Sex Advice With An Edge
Society increasingly accepts gender identity as existing along a spectrum. The study of people, and their remains, shows that sex should be viewed the same way. By Alexandra Kralick She wasn’t especially tall. Her testosterone levels weren’t unusually high for a woman. She was externally entirely female. But in the mid-1980s, when her chromosome results …
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It’s no easy task for parents, but there are ways to start this crucial conversation By Anna Moore “If you had a question about sex, where would you go?” I ask my 12-year-old daughter, Orla. She doesn’t look up from her phone. “I’d ask online,” she deadpans. “then delete my browser history.” “You wouldn’t come …
What The Results Say About the State of Sex Ed by LeAnne Graves There’s no question that offering consistent and accurate sexual health information in schools is important. Providing students with these resources not only helps to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but it can also help to ensure …
The body’s natural reaction to dealing with the trauma of sexual assault can have negative effects on a person’s long-term physical health. by Leah Campbell When Amber Stanley was 23 years old, a friend’s boyfriend raped her. They had all been at a party together. She had fallen asleep in one of the spare rooms. …
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By disappointed girls Practical advice included By 25 you feel like you should’ve hit some pretty big milestones in life. Like getting a promotion, paying for your phone bill, moving out and understanding what the tax code on your payslip actually means. You should know who your real friends are, how many drinks will cause …
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Here’s how to handle the ‘drop’ you may feel after you play. By James Besanvalle ‘I tend to play pretty hard,’ Rizzo Barajas from Martinez, California told Gay Star News. ‘Usually involving blood or very hard physical impact play.’ Rizzo identifies as a queer agender person of color. He’s also a switch, which means he alternates between taking either …
By Arielle Tschinkel Believe it or not, there are so many things that can impact your sex drive . Of course, sex drives vary not only from person to person but based on so many factors, from the medications you take to how you feel about your body and your mental health. But if you’re …
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By Kasandra Brabaw Have you ever thought about tying your partner up with rope? Or being tied up yourself? It’s a kink that more people than you’d probably think are interested in trying. But as intriguing as the thought of bondage is, it can also be pretty scary. There are so many questions when you …
By Lea Rose Emery No matter how comfortable you are with a new partner, talking about kinks/fetishes can feel like a big step. But the truth is, they’re way more common than you might think — and if you feel sure that you have a totally weird kink or quirk, you’re almost certainly not alone. Most fetishes …
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From the science of the orgasm to cannabis tampons, there’s a lot to learn. Warning: explicit content By Mona Chalabi and Mae Ryan Mae and I thought we were well informed when it comes to vaginas (between us, we have 58 years’ experience of them), but the more we researched the subject for our new …
Unsatisfactory sex is a type of subjugation. By allowing yourself to lie back and think of England, you’re adding sex to the litany of things women do as emotional labour, not because they want to but because they have to By Rebecca Reid Sometimes if I get really stuck on an issue of romance or …
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If you have a low sex drive – or no sex drive – you might feel like you’re alone. By Catherine Phillips [S]ex is everywhere, from raunchy song lyrics to sexy advertising campaigns, everyone’s doing it, right? Well, not quite. You’re not on your own if your desire for sex is pretty much non-existent. In …
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By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay In an article published in The New Yorker, four women detailed the extreme psychological and physical violence they say they experienced at the hands of former New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman. In response, Schneiderman resigned, but he also made a disturbing statement linking these women’s allegations with sexual role play. His …
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By Jennifer Weiner [W]here did you learn about sex? In my personal pie chart, 10 percent of the credit goes to Mom and Dad, who taught me that sex was for marriage, or at the very least, for a committed, loving, monogamous relationship that would, God willing, occur once I was out of the house. …
And this is why it’s great for your sex life Watching the X-rated clips is helping women explore their sexuality and connect with others to talk about what they want in the bedroom By Andrea Downey [A] study of 28 women of different sexual orientations looked at how they watched porn. Researchers found that the …
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