How to celebrate Pride this year
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By: health
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June 14, 2019
It’s Pride month! Yes, that means lots of fun events and general joie de vivre , but it’s about so much more than that. This year, consider doing the following to celebrate Pride (and don’t worry, you can still paint rainbows on your face and go get drunk, just do these things first): Respect everyone’s […]
10 Game of Thrones couples ranked from hot to not
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By: health
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April 19, 2019
There have been a lot of couples, or at least a lot of couplings , on GOT. Now that the last season is finally here, we feel compelled to remind you of the best (and worst) of what the show has laid out in front of us so far like a midnight buffet, a heady […]
The art of being a difficult (aka empowered) patient
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By: health
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March 22, 2019
When I was twenty years old, I met a bunch of feminists. They were strong and assertive, and they took no sh*t. They were loud and amazing, and they blew my mind. They were a lot like the feminists my grandpa had always warned me about. He hated feminists. And these feminists would really not […]
My doctor almost sterilized me without telling me
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By: health
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March 22, 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a Bedsider series highlighting the lived experiences of women of color in getting reproductive health care. Bedsider is committed to helping people get on top of their sex lives through information and access to quality care. That commitment includes celebrating all that birth control has to offer, but […]
The feminist fairy godmother we all need: Getting to know Audre Lorde
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By: health
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February 26, 2019
Poetry goddess. Civil rights activist. Feminist warrior. Audre Lorde was an epic wordsmith whose quotes still inspire people today to speak out for what they believe. Read on to find out more about this brilliant and brave freedom writer. Gutsy girl. Born in 1934 as Audrey Geraldine Lorde, she chose to drop the “y” from […]
Sex in the news: November edition
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By: health
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November 15, 2018
Trapped in the never-ending, relentless, 24-hour news cycle that makes you beg for the end to come soon? Find yourself involuntarily covering your eyes and ducking under your desk anytime you get a news alert on your phone? Don’t worry, Bedsider’s got your back, as always. This time, we’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles […]
Defend birth control access: Here’s how
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By: health
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November 1, 2018
UPDATE: President Biden has opened the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for 2022. You can now enroll in one of these plans until January 15, 2022, at healthcare.gov . Some states have their own open enrollment periods and websites for signing up. Check to see if your state does . […]
Sex in the news: October edition
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By: health
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October 10, 2018
Trapped in the never-ending, relentless, 24-hour news cycle that makes you beg for the end to come soon? Find yourself involuntarily covering your eyes and ducking under your desk anytime you get a news alert on your phone? Don’t worry, Bedsider’s got your back, as always. This time, we’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles […]
Sex in the news: August edition
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By: health
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September 6, 2018
Trapped in the never-ending, relentless, 24-hour news cycle that makes you beg for the end to come soon? Find yourself involuntarily covering your eyes and ducking under your desk anytime you get a news alert on your phone? Don’t worry, Bedsider’s got your back, as always. This time, we’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles […]
Dance it out: 6 videos and quotes to get you grooving
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By: health
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December 15, 2017
Some Fridays we just want to pump up the volume and dance like no one is watching. Other Fridays, we just want to watch someone else (someone with dope skills) dance like no one is watching. For all of you who are having the second kind of Friday, here are some of our favorite YouTube […]