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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Me and my girlfriend have been dating for over a year. We have had sex maybe three times. The past couple of months, I've been touching her and going down and doing everything to please her. After it...
Breathe: Risks, Realities, and Safer Alternatives to Choking and Breath Play
- Heather Corinna
- Giselle Woodley
Articles and Advice in this area:
- Hans Lindahl
“How do I enjoy sex?” is hardly a question that’s unique to intersex people, but some of the answers to that question are different than they might be for people who aren’t intersex.
- Kelli Dunham RN BSN
Lilly writes in to ask about any health, safety or long-term risks of using water in the shower for masturbation.
- Heather Corinna
- Giselle Woodley
There’s a lot to unpack with sexual choking. Here’s some science, including some real dangers, and some guidance, to help anyone make informed decisions to ensure safer, healthy, consensual and mutually-enjoyable experiences.
- Emily Wilson
I believe that sexual pleasure with someone else can only truly be found through vulnerability, through the radical act of maybe not knowing, in being willing to potentially even embarrass yourself in the pursuit of something greater.
- Aliah Maharaj
Aliah answers a question from Phoebe about internalized stigma, being put off by your own sexual thoughts and how to become more comfortable with masturbation.
- Kelli Dunham RN BSN
Thanks for your question and for sharing so much with us. You ended your question with “What am I doing wrong?” I wanted to start by inviting you to consider all the many, many things you are doing to make your life better: being open with the people in your life about your identity, going to…
- Heather Corinna
Know how sometimes when something is wonky with a laptop or a phone, we need to shut it all down and give the machine a full reboot?
- Sarah Kiser MSN, RN, CPNP-PC
How does a person explore sexuality, sexual identity or sexual interactions without feeling awkward? There are loads of things you can do!
- Gabriel Leão
Britain’s Quintimacy is a space that intends to cultivate queer intimacy through trauma-informed and embodied connection. In an interview with Scarleteen, founder Beck Thom talks about their working frameworks, sex ed in the UK, what they do at Quintimacy and the need to better educate people, including children and teenagers, about trauma and consent.
- Heather Corinna
When it comes to our bodies and feeling good in them, it’s usually better to listen and respond to what they are telling us than to tell them what to do.