What Are Dental Dams, and How Do They Work?
Why dental dams are the safer sex tool no one gives a shit about, and why it’s time to start.
How I Started To Learn Trans Sex Ed (And How You Can, Too)
It took be months to bring myself to ask the question I’d wanted to ask since coming out: How am I supposed to have sex if I hate my genitals?
A+ Roundtable: Misconceptions About Lesbian Sex
There was a time before time, in the yawning abyss of darkness and starfire that is the infinite and ever-expanding universe — a time before any of us had had lesbian sex. Most of us thought about it, though, or tried to imagine how it would work! We were not always correct.
You Need Help: Relearning Sex with Chronic Pain
The weight of expectation does not belong in bed with you.
How I Learned to Navigate Vaginismus as a Lesbian
“This is what happened for me: I started crying as soon as I put my legs into the stirrups.”
“Do Fingers Count?” Vulvodynia, Medical Heteronormativity and Me
Doctors agreed about what kind of sex I should want to have, and how much pain and inconvenience I should be willing to endure to have it.
You Need Help: Getting Out of Your Head and Into Her Pants
Here’s how to forget about the world during sex and be present instead.
You Need Help: What To Wear To A Kink Party
What to wear when you don’t want to channel Leather Mommi Barbie.
A+ Roundtable: What Makes You Good In Bed?
“I’m a Scorpio, this is kind of what we… do.”
You Need Help: Even Sex Gods Get Anxious Sometimes
Share your feelings with your partner, stud.
You Need Help: You Can Want Sex Exactly as Much as You Want (or Don’t)
“Sex positive” doesn’t mean you have to have sex.
I’m a Submissive Brat and No, That’s Not a Contradiction
In my day-to-day life my brattiness shows up as snark and a tendency to play devil’s advocate. It wasn’t until I entered the BDSM scene five years ago that I learned to express it in new and unexpected ways.
I Went to Skirt Club, a Lesbian Sex Party for Straight Women
What does it mean to be queer and a sex worker at Skirt Club?
You Need Help: It’s Okay If You Haven’t Had Sex Yet
Don’t think of not having had sex as a disadvantage — think of it like a secret weapon.
Chelsea Poe’s “Inauthentic Masterpiece” and Earnest Integrity
I followed trans adult film-maker Chelsea Poe on a DIY world tour.
You Need Help: Grad School Killed Your Sex Life
Instead of thinking about how your sex life is dead, think about how it could be reborn.
The Top 5 Worst Songs I’ve Had Sex To
In the world of sex, choosing the right song is key. In my life, sometimes I choose songs that are just right, and sometimes a song gets associated with something especially heinous. These are their stories.
How To Safely Make Yourself Slippery (With Lube!)
Crank up some mood music and let’s get into it!
Masturbation Month and Beyond: A Staff Survey Experience
May is Masturbation Month! Here’s how the AS staff does it, featuring first time stories, all the weird places we’ve masturbated, how we feel about that and more.
22 Easy Steps to Rethinking Your Whole Relationship Through Late-Night Nudes
Is that insecurity in my pocket or have you just not sexted me back yet?