Sex Advice With An Edge
“When you’ve spent your formative years in the closet, it’s difficult to escape the feeling that you need to make up for lost time.” By Nick Levine We’ve all seen the viral tweet: “Gay culture is being a teenager when you’re 30 because your teenage years were not yours to live.” It’s a heartbreakingly relatable …
By Kelly Gonsalves It’s never easy to reject someone. Most of us don’t like hurting people, and rejection can undoubtedly sting. That said, a kind but clear rejection is a gift: You’re letting someone know—in no uncertain terms—that you’re not interested in them romantically so that they don’t continue to waste their time and energy …
Science Is Finally Catching On. The animal kingdom isn’t nearly as straight as you think. by Eliot Schrefer In 1913, naturalists captured a flock of penguins from the Antarctic and brought them to spend the rest of their lives in the Edinburgh Zoo. The birds that survived the transition came to enchant the Scottish public …
By Sam Kemp The sexual revolution of the 1960s was founded upon a simple but radical idea: women had the same sexual appetites as men. Following the publication of Alfred C. Kinsey’s landmark study, Sexual Behaviour In The Human Female, feminist thinkers began arguing that single women should have the same sexual freedoms as men, …
— Whether You’re Just Looking or In Deep To find sexual community online is to embrace the true spirit of the internet! Here are the best options. By Jenny Singer In the beginning there was nothing. The internet was without form and void, and darkness was upon the screen. Then the spirit of sex, porn, …
We investigate whether expensive sex toys are *really* worth it. The sexual wellness industry is worth billions. But can you put a price (or a guarantee) on an orgasm? Sex and relationships writer, Paisley Gilmour, reports from the frontline of Pleasure Inc. By Paisley Gilmour As a sex and relationships journalist, I often think I’ve …
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‘You Know, Sex’ takes a welcoming approach that supports both young readers and their parents By Shailee Koranne Most of us don’t look back on sex-ed fondly; my own memories of it are wrapped up in awkward health class lessons and uneasy conversations at home. But sexual education doesn’t have to be unpleasant. It can …
— 26 Tips & Tricks From Sex Experts By Kesiena Boom, M.S. Kissing, making out, Frenching, locking lips…whatever you call it, it’s one of the most intimate and thrilling things that two people can do. And while the focus often lies on sex when thinking about how to be a better lover, perfecting your kissing …
By Tom Rasmussen As your least favorite brand has likely reminded you in an emoji-filled mailer that you just can’t seem to unsubscribe from, it’s Pride month again. And so begins the annual wheel of discourse: Should Pride be a party or a protest? Has it been co-opted by big brands? Is the rainbow actually …
— The agony and the ecstasy of an open relationship When Tom Rasmussen and their partner of seven years decided to have an open relationship, they knew it would be exciting and revitalising – but the danger of losing what they had was only too real By Tom Rasmussen My mother will kill me for …
Scrolling next to each other counts. By Nikki Campo During the first year-ish of the pandemic, I counted down the minutes until I could crash into bed. But every night, as depleted as I felt, I stayed awake to indulge in a guilty pleasure best enjoyed alone: an hour of TV and my phone. So …
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— Things Get Really Awkward “How many butt holes have you seen?” By Lane Moore If you’ve ever wanted to watch a bunch of well-intentioned straight men ask gay men questions about sex, relationships, and coming out, this BuzzFeed video has you covered. Watching straight men stare at their feet and fumble through asking questions …
By ELIZABETH KIEFER Once upon a time, that time being 1982, there was sex. And then, suddenly, there was sex. The difference? A teensy half-inch ribbed nub on the upper front wall of your vagina. Scientists—and magazines (hi) and books and sex-toy companies and movies and TV shows and your roommates and your sex-ed teacher—reported …
240 gay men were asked something very important. Something that affects every gay man. Something that’s so integral to our way of life it can impact relationships, change friendships and perhaps bring us closer to spiritual enlightenment. We asked: what makes a good bottom and what makes a good top? We have the answer for …
— When you’re on the other side of the ‘friend zone’ The friend zone has become such a popular trope that it barely needs explaining. By Jessica Lindsay From Ross Geller becoming ‘mayor of the friend zone’ in Friends to pretty much every male rom-com character we’re supposed to root for, the idea of being …
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