Against a black background, yellow text reads, "S - stone" on the left side of the image. On the right, there is a white and teal stencil of Leslie Feinberg, a masculine-presenting person with short hair and a serious expression. The top of Leslie's button-up shirt and tie is visible.

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: S Is for Stone

Slick back your hair and cuff those sleeves — we’re heading back to the 1940s and ’50s.

Against a purple background, yellow text reads, "G - gold star lesbian." On the right side of the image, there is a comic book drawing of a Black woman with an afro. She wears gold hoops, lipstick, a yellow turtleneck dress, a blue jacket with a red collar, and a red belt with a black and white buckle reading, "MN." She is at an angle, presumably leaning against a wall. Behind her, the background is pink.

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: G Is for Gold Star Lesbian

Put on your lesbian hard hats — we’re about to enter dangerous territory.

A wooden spoon in front of a white background with gold oil/lube dripping off the side.

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What If, Lube?

Lube. Just lube. Lube for regular sex, with or without toys. Lube anytime, for anything. It’s lube!

Against a yellow background, black text reads, "D-Daddy." On the right, a white woman with short, black hair wears a low-cut, red blazer with shoulder pads and a pearl necklace. She sits in front of a window and curls a dumbbell.

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: D Is for Daddy

The queer community played a special role in shaping how the word is used today. Are you ready to learn more? Say, “Yes, Daddy.”

The background is black. Green slime drips down from the top and sides of the image. On the right, there is a black and white image of a white woman with shoulder-length, curly, dark hair wearing a white button-up shirt. Her eyes are wide and she's holding up her hands. To her left, there is one large, cartoon pink tongue and a smaller cartoon pink tongue.

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Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of Two Tongues

Then I feel something wet…but not in a place where I’m supposed to feel something wet. Also, it’s kind of rough.

Green slime drips down from the top and sides of the image. Against a black background, there is a black and white image of a curvy Black woman with long wavy hair and long eyelashes. She wears a low-cut halter top. She puts her hands against the sides of her head and opens her mouth as if she's screaming.

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Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Bloody Foursome

I was having my first group sex experience AND my first queer experience in one night?!

Green slime drips down from the top and sides of the image. Against a black background, there is a black and white photo of a woman with long, dark hair wearing a sweater. She holds up one hand and opens her mouth as if she's screaming. On her left, there is a pink dildo.

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Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Dirty Dildo

We both froze as we heard what can only be described as…a queef of confusion.

The background is black. Green slime trickles down from the border of the image. In the center, there is a black and white photo of a curvy white woman in dark leggings and a light sweatshirt. She wears a headhunt in her long hair and covers her face with one hand and looks embarrassed.

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Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Lost Butt Plug

I had them lean over my bed, and that’s when I saw it: My submissive’s hungry hole had swallowed the butt plug.

Against a beige background, text reads, "Tribbing." The T is larger than the other letters. On the right, there is a vintage cartoon image of a white woman white short, black hair and bangs wearing a blue top with white polka dots, a white collar, and white cuffs on the sleeves. She holds one hand in their air and holds up scissors in the other hand.

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: T Is for Tribbing

Rubbing your bits against another hot bod is both physically and visually pleasurable, no matter what you call it.

A cartoon image shows Veronica from Archie Comics, who has long, black hair with bands and wears a yellow top with a plunging neckline. She leans back in bed against a pink pillow with red trim with her hands behind her head. Her lower half is covered by a pink blanket. Red hearts swirl through the air around her. A white and brown lamp is on her pink bedside table to the right. Against the black background, yellow text reads: "Power bottom."

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: P Is for Power Bottom

Perhaps the power bottom is in the eye of the be(hole)der.

A pop art in the style of a 1950s comic of a woman laying in bed at night, she looks terrified. Above her in the dark is bright yellow lettering: L, Lesbian Bed Death"

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: L Is for Lesbian Bed Death

Why did the term “lesbian bed death” stick around in the queer imagination? Well, it’s catchy. And it’s scary!

Against a yellow background, a light orange purse is slightly open, revealing two bright pink, silicone sex toys peeking out.

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I’m a Bisexual Woman With Genital Herpes — Here’s What’s in My Sex Bag

After my diagnosis, I thought my sex life was over. I was wrong.

A person with light skin lying on white sheets, hugging a white pillow, which is obscuring their face

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You Need Help: Will I Be A Virgin Forever?

There are a lot of harmful messages in our society about lack of experience, specifically about virginity. But you have so many things to offer, things which are far more vital to a good experience than whether you’ve had partnered sex before.

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Needle Play Brings Me Back into My Body Over and Over Again

Editor’s Note: This essay includes descriptions of piercings with hypodermic needles and blood in a BDSM context and brief references to self-harm. Needles are an edge. They encompass many spheres and much stigma, reminding us that we’re flesh sacks filled with fluid a mere pinprick can pierce. IV drug users and those who are tattooed […]

Against a white background, a yellow cake with pink and white frosting sits on a white plate. The top of the cake is fully smashed.

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We Sat On Cakes to Find Our Joy

After months of holding ourselves back in order to keep ourselves and others safe from COVID, we were chasing abundance.

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Intimate Geographies: An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Melodrama

This is a story where I’m not the protagonist.

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Intimate Geographies: I Didn’t Think I Deserved To Be Topped, I Was Very Wrong

Over and over, the universe has instructed me: ask for what you want. Over and over, I’ve refused.

A Black woman with a reddish-brown afro wears gold hoop earrings and an orange T-shirt. She stands in front of an orange background and holds a black butt plug in one hand and a black rabbit vibrator in the other.

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10 Ways to Celebrate Masturbation May

Give yourself a hand — it’s International Masturbation Month!

A dewy rose that looks like a vagina and the text: The Principles of Pleasure

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Netflix’s “The Principles of Pleasure” Invites Us Out of Shame and Into the Light

Pleasure can be sexual, but it also doesn’t have to be. I think I could have a healthier relationship with sex and my body by defining what pleasure means for me, without the influence of sex and attraction.

Against a white background, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair leans over a white table and presses her face into a pink cake.

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It’s Cake and Cunnilingus Day — Let’s Celebrate Accordingly!

I paired eight types of cakes with eight styles of cunnilingus to inspire your revelry.

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