Sex Advice With An Edge
It’s great you want to support your queer friend, but all those looking for a GBF: listen up. By Grace Walsh As a gay person, knowing my straight friends want to come to LGBTQ+ bars and spaces fills my heart with joy. I appreciate the accepting atmosphere that these spaces create, and I love that …
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by Miriam Habtesellasie Recent research has revealed that far from letting their sex lives wane over 50s are continuing to carve out some dedicated time between the sheets each week. But making the leap from an active sex life, to one that actually satisfies, can be easier said than done; and this is where a …
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Here’s How to Keep It from Turning into a Sexless Marriage by PureWow If you and your S.O. haven’t done the deed in six months or longer, you are not alone. In fact, you are trending. If you believe recent headlines, tons of married or long-term couples all over the world are in the midst …
New research provides some clues why Black women disproportionately account for a dramatic shift among bisexual identifying women. By Tristan Bridges and Mignon R. Moore Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart the complexities of social change in the United States. The survey, which is conducted every couple years, asks …
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By Jamie Eske Masturbation is a healthy and safe sexual activity that has links to numerous health benefits, such as pain relief and stress reduction. Opinions on how masturbation affects exercise vary, but there is not enough evidence to support one view over the other. Some members of the health and fitness community are in …
by Carrie Arnold The big O can boost your mood, help you sleep better, strengthen your immune system, improve your relationship, and more. But it makes everyone—and we mean everyone (doctors, universities, government agencies)—flinch. WH investigates why women are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to getting off, and talks to …
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By Caroline Zielinski Ever wished you could reciprocate your partner’s hopeful gaze in the evening instead of losing your desire under layers of anxiety and to-do lists? Or to enthusiastically agree with your friends when they talk about how great it is to have sex six times a week? Perhaps you just need to find …
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That’s one factor identified in a large-scale study of early stage Parkinson’s patients by Considerable Staff There’s still no known cure for Parkinson’s disease, but a recent study gives some hope that it can be at least slowed down. The treatment? Sexual activity. The study, published by the European Journal of Neurology and conducted by …
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Neural analysis finds the brains of both sexes respond the same way to pornography By Nicola Davis The belief that men are more likely to get turned on by sexual images than women may be something of a fantasy, according to a study suggesting brains respond to such images the same way regardless of biological …
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Great news: There are even more out there. By Gabrielle Kassel There are ~almost~ as many designs of sex toys as there are sex positions–trying to pick one that fits your preferences can be harder than finishing your first CrossFit WOD. But most can be relegated to specific categories. To our rescue, sex and relationships …
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Here’s why I bring it up with all my patients. By Natasha Bhuyan, M.D. As a primary care physician, a significant part of my job is helping patients better understand and deal with the public health issues that affect our society—whether it’s the dangers of smoking tobacco or the importance of getting a flu shot …
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What to Know About Protection, Consent, and What Queer Sex Means By Yana Tallon-Hicks Happy Pride! Rarely does traditional sex education tackle pleasure for pleasure’s sake, how to have sex for non-reproductive purposes, or the wide spectrums of sexualities, bodies, and genders that exist. Instead it tends to cover penis-in-vagina penetration only, pregnancy risks, and …
By Almara Abgarian Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z. As human beings, we like to attribute societal trends and cultural shifts to a specific generation. Sexual trends are no exception. Generation X, people born in the early to mid-60s to early 80s, were influenced by the sexual revolution and ruled by the blowjob, while …
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By John Broich In 2017, Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill that will expunge the convictions of tens of thousands of German men for “homosexual acts” under that country’s anti-gay law known as “Paragraph 175.” That law dates back to 1871, when modern Germany’s first legal code was created. It was repealed in 1994. But there …
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What to do, what not to do, and what to stop worrying about Let’s talk about sex. More specifically, let’s talk about getting back in the groove after taking some time off. Becoming sexually active again after a dry spell can seem intimidating, confusing, or even embarrassing. Whether the time away from the bedroom was …
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