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For many young people, Robin Thicke’s hit single “Blurred Lines” has become the anthem of the summer. Recently topping the Billboard Hot 100 list and rising to the position of most-downloaded song on iTunes, “Blurred Lines” seems to be thumping out of every stereo speaker on the planet. And for good reason – it’s a very catchy song, with a strong beat and ostensibly fun lyrics. Like many artists before him, Thicke sings about a complex topic – sex – but he makes the mistake of ignoring a crucial underlying issue: consent.

I think this is a really great question, and I admire how honestly you’ve asked something that leaves people feeling so vulnerable. It’s something we’ve had others bring up or ask about over the years, so it’s definitely relevant to more people than just yourself. And that includes people who did…

Generally, fear serves a very important and useful function. It helps us recognize things to validly be afraid of and allows us to defend or put ourselves on guard against or around those things; to do what we need to to keep ourselves safe and sound. Fear of pain is particularly adaptive. It often…

I want to get something basic and important sorted first: there’s never a healthy way to “get” anyone to have sex with us when they don’t want to. Someone either wants to be sexual with us or they don’t, and when they don’t, that’s something we just need to accept, not try and change. If and when we…

One of the most common condom whoopsies we hear about from our users involves themselves or a partner going to put a condom on, then discovering they’ve put it on the wrong way. Often, after doing that, they’ll also report following that up with a second common oops, which is just flipping that same condom over and then putting it on the right way.

Steph Herold might be best known for starting the website IAmDrTiller.com, but since getting that project up and running in 2009, she’s also started the blog AbortionGang.org, written for RH Reality Check, and put together the Safe Abortion Project and the tumblr I Had An Abortion. She currently sits on the board of the New York Abortion Access Fund, and just finished a master’s degree in public health.

Before I say anything else, I know the answer to every question related to sex with an “Is it normal?” in it is something you’re supposed to answer yes to, and if you don’t, it can be perceived as not being nice or trying to hurt someone’s feelings. But please understand that “normal” isn’t a word I…

Kissing and snuggling sure seem awfully underrated. Check out why we think what some folks consider only “first base” can be home runs all their own.

I don’t think these questions are silly or foolish. Most of us, and I count myself in this group, don’t get many opportunities to learn about our bodies, or much about sex, and find ourselves either figuring things out as we go along or searching for information to help us. Sometimes that’s even the…

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When I started having sex with girls, there was no one cheering, especially not encouraging me to have safer sex. But over the last few years, I’ve finally begun to feel confident with safer sex, and it’s improved my sex life a million percent. I wish I’d gotten comfortable with it sooner.

Taking charge of our own healthcare can be a daunting task. Here’s a toolbox to help you make sound decisions and get the best care possible.

He doesn’t want to engage in sex with condoms (or, I assume, anything that would reduce your risks of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections). You don’t want to engage in sex without those things. So, your limit, a limit you need to make clear to him, is that you won’t engage in sex without…

For most of our global history, people have rarely been free from the judgment of others about their sexual lives. Unfortunately. Mind, we can say the same for pretty near every part of human life and behavior: some people are judgy or sanctimonious about some things sometimes, and some of those…

I have to give you an answer I know you won’t like, but there really isn’t any other right answer. It very much sounds like you need to get this evaluated, ASAP, by a healthcare provider. Right now. A Z-pack may or may not treat your infection, especially since that class of antibiotics isn’t always…

amenie358’s question continued: I should mention that I’ve seen a gynecologist and she says there’s no sort of physical impediment involved and that if I practice I’ll be able to do it, but it’s so uncomfortable. It’s not getting easier. When I visit the gynecologist I have to be tanked up on valium…

Hi Angelscar, I’m sorry that the girl you’re interested in doesn’t feel the same romantic feelings towards you that you have for her. That’s never easy news to hear, and it’s okay and understandable to feel hurt and disappointed when that happens. We can hopefully help you a little in dealing with…

Want a quick way to sort out what does and does not pose real risks of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections? We’ve taken the temperature for you here.

Hi there, poonamdeshmukh. There isn’t any data that I know of which associates abortion specifically with troubles with orgasm, and I keep pretty good track of these things. However, here are a few things we do know to be real and which have been verified: There certainly are some sexual problems or…

Today is my birthday. If you’ve been a reader here for more than a year or two, you might have noticed that some years, I ask for something for my birthday here, and not usually something that’s a thing, like a pony, a fire hoop, a scooter with a sidecar for my little dog, or a life-sized Fozzie…

You know, one of the neatest, most interesting things about sex from my perspective, is that what people do and don’t enjoy is so diverse. One person’s least favorite sexual activity is another person’s favorite. I think that’s really cool. All of our bodies, sexualities and situations are so…

I’m sorry to hear that things have been so strained between you and your girlfriend when it comes to your transition. Gender transition is a pretty intense experience; a good thing for you, to be sure, but it’s still full of a lot of changes in a relatively short period of time. And it can be tough…

In September of 2012, openly gay footy player Jason Ball started a change.org petition calling on the AFL (Australian Football League, for all you non-Aussies out there) to air anti-homophobia videos during their grand final. They agreed to show the ads from No To Homophobia during the preliminary finals, and since then, Jason has kept very busy speaking to new AFL players about homophobia in sport, becoming an ambassador for national mental health organization Beyond Blue, and leading the 18th Pride March Victoria through Melbourne with his teammates.

I’m so sorry to hear about your son’s health problems, Faith. It’s hard enough being a very young parent without the rights of an adult, let alone doing so when your child has serious health problems. It also seems like you might not have a very supportive family, so from the sounds of things, you…

Majani’s question continued: This is weird, but even when I watch porn, on occasions I watch male and female, but most of the time… And recently, I find myself watching gay porn. Most of the gay porn I watch are usually the ones where one of the guys initiate first and the other is reluctant at…