That time we had sex
Sex on Tuesday
“If we’re both here and we both like each other, why can’t we figure out what we could be?”
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Dispelling the Stigma: A need for knowledge and acceptance
“I have chlamydia.” My friend at UC Berkeley told me this through tears over the phone in early November, her voice cracking over the words. It was the first time I had ever heard her cry.
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Coming to terms with female masturbation
Mainstream depictions of sex generally focus on penetration and disregard clitoral stimulation, while depictions of masturbation in the mainstream are rare.
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Overexposed: The evaporation of privacy in our sex lives
There’s almost nothing as private as sex. Yet even fewer things are so ubiquitous.
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Why your first time doesn’t have to be magical
Your first time doesn’t have to be special. It doesn’t have to be worthy of the silver screen. At this point, there are even movies about how your first time won’t be like a movie.
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Consent is sexy: Kink Club at Berkeley gives advice on kink safety
Let’s cut to the chase — you’re reading this because your sex life is yawning and you’ve taken notes on the steamy scenes from “Fifty Shades of Grey” more times than you’d like to admit.
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Finding self-love and why that matters in relationships and sex
Iconic drag queen RuPaul once said, “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else!” These legendary words perfectly encapsulate the importance of self-love in relationships.
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Sex and Sensibility
Sex on Tuesday
Subconsciously, I think about things to avoid feeling things. In the heat of the moment, however, sex makes it hard to think. And even if thoughtless sex can sometimes be risky, I love escaping my head.
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Warning: Instructions not included
Sex on Tuesday
Though I’m no better than other sources, let me help. Here’s my guide to avoiding self-consciousness or worry when you’re starting out.
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The more, the merrier?
Sex on Tuesday
Social prescriptions limit the acceptable forms of love, and among the most difficult norms to defy is monogamy. If your instincts carry you outside social convention — as mine have — you must work all the more diligently for love to succeed.
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