Sex Advice With An Edge
By Ariana DiValentino Being queer, in some ways, is a blessing. If there’s one thing the queer world is good at, it’s having really, really good sex. Of course, there’s no such thing as “the” queer world — it’s a multitude of communities, localities, subcultures, and identifications. Within queer spaces, there tend to be prevailing …
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(But Plenty For Men)? By Natalie Gil It’s not just that we’re having less sex – problems between the sheets (or wherever you have sex) are common, even among young people, if countless surveys, problem pages and pieces of anecdotal evidence are to be believed. The most recent National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles …
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Women climax a third less than their male partners, but why? By Francesca Specter We often hear about gender inequalities in the workplace or in the domestic sphere, but less about one that happens between the sheets. Yet, if you are a woman in a heterosexual relationship, it’s likely there’s an orgasm gap at play, with your male partner “coming first” …
We’re here to answer all your questions about this particular kink and how to practice it safely, spank you very much. By Sophie Saint Thomas Impact play, simply put, refers to any form of impact on the body for sexual gratification purposes. Many sexual partners practice impact play the most common way, through spanking, but …
By Kelly Gonsalves Here are some questions not a lot of people ask each other: How do you feel about your private bits? Do you like the way your vulva, penis, or what-have-you looks? How about the way it feels and functions? Some people have perhaps never given these questions any thought at all; for …
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By Kelly Gonsalves We know sex education in America needs a lot of work. Not only do most states lack comprehensive, medically accurate, and pleasure-positive sex ed programs, but they also tend to leave out or outright antagonize LGBTQ kids. And according to recent research, sex ed that excludes sexual and gender minorities can have …
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By Gabrielle Kassel Finding answers to questions relating to sex and sexuality is easier than ever before. No matter what you’re looking for, there’s likely a sexpert or a podcast or another source to point you in the right direction. There’s even a whole Netflix show, Sex Education, devoted to the filling in the gaps …
The connection has been undeniable. By Andrea Barrica My career in the tech world started to take off a few years after I began building my first company, an accounting software for growing businesses called inDinero. I was closing more sales deals, nailing my speaking engagements, and getting feedback that I was positively impacting others …
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By Kelly Gonsalves Do you talk during sex? And I don’t mean before the sex starts or after it ends (although both are great things as well). I mean during the actual sex. If you’re indeed a talker in bed, you’re probably a lot happier with your sex life than the rest of us zipped-lipped …
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By Mathew Rodriguez A simple matter of budget ended up making one of the most revolutionary queer stories on television. Ryan O’Connell, Will & Grace writer and author of the memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, was not attached to star in the show he’d write and create when he first pitched …
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Two Women On What It Did To Their Sex Lives By Natalie Gil Erectile dysfunction (ED) has been getting the millennial marketing treatment recently. On London transport earlier this year, you may have seen a ‘quirky’ ad campaign for a viagra delivery service called Eddie, which urged men not to be shy about the condition, …
By Kelly Gonsalves For those who struggle with sexual desire and arousal—i.e., they just don’t get turned on that easily, that often, or when they want to be—sex can be a pretty frustrating affair. Even if you’re in a loving relationship and like the idea of physical intimacy, for some reason you just can’t get …
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Fetishes are way more common than you might realize—here’s how to explore yours in a healthy way. By Gigi Engle Kinks and fetishes are less taboo than ever—ours is a post–Fifty Shades of Grey world where BDSM has become mainstream and shows like Broad City, Hot Girls Wanted, and Slutever have helped normalize everything from …
We’re Making It Even More Awkward. By Maya Salam “I’d rather they just don’t teach anything if they can’t be honest.” — Susan Lontine, a Colorado state representative who introduced a bill that would mandate teachings about safe sex, consent and sexual orientation in the state’s public schools By the time I was 15, most …
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Learn About the Complex and Varied Experiences of Sexually Submissive Men by Aysha White It’s pretty much unquestionable that BDSM is having its 15 minutes of fame culturally. The massive popularity of the book 50 Shades of Grey and it’s inevitable, on-screen adaptation prove that the public is eager to learn more about the world …
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