So there’s this story. It hasn’t been told much, at least this specific one hasn’t, but it begs to be told. It begs to be heard because it’s like so many other stories. It was the summer before her senior year of high school. Summer in the suburbs with short shorts, bonfires, and house parties. […]
Read More That Summer Night: A Story Kept Under SheetsSex sells, and video games are no stranger to this concept. Whether there’s actual gameplay in which the player engages in sexual activity or if the game simply holds sexual overtones, it’s there. Yet, more often that not, the depictions of sex and sexuality in video games are very negative and hold little to no truth on […]
Read More Sexual Consent is NOT a game.. but Cute Demon Crashers is!Now a’days, sex is a lot less taboo than it used to be, but a lot of work needs to be done before everyone is comfortable talking about sex. Ella Dawson is a 23-year-old living with herpes simplex virus type 1, or genital herpes in Ella’s case. She is an amazing woman for feeling comfortable […]
Read More Sex PositivityI was first introduced to the idea of “sex positivity” when I stumbled upon the YouTube channel of the one and only Laci Green. If you haven’t already been exposed to the wonder that is Miss Green, then you should definitely do so after you finish reading. I apologize in advance for how obsessed you […]
Read More Sex: Are you Positive?“10 Things Guys Crave in Bed” “His #1 Sex Fantasy” “His Best Sex Ever” These headlines, taken from past issues of Cosmopolitan Magazine, all have one thing in common: each focus on “him” and what “he” wants out of sex. For a women’s magazine, that’s an awful lot of attention given to men’s needs. As […]
Read More Let’s Talk About Sex, BabyAs many of you may have heard, one of the most popular gay hookup/chatting apps is called grindr. On grindr, you see all sorts of interesting people, many who are super ignorant. A lot of times, reading a blank profile, I’ll see it saying “Masc for masc only” or “No Fats, no Fems”, and in […]
Read More Masc 4 Masc ONLY.In California, “No Means No” doesn’t cut it anymore. If you want to have sex with someone, both parties must give a clear and (hopefully) enthusiastic yes. If you’re not sure what I’m referring to, California’s Governor Jerry Brown recently signed Senate Bill 967 into law, also known as the “yes means yes” law. This law […]
Read More Will Affirmative Consent Change Hookup Culture in a Positive Way? Or… Not?So, I’m a woman. And, about once a month, I get my period! Woo hoo!! Yeah, periods! I found this educational video on the YouTube channel StuffMomNeverToldYou, and it proves 9 myths about periods wrong. If you’re as interested as I am, take a look! Also I’m probably going to start my period this week, so this […]
Read More Quick Hit: Time of the Month? 9 Menstruation Myths Debunked!HIV/AIDS: A topic that is not on the forefront of young minds, especially if they do not have the disease or personally know someone who is affected by it. Many people, young and old, assume that because they’re not gay, there is no way they can contract this disease. They may also think HIV/AIDS was […]
Read More “Being Positive”: A motto I embrace thanks to the Madison HIV/AIDS AllianceI was reading a quick hit by one of our bloggers and I was reminded of a situation that happened to me recently. The quick hit discussed over protective dads and their daughters, while my story is kind of the opposite situation and involves fathers overexposing their sons to sex. There’s a company I work […]
Read More Parenting and Hooters: An Awkward Combination