May is Masturbation Month and lockdown is the perfect time to celebrate
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By: health
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May 26, 2020
Sex toy company Good Vibrations began International Masturbation Month in 1995 , soon after Surgeon General M. Joycelyn Elders was forced to resign for having the audacity to suggest that young people should learn about masturbation as part of sex education. The goal of the month-long celebration has always been to fight the taboos against […]
How to start using sex toys during partnered sex
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By: health
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May 22, 2020
Whether you’re a sex toy connoisseur with five bins of toys under your bed, or you’re a total newbie, it can be scary to bring up the topic of incorporating toys into your sex life with a partner. And that applies to new partners as well as ones who have been around for a while—some […]
How to date while social distancing
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By: health
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May 19, 2020
There’s nothing quite like a pandemic and a local shelter-in-place order to throw a major wrench into your dating life. It was tricky enough to figure out what we wanted and how to find people who wanted that too before it became literally against the law to meet a stranger for a cup of coffee. […]
How to make your boss think you’re working from home when really you’re having daytime sex
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By: health
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May 15, 2020
Working from home has its downsides (days on end without showering, forgetting how to eat in public, growing accustomed to never wearing pants so when you have to leave the house a real waistband feels like a torture device), but it also has many, many perks. One of those perks is that if you are […]
Sex in the news: April 2020 edition
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By: health
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May 5, 2020
With so much scary stuff happening, it can be hard to figure out how to stay on top of the news without getting super overwhelmed. We’re here to help you sort through the chaos and get the latest on sexual health. (And remember: if you’re struggling to access birth control during the pandemic, check out […]
How radical consent gave me back my sex life after trauma
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By: health
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April 28, 2020
Four years ago, I decided never to have sex again. I was healing from trauma and felt overwhelmed even by friend hugs or a date grabbing my hand. I didn’t want to be touched, ever, because it felt impossible to know what might escalate or who could be a secret creep. Shortly after this bleak, […]
Quarantine date night doesn’t have to suck
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By: health
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April 10, 2020
You’ve never spent more time together, and yet you feel you haven’t had quality time in forever. But just because all the restaurants, theaters, clubs, and bars are closed and you can’t go within 6 feet of other human beings doesn’t mean you have to give up on having fun together. In fact, it’s probably […]
Sex in the news: Coronavirus edition
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By: health
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April 2, 2020
Times are tough, and we’re all adjusting to a new normal, which might mean being plugged in more than usual. Constant exposure to the news can become overwhelming and stressful during these times. We’re here to help you sort through the news and get the latest when it comes to COVID-19 and your sexual health. […]
How to survive when you’re both working from home
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By: health
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March 20, 2020
So you love each other, yeah WHATEVER that’s great. But love can only get you so far when you’re both working (and/or taking all your classes) from home because the world is locked down. We’ve scoured the internet and our brains (and we tried to ask you all on Twitter too , but there was […]
Sex in the time of coronavirus
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By: health
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March 13, 2020
For most people, mortal fear is not a turn-on (though no judgment if it is for you). So you’re not alone if the stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus (not to mention the simultaneous stress and anxiety caused by it being an election year) is leaving you more inclined to curl up in bed […]