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Pleasure for panicked times: five ways to explore your erotic side at home

Feature artwork by Tina Marie Elena You know how when you're scared, your body freezes up? I have lost count of the amount of times I have had to command my body to ‘MOVE!’ When I’ve found myself frozen stiff out in the surf with a [...]

By |April 3rd, 2020|Categories: Sex|Comments Off on Pleasure for panicked times: five ways to explore your erotic side at home

What makes good sex

Have you ever bought a pair of handcuffs, a sex game, or some other novelty sex item with the goal of 'spicing up' your sex life, only to never use it?   Have you ever read up on techniques or moves that promise to 'make you [...]

By |February 29th, 2020|Categories: Love stuff, Sex|Comments Off on What makes good sex

Sexual arousal and shame

Sexual arousal and shame: early beginnings I remember when I was a kid my parents bought a book explaining sex to my older sister. I would steal it and read it in secret, then I would get aroused at the images of the naked body [...]

By |January 7th, 2020|Categories: Sex|Comments Off on Sexual arousal and shame

Empowered sex part 2: the foundation for all good sex

When it comes to online sex advice, I read a lot of this: You should map your genitals like you're a cartographer discovering a coastline for the first time. You should mark every pleasure point with a fat red 'X' and know how to direct [...]

By |March 29th, 2019|Categories: Sex|Comments Off on Empowered sex part 2: the foundation for all good sex

Empowered Sex Series – Why some women are still having bad sex

The sex-positive movement began in the 3rd wave feminism, and the 4th wave boasts a new brand of digitally driven sex-positivity. With things like the slut walk and sex-positive resources on social media instigating social change, people are realizing that a woman's worth has sweet [...]

By |November 18th, 2018|Categories: Sex|Comments Off on Empowered Sex Series – Why some women are still having bad sex