It’s been almost 5 years since we last sat down and chatted with writer and sex nerd Lux Alptraum. She’s done a lot, seen a lot and has a lot to say about it. This time we explore incels, the concept of virginity, navigating the world as a woman, terrible behavior we’ve come to accept, … Continue reading
My latest for Philly Weekly is on Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military. Somehow James Deen is back, despite multiple rape allegations. Doctors’ ignorance of vulvas is leaving women with botched labiaplasties. Social media sites are deleting sex workers out of existence. Omaha teen leads support group for sexual assault survivors. Poster uses … Continue reading
It’s #TBT and time for a vintage column. This originally went up in September of 2013. Viral is as viral does. This week’s latest: FYI (if you’re a teenage girl) Cliff Notes version: a mother of teenage boys worries about the impact of teenage girls and their selfies on her sons. She encourages females to temper the … Continue reading
Online dating requires a ton of free time and is fraught with fears about weirdos, jerks and plain old impoliteness like ghosting. What if you could have someone else take care of the legwork for you? You can make use of the old world tradition of using a trusted reference for possible dates and apply … Continue reading
World’s first penis and scrotum transplant. A fifth of gay men have avoided intimacy because of body shame. The Trump administration is moving sex ed towards nonsensical abstinence-only models. How ADHD can affect your love life. The creators of SESTA-FOSTA don’t care about sex workers. Let’s redesign the vaginal speculum. Joy Reid pretends she never … Continue reading
Why does the government need to know your gender? Dolphins cheerleader says she faced workplace harassment for her virginity. Pope apologizes to sex abuse survivors, still doesn’t get the issue. Couch sex is the best. Commission criticizes Amazon over child sex dolls. Getting back your libido after giving birth. Monogamists are less satisfied with their … Continue reading
#TBT and time for a vintage episode. This one originally went up in September of 2012. Some young men who think of themselves as “nice guys who finish last” commonly complain: “all the girls go for jerks” and lament that the females they are interested in have shoved them into The Box From Which One … Continue reading
