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How To
photo by sidewalk_flying Drunk dialing — we’ve all been there. For the record, not all booty calls conducted under the influence are considered drunk dialing. It’s only drunk dialing if you’re making a call that you will actually regret in the morning, whether or not that call results in booty. Typically when you drunk dial, […]
News
photo by stevendepolo Gardasil, the popular vaccine that protects against certain strands of HPV, is now being recommended for boys. The Pakistani government is beginning to allow sex-change operations. Cry us a river: the BP oil spill is having a negative effect on beach weddings. Speaking of BP…a Christian conservative has somehow made a connection […]
Dear Em & Lo
photo by klynslis Share your advice for this reader in the comments section below… Dear Em & Lo and Wise Guys, I’m a 38 year old woman and after a horrendous year (divorce, job loss, money loss), I finally have a job that I’m trying to earn more money at. The problem is, my mom […]
Wise Guys
photo by foxtongue Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “What are most guys thinking when they wake up after a one-night stand?” Gay Single Guy (Daniel): Seriously, it depends if a guy is sober and/or can remember how he got into bed with so-and-so. The alcohol factor is […]
Sexual Health
photo by Lynsey Addario/VII Network for Time It’s reasonable to assume that, in this day and age of technological advances and common knowledge about good health, maternal mortality rates should be next to nil. But even in the United States, one of the richest countries in the world, it’s up at 13.3 deaths per 100,000 […]
Dream Interpretation
photo by belgianchocolate Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about love and sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: My ex and I broke up about three months ago. Since then, I have thought about him on […]
Websites
TresSugar: World Cup eye candy, much of it shirtless. (To even the playing field, as it were.) EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Nina Hartley discusses menopause, sexual desire, body image, and masturbation. LemonDrop: A woman explains why she stayed with her husband after he cheated. CollegeCandy: How do I know if I’ve being a tease? YourTango: How to break up […]
Pop Culture
Thanks in large part to a video made last December by Anita Sarkeesian of FeministFrequency.com that’s been making the rounds recently on the Internet, more of the world knows about the Bechdel Test. Back in 1985, Alison Bechdel’s comic “Dykes to Watch Out For” mentioned “The Rule,” one character’s three simple requirements for whether or […]
Dear Em & Lo
photo by Katie Tegtmeyer [Note to readers: This advice letter is loooong but it was impossible to edit down without affecting the story. And also, we felt it was only right that you got to read the whole long messy debacle that we responded to!] Dear Em & Lo, I am a 26-year-old woman and […]
Polls
What are your thoughts on making out first thing in the morning?(survey) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.
News
At least once a week we’re reminded how glad we are that we were teens in the eighties and not today. Take clothes, for example — when we were in high school, it was actually cool to wear men’s XL Champion sweatshirts and baggy boxer-style shorts. Sure, we all regret pegging our jeans, but it […]
What's Up Doc?
Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions here. To ask her your own question, click here. I’ve never been able to have an orgasm when I have sex. Is something wrong with me? I try really […]
Personal Essays
photo by Chi King Our contributor Abby Spector, who is majoring in Feminine/Gender/Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University, has a confession to make: Twenty-first century men are stuck between the macho and the metrosexual. They are told to be tough yet sensitive, strong yet vulnerable, careless yet compassionate. The manifestations of this straight man’s limbo differ […]
Confessions
photo by prakhar The following two comments were in response to “Your Call: He’s Kinky, She’s Vanilla — Is the Relationship Doomed?” It’s Doomed, Says Amanda: I have a guy friend in this situation. He is kinky, she is not. His experience makes me think you are probably a bit doomed. I asked him as a […]
Research
photo by daspaz A new study analyzing long-term data on kids from birth to adulthood just came out that suggests children of lesbian parents do better than their peers. According to Time: The authors found that children raised by lesbian mothers – whether the mother was partnered or single – scored very similarly to children […]