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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cp1213
Hi! I identify as asexual and I always wonder what sexual attraction feels like since I probably don't feel it. I doubt myself sometimes though; if I don't know what sexual attraction is, how am I...
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What does sexual attraction feel like?
- Heather Corinna
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Martin
Hello, I am transmasc and my partner is transfem. I was just wondering: how would we both go about sex together whilst both feeling euphoric? I just wanted to know how we could go about this while...
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Articles and Advice in this area:
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- Gabrielle Kassel
Beginner-friendly and intuitive, strokers can help people reimagine masturbation or manual sex with a partner, adding textures, sensations, and sometimes vibrations.
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- s.e. smith
There’s nothing wrong with you if you’ve been aroused in a situation where you were uncomfortable or the setting wasn’t sexual.
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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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- Mikky Bell
A way to challenge internalized ideas about desire is to ask yourself: whose voice is this thought coming from?
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- Anya
A common misconception about engaging in sex with trans and nonbinary people is that there is a “right” and a “wrong” way to touch each other. There isn’t.
