s.e. smith

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all process for deciding how, and when, to talk with a date about being autistic.

My adoptive mom’s hangups convinced me I was an ugly duckling. Turns out, it was about her, not me, and certainly not about my hair.

Bonnie Rough is thoughtful in addressing fears parents have about all the ways in which sex ed can go wrong and offers excellent ways to navigate those fears.

It took a long time for me to come to terms with my singledom, but now that I’m here, I couldn’t be happier.

When your disabled body decides to literally crap out on you, how do you bring sexy back?

Help the young people in your life deal with rejection in healthy ways.

Sex isn’t a tit-for-tat experience, but communicating can help you build a mutually pleasurable and fun sex life.

Why are certain types of touch so important to our relationships? How does culture and identity affect how we think about touch as a form of social communication?

Hi Lily, Loneliness can be a real bummer, can’t it? Especially when you’re in a stage of transition — getting ready to go to college, leaving your old life behind — it’s easy to get a little anxious about what might lie ahead in the future. Take a deep breath, pour yourself a cup of tea, and let’s…

Only a small percentage of Latinas in the U.S. use tampons, despite their cultural prevalence—what gives?