Sexpert Lia Holmgren on Beginners Kink
But how do you cross the first line-- opening a dialogue with your partner?
All Three Adult Members of Polyamorous Family Deemed Child's Parents by Newfound
The decision is the first of its kind in Canada.
We Asked 8 Women What an Orgasm Feels Like to Them—Here’s What They Told Us
"It's a pulsing from between my legs up through the rest of my body...."
The Lesbian Pulp Fiction That Saved Lives
How potboilers and pin-ups showed gay and bisexual women they were not alone.
Why Getting Spanked and Tied Up Makes You Feel High
What happens in your head when you get flogged? Scientific researchers and professional dominatrixes talk about endorphins and all the other neurochemicals that make bondage so delightful.
The American Revolution’s Greatest Leader Was Openly Gay
Baron Von Steuben was responsible for whipping the the U.S. military and some soldier bottoms into shape when things were looking bleakest.
BDSM Yoga Exists, for Some Reason
I squeezed myself into some latex and went down to check a class out.
This Nightclub for the Elderly Is Fighting Loneliness with Tea Party Raves
“We’re the only club event in the world where someone was rushed to hospital because they’d forgotten to take their drugs."
Sex Tips I Learned at the New York Public Library
The Berg Collection of English and American Literature has some fascinating erotica.
Stufetta del Bibbiena: The Vatican's Pornographic Bathroom
The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.
What It's Like to Be a Genderqueer Lingerie Model
"Truthfully? I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with modeling."
These Exiled Princesses Led an Armed Rebellion From Their Convent
In sixth-century France, Merovingian royals Basina and Clotilda were forced into a nunnery. They decided to lead their sisters in an uprising against their abbess instead.
Policing Backpage and the Backpages
The largely unsuccessful, often counter-productive, and oppressive solutions they came up with during the French Third Republic (1870–1940) look strikingly similar to those the US legislature is testing out now.
How To Make A Sex Playlist That Isn’t Corny As Hell, According To DJs
There’s an art to a solid sex playlist.
Sex Ed Vloggers Say YouTube Is Censoring Their Videos
For many young people, YouTube is a valuable source of sex education—but some content creators are accusing the company of "shadow-banning" them and limiting the visibility of their content.