Okay, So You’re Kind of, Sort of Interested in Trying Role-Play

— What Next? By Gabrielle Kassel Role-playing, or acting out a particular scenario or scene, isn’t just something you do with a friend before breaking up with your sensitive beau, or with a career mentor before asking for a raise. Role-play can also be used to transport any of your sexual encounters from stale to …

Putting Gay Men Back Into History

— In the late nineteenth century, historian John Addington Symonds fought back against his colleagues’ refusal to acknowledge historical same-sex relationships. By Livia Gershon In many times and places, people who would fall under today’s LGBTQ+ umbrella have grown up with no framework to understand their identities. As historian Emily Rutherford writes, that was true …

Penises Have Gotten Surprisingly Longer Over the Past 29 Years, Study Finds

— The average length of an erect penis has increased 24 percent over 3 decades, from 4.8 to 6 inches, but researchers worry that negative environmental factors may be responsible. By Don Rauf While recent research has shown that average sperm counts and testosterone levels have been in decline for men over the past few …

‘Ghosting,’ ‘Orbiting,’ ‘Rizz’

— A Guide to Modern Dating Terms The way we talk about relationships has drastically changed in recent years. Here is a glossary of some of the most popular words and phrases you should know. By Gina Cherelus Picture this: You’re currently single and “cobwebbing” in the aftermath of your previous failed relationship. The attractive …