What’s sex? What’s sexuality? How do people experience and actively express their sexualities, by themselves, with partners or both? How can we take part in sex in ways that are wanted and consensual, physically and emotionally safe and enjoyable for everyone? How do you figure out what you like? How can you communicate about sex? How do you deal with feelings like fear, shame, anxiety, dysphoria and other body image issues? How do you create the kind of sexual life you want? You’ll find the answers to all these and more here.
Sex & Sexuality
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Breathe: Risks, Realities, and Safer Alternatives to Choking and Breath Play
- Heather Corinna
- Giselle Woodley
Articles and Advice in this area:
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- Gabrielle Kassel
Bullet vibrators are shaped like a baby carrot. Portable, petite, and discreet, bullets are great for first-time sex toy users and those who enjoy gentler stimulation.
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- Gabrielle Kassel
Suction toys use pulses of air and gentle air pressure changes to stimulate nerve-dense areas without actually touching them directly. They create a sucking or throbbing sensation that can feel like oral sex.
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- Gabrielle Kassel
Pinpoint sex toys prove that with pleasure products, more or bigger isn’t always better. Unlike wand and palm vibrations, which transmit sensation to a wide surface area, these toys excel at targeting one, tiny, nerve-dense spot. For those who enjoy ultra-exact external stimulation, they’re a great…
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- Sara Rowe Mount
Stereotypes and false beliefs about the sexualities of cis men aren’t exclusive to conservative circles. They have been pervasive all over the place for decades, even in the medical profession and scientific literature.
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- Gabrielle Kassel
Easily recognized for their bulbous head and long handle, wand vibrators have been bringing magic, and sensation, to people of all ages since 1968.
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- Summer Tao
Disabled people are experts on their own lives, and that includes their sexuality.
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- Imogen Mchugh
Mobility aids help you lead a fulfilling, independent life. Shouldn’t they do the same in the bedroom?
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- Aurélia Gervasoni
Opening up to yourself and to another person physically may take time, but it is absolutely possible.
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- Aurélia Gervasoni
You may have a curiosity to see what a new existence of desire can offer you, and you may find in it a source of confidence — within yourself, and with partners.
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- s.e. smith
Hi Bea, First of all, congratulations on taking a big step towards managing your anxiety. I know firsthand how hard it is to reach out for help and talk about treatment options and I’m proud of you! I also unfortunately know firsthand how side effects from psychiatric medications can affect your…
