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By Rebecca Jane Stokes It used to be if you wanted to hear about BDSM sex, you had to hunt for some dirty stories about bondage in furtive dark corners. Although it’s now known that people who have BDSM sex are healthier and less neurotic, this kink was still something secretive and vaguely dirty that …
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Grindr has both defined itself by and come to define the language of queer men. One of the most recent trends to be seen across people’s profiles is the rise of the hunt for ‘gym buddies’. By Louis Staples Downloading Grindr – then deleting it, before re-downloading it, only to delete it again – has …
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—And What Can You Do About It? By Gigi Engle If you haven’t heard of “death grip” among people who masturbate, you’re probably not alone. While many people (especially those with penises) have experienced this common phenomenon, not many have the language to explain the behavior and side effects. Hence why I, a certified sex …
The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology By Brandy Schillace The first gender affirmation surgeries took place in 1920s, at a facility which employed transgender technicians and nurses, and which was headed by a gay Jewish man. The forgotten history of the …
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Sexual relationships are changing, and sex podcasts are breaking the mould. Here’s a quintet we like By Nenseh Koneh I still remember my sex ed class in high school. Every other week, my teacher would have us read from sexual health books that had last been signed out by students two decades prior. With graphic …
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By Kellie Scott “A baseball cap and it has to be worn backwards,” the 40-year-old from Sydney says. It all started as a teen, when she saw a classmate wearing one while playing footy. “It just kind of ignited something inside of me.” When Nadia became sexually active, the fetish became more obvious. Seeing a …
by Jillian Goltzman Online resources and telehealth has made couples therapy more accessible than ever. If you’re looking to engage in self-improvement and enhance your relationship, there’s a multitude of techniques and exercises at your fingertips. Couples therapy techniques Reflective listening “Reflective listening is a highly beneficial exercise where the couple take turns being active …
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Here’s How to Talk About It. I teach sex ed. In light of a recent report on exploitation of children on the site Pornhub, I have some talking points for parents. By Shafia Zaloom The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s recent report on videos of child sexual abuse on the website Pornhub may have …
By Marcos Benhamu When Oliver* and his wife opened their 20-year marriage in 2017, a few things had changed since he was last on the dating scene. “I am older, I am a bit tubby around the edges. I can look back at my old pictures and think, ‘Oh my God! I used to be …
— Sex Bots, Virtual Reality, And Smart Sex Toys By Bernard Marr Now that we have intelligent lightbulbs, doorbells, refrigerators, and more, it was only a matter of time before our most primal and intimate lives became smarter through artificial intelligence. Since sextech was allowed to exhibit at CES 2020 among the health and wellness …
It’s natural and entirely harmless for young children to explore. But it’s also important for parents to set boundaries. By Jenny Marder A mother received an awkward email from her son’s kindergarten teacher last fall. Her 6-year-old and his friends had been caught unzipping their pants and flashing each other during lunch. The behavior was …
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– A Definition of Polyamory, How It Works And Why It’s Not All About Sex Polyamory is also known as ‘consensual non-monogamy’ By Becky Burgum Storybooks, fairytales and the media have hardwired many of us into believing we will eventually meet ‘The One’ – the person we’re supposed to spend the rest of our lives. …
In need of roleplay inspo? These fantasy porn sites should do the trick. By Beck Diaz At some point in our sexual lives, we all stumble across fantasy porn or adult roleplay and decide that pretending to be someone else in bed sounds pretty damn hot. Coming fresh off a three-month-long quarantine, a spicy little …
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Welcome to The Sexy Times, where I, Pitt News staff writer Genna Edwards, write weekly on all things sex, love and relationships — with a heavy dose of humor and a splash of queer feminism. Feel free to email your sex life woes — or any woes, honestly — to me at gee9@pitt.edu. I may …
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The case for revisiting an old, but not obsolete, form of long-distance sex By Kayla Kibbe These are deeply unhorny times. While a slim window of romanticized pre-quarantine panic may have briefly ignited a period of chaotic sexual energy last week, which ultimately just left some of us in quarantine with UTIs, the subsequent dread, …
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