Why Can’t We Talk About Painful Sex?
One in five women experience intense physical pain from sexual intercourse, which often goes untreated for many reasons—not least of all due to the shame women are made to feel for seeking pleasure.
Sexual health
The Dangerous Campaign to End Sex Ed
Far-right conservatives want to keep students in the dark about sexual health. What could possibly go wrong?
Why We Need ‘Our Bodies Ourselves’ Now More Than Ever
The classic guide to sex and sexuality is going out of print at a time when women’s bodies are under attack. Will the disappearance of this resource lead to a public health crisis?
Your Vagina, Explained
“Pussypedia,” a new Bilingual, Online “Encyclopedia of the Vagina” is here to answer all your questions and make you feel damn good about your lady business.
What Can the Lesbian Handmaids Teach Us About Resistance?
There's a limit to how much the horrors exacted on the “gender traitors” of Gilead can suppress them because, as sexpert Tina Horn explains, queer sexuality inherently rejects the patriarchy.
The Three Letter Word Missing From the Zika Virus Warnings
Once again, the burden of sexual and reproductive accountability falls squarely (and solely) on women.
Is Orgasm Equality as Simple as Tit for Tat?
With Nicki Minaj and Amy Schumer calling for climax parity, our sex columnist asks the experts if this fight is really as feminist as it sounds.
Will the Anti-Choicers Wipe Out Women’s Health Care Altogether?
Planned Parenthood clinics, like this one in Pueblo, Colorado, are being closed, regardless of whether they offer abortions. And if you think that’s bad, just wait.
Doing It Like It’s Your Job
What happens to a heterosexual couple when the motivation for sex changes from recreation to procreation?