Goal-Oriented Sex Could Be Ruining Your Intimate Life

By Vanessa Powell While many women understand that overall pleasure, exploration, intimacy, and play should all be at center stage in a sexual experience, and not simply an orgasm (although, let’s be clear, it is still an important component), the latter often eclipses all else — which is why and how things can often go …

She Bop’s Experts Talk Gender, Sexuality, and Being a Sex Shop for Every Body

by Blair Stenvick When Tuck Malloy transitioned into their nonbinary/transmasculine identity, they wanted to use their position as a sales lead and in-house educator at She Bop to help other people experiencing their own gender transitions and explorations. “There were a lot of things I wanted more insight and community around,” says Malloy, “particularly in …

It’s Time to Rediscover the Lost Art of Phone Sex

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, …

Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful

By Jayne Lucke A study published recently claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that. While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can increase the risk of certain types of cancer, using a person’s lifetime number …

What It’s Like to Break Up With a Sex Work Client You Fell For

“I was happy to pursue a flirty friendship with someone who I thought could be much more to me than just someone who paid for nudes.” by Sofia Barrett-Ibarria Like any other job, sex work can be exciting, dynamic, and stimulating—and deeply frustrating, disheartening, and painfully boring. It differs, though, in that it’s often based …

Parents should start teaching sex ed while their children are in diapers, experts say

by Jennifer Gerson One day, your toddler will point to a pregnant woman, cock their head, and ask, “How did that baby get into that lady’s tummy?” You might think it’s too soon to start teaching your innocent preschooler about sex at that point, but it’s not. In fact, some experts say, it might even …

Many Young Women Face a Seriously Underreported Issue When It Comes to Their Sex Lives

By CARLY CASSELLA Anyone who’s heard of viagra knows that male sexual dysfunction is a widespread and overwhelmingly-researched issue. On the other hand, we know far less about female sexual dysfunction, even though its incidence is ‘alarmingly high‘, especially among young people. New research now suggests roughly half of all Australian women aged 18 to …