Sex Advice With An Edge
by Gigi Engle Aftercare refers to the time we devote, post-sex or play, to cuddle, talk, and care for each other. You may think this is simply “what you do after sex,” but it actually has important implications. In the kink community, aftercare is essential in order for both partners to feel at ease and …
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Your guide to safety By Dr. Lisa Lanning Older adults live longer now than in previous generations. In 2019, retired adults might have 20 or 30 years of life ahead and might find they have a lot more free time and freedom than they did when younger. In your case, perhaps you have lost a …
Here’s how to answer kid’s reproduction questions to raise children who are allies and respect diversity. By Amber Leventry My oldest child is 8 and my twins are 6; my two daughters have golden, blonde hair almost the same shade as mine. When they were 5 and 3 we were picking up a pizza when …
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Busting the myths around sexual fetishism By Giselle Rees People with fetishes have a sexual attraction to inanimate, non-living objects or non-genital body parts. Any body part can become a fetish, including feet, hair, and noses. Most object fetishes tend to be clothing items, such as stockings, latex gloves, and raincoats. Although fetishism was once …
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By Jera Brown “One of the greatest dangers that face an autistic adult is not having sufficient information to deal with adult issues,” writes autistic romance writer Dahlia Donovan on her blog. One of the big problems, according to Dahlia, is that the information that’s out there isn’t designed for autistic folks. The Problem: Lack …
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Female pleasure is equally as important as men’s By Chelsea Ritschel Millennials may be dating less, but that doesn’t mean they are any less interested in sex. In reality, sex is an important and often integral part of relationships for people of all ages, sexual orientations, and genders. However, whether you consider yourself sexually experienced …
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The best adult Twine games By Ana Valens Play them all from the comfort of your browser. Twine is a powerful game development engine embraced by queer developers, adult content creators, and interactive storytellers. Contemporary Twine games push the engine’s boundaries, while older ones are still a fresh breath compared to the mainstream games industry’s …
by Dr. Jenn Mann A polyamorous relationship is the practice of having intimate, emotional and sexual relationships with more than one person with the consent of all involved. Polyamorous people may have a commitment to more than one person they are in a relationship with. It can also mean a committed couple has invited a …
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By Jennifer Cassarly Parents and caregivers often wait until their children are older to talk about sexual consent. And many parents often leave “the sex talk” altogether – hoping that schools will do it instead. The most recent guidance for teaching consent under the relationship and sex education curriculum simply advises that lessons should be …
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How does your sex life stacks up? By Kristine Tarbert The question of whether or not a couple is having a ‘normal’ amount of sex, when compared to others, is one of the most common questions asked of sex and relationship therapists. And while it sounds like a simple question, therapist and author of Sex …
By Vanessa Marin, M.S. Most couples at some point find themselves in a situation where there’s a desire discrepancy: One partner wants more sex than the other person does. This situation is so common that I regularly have people coming to my sex therapy practice looking for solutions. The good news is that there are …
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By Cayla Rubin ANDRO/GYNE is an intimate photo essay that without words and through an alluring, artistic lens, gives voice to a large group of strong individuals that deserve a platform in mainstream discourse. The mysterious black and white, nude photo series juxtaposes a man and a woman who has undergone a mastectomy without reconstruction. …
The myth that women just ‘go along’ with sex denies their right to pleasure and makes it harder to convict men who rape By Rebecca Hitchen We may like to think we’re quite sexually free and equal these days, but an End Violence Against Women Coalition/YouGov survey of nearly 4,000 adults finds that two-fifths of …
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Just don’t call the new medication for women’s low desire for sex ‘female Viagra.’ By Beth Levine There is some good news out about how women’s sexuality, long overlooked in the medical community, is treated now. Amid much hype and interest, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vyleesi (bremelanotide), an injection designed to improve female sexual …
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We’re just not sure how By Mark Hay Plenty of analysis has whiffed on diagnosing the impact of dating apps on our behavior — but that doesn’t mean we’re immune. Recently, three researchers at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Observation and Research in Sexuality and Gender Matters (ORGASM) Lab, Alex Lopes, Cory Pedersen, and Kaylee Skoda, asked …
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