In Brazil, attacks on comprehensive sexuality education are cutting LGBQTIA+ young people off from critical resources.
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Birth Control and Emetophobia: A Guide
Don’t let fears of nausea and vomiting hold you back from using birth control: You have lots of options!
How do I move on from situationships?
How can someone break a cycle of situationships to start making something different? It’s got a lot to do with boundaries.
Your Guide to Fibroids: Everything You Need to Know and Then Some
Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of people with a uterus have fibroids and the diagnosis might sound scary, but you have lots of options!
Sex When You're Homeless
Sex while homeless isn’t always easy, but there are lots of ways you can protect yourself and your community while being sexual and building connections.
Bloodlines: On Period Pain
Pain is an inescapable feature of humanity, but just because you have a uterus or are perceived societally as a woman doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to attempt to alleviate pain.
Lessons from the Girls Group
I ran a girls group with a group of teens between the ages of 10 and 17 for three years. Here are the ten biggest things I learned.
What’s Coming Out of My Dick?? The Low Down on Penile Discharge
Seeing or feeling anything coming out of your penis when you’re not expecting it is enough to scare the pants off even the most even-keeled person.
Reclaiming Self-Harm Scars Through Body Neutrality
My self-harm scars are part of my history and who I am. Body neutrality helped me rethink my relationship to this part of my past.
Can Orgasms Help Heal Poor Body Image?
Beyond challenging societal notions about how sex, pleasure, and orgasms are “bad” or unimportant, and providing the rebellious reclamation many folks with body image challenges need, orgasms can help with body image in a few different ways.
