, someone immediately thought, "What a great place that would be for sex!"
I guess this connects back to the idea that as we evolve, we have an inherent need to bring sex along for the ride... :huh:

These kids will be coming home with all kinds of questions. :D

Not all parents do this with their kids. It's certainly not the way I was brought up and nor is it the way I intend to raise junior.

Sex is part of life, and the less children know about it, the more curious they are to find out about it for themselves first hand.

I just can't see the problem in explaining to a four year old that the lions on the discovery channel are making baby lions and that the word you use to describe that is 'mating'.

To be honest, I'd have a harder time explaining why Arnie is gunning people down with an automatic weapon (I'm thinking the answer is something like, 'Because he's not very clever and hasn't worked out that violence doesn't solve anything') but a lot of parents these days seem happier to have their kids see that kind of behaviour than anything remotely sexual.

Boy, do I ever agree with that!

Actually in my district we are expressly forbidden to discuss that object a inserts into slot b. Boy student are told about object a and what it is capable of. Girls are told of slot b and how it works but that is the extent of it.

No children here but you are describing how I was raised. Censorship didn't exist. From age 10 on I also had unrestricted access, including checkout, to a college library. (And the age 10 bit simply was a matter of when it became practical for me to go there.)

A horribly corrupting experience--I've actually had sex out of wedlock! In my defense I'll add that I married her.