Bodies

If it’s about a system or a part of the human body and how they work, you’ll find it here. Anatomy, body function and whole systems explainers – about all kinds of bodies, and usually presented through a gender-neutral lens – myth and misnomer debunking, help navigating sexual, reproductive and other physical healthcare: it’s all in here.

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Articles and Advice in this area:

Advice
  • Mo Ranyart

MojMycha’s question continued: We’ve been together nearly a year and I am his first partner, both romantically and sexually. He only recently discovered he can feel sexual pleasure (besides that brought by orgasm) and he has never felt it in orgasm. I’ve brought him to orgasm by blow jobs and hand…

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  • Erin McKelle

Some thoughts and tips on navigating sexuality as a fat teen, and dealing with sizeism and fatphobia.

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  • Cassandra Leveille

I hid my fears and insecurities by desexualizing myself. Now I’m on the path of uncovering ways to unlearn ugliness as an identity.

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  • Samantha Benac

Not so sure about the foreskin? Whether you have a foreskin yourself or a sexual partner does, this is your article.

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  • Samantha Benac

Sexual shame hinders women in far too many ways. It’s a difficult beast to tackle, as it assumes so many nuanced, subtle forms in our daily lives.

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  • Samantha Benac

Contrary to a common public opinion, there’s no right or wrong way to have sex.

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  • Samantha Benac

Women get a whole lot of messages about body hair. So how do you figure out what you want in terms of shaving and other personal grooming?

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  • Samantha Benac

When we have sex, all of our bodies’ small idiosyncrasies, quirks, and so-called “flaws” are on display. Our natural functions are part of life.

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  • Heather Corinna

I saw a young woman the other day who was in her late teens. I had a moment of admiring how strong her legs looked, how able her shoulders; where she had curves and where she didn’t, how kind of mixed-up and funky some of her coloring and parts were, a study in contrasts. It was a moment of…

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  • Samantha Benac

Many women and girls feel insecure about sex, especially when it’s new. How can we build some sexual confidence?