Sex and Relationships

Sexual Health + Identity
How to Flirt: First Date Tips, How to Flirt on Tinder, and Everything in Between
Confidence (and witty banter) is key.
By Erika Owen

Sexual Health + Identity
What Does an Orgasm Feel Like? 17 Women Get Real About Orgasms
“Like tangling up a bunch of Christmas lights inside you and then blowing a fuse.”
By Vera Papisova

Sexual Health + Identity
Doctors and Patients Are Talking About Just How Painful an IUD Insertion Can Be
So where's the pain management?
By Lauryn Jiles

Sexual Health + Identity
What About the Kids? How Reversing Roe v. Wade Left Many Youth Behind
For youth in large parts of the country, abortions is totally inaccessible. For the rest, it's difficult to get at best.
By Alex Berg
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Sexual Health + Identity
Not All Sex Has to Be Penetrative
Find out more about non-penetrative sex, and why it deserves more credit.
By Nona Willis Aronowitz

Sexual Health + Identity
This Facebook Group Is Offering Queer People a Stand In Family For the Holidays
"People are learning that they can make new traditions with their new family members.”
By Erin Spencer Sairam
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Sexual Health + Identity
Here’s How States Plan to Limit Abortion — Even Where It Is Already Banned
From potential travel bans to emergency contraceptive access.
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th*
Sexual Health + Identity
The FDA May Soon Allow More Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate Blood
The new rules will reportedly allow men in monogamous relationships to donate freely.
By James Factora

Sexual Health + Identity
Ending Rape Culture Isn’t Enough. We Need Intimate Justice.
“Intimate justice recognizes the gray zones that don’t fit into the black-and-white schema of rape culture.”
By Caralena Peterson

Sexual Health + Identity
These People Described What It's Really Like to Take the Abortion Pill
Watch this video showing different people describe their experience taking the abortion pill.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
What Does Heteronormative Mean? Plus, 8 Heteronormativity Examples to Know
Consider this your master class in what’s wrong with heteronormativity.
By Kristen Cochrane

Sexual Health + Identity
Queer People Don't Owe Anyone an Explanation of Their Identity — Especially Straight People
Who is coming out really for?
By Sarah O'Neal

Sexual Health + Identity
I'm Not Having Gender-Affirming Surgery to Pass, But to See My True Self
“Facial Feminization Surgery is about how we’re perceived, but that includes, most importantly, how we perceive ourselves.”
By Annie Howard

Relationships
How I Learned What It Really Means to Be Polyamorous
I first thought of nonmonogamy as a teen, but it was a long road to really understanding it.
By Sara Youngblood Gregory

Sexual Health + Identity
Abortion Rights Win on Midterm Ballots Across the Country
Abortion was on the ballot in several states.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
Florida Boards Vote to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and more are all banned in the state.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
Bans Are Resulting In a Decrease In Abortions — But Online Abortion Pills May Be Filing the Gap
Research showed a decrease in in-clinic abortions, but online orders for abortion pills have soared.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
More Than ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Proposed National Bill is Latest Move in LGBTQ+ Rights Fight
“It goes dramatically farther beyond [Don't Say Gay]”
By Orion Rummler, The 19th*
Sexual Health + Identity
Paramore’s Hayley Williams Penned a Heartfelt Letter to Queer Kids
The singer wrote that young women, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color are who “punk music actually represents.”
By James Factora

Sexual Health + Identity
Want to Know More About the Clitoris? You're Probably Out of Luck
The New York Times explored why there's so little information on the clitoris, and lack of interest in female pleasure may be partly to blame.
By Brittney McNamara