Love + Sex


[Image description: Three people lying on a white bed]
[Image description: Three people lying on a white bed]

What being in a polyamorous relationship has taught me

Amanda Justice
The cast of season two of Netflix's 'Too Hot To Handle'
The cast of season two of Netflix's 'Too Hot To Handle'

‘Too Hot To Handle’ season two had just as many blue vulvas as blue balls

Kayla Webb
Two women laugh together.
Two women laugh together.

I can’t believe it took me this long to talk to my friends about masturbation

Anonymous

A transmasculine gender-nonconforming person and transfeminine non-binary person sleeping together in bed.
A transmasculine gender-nonconforming person and transfeminine non-binary person sleeping together in bed.

My first queer relationship made me confront my internalized biphobia

Amanda Justice
Two people look up at the night sky.
Two people look up at the night sky.

Here’s what a relationship with your opposite zodiac sign can look like

Supreeta Balasubramanian
Tessa and Hardin in the lake scene from the movie adaptation of After by Anna Todd
Tessa and Hardin in the lake scene from the movie adaptation of After by Anna Todd

YA books are guilty of glorifying and glamourizing toxic romantic relationships

Tilly Brogan

[Image description: An illustration of a woman on a laptop screen with the words "let's talk about sex" written above.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun
[Image description: An illustration of a woman on a laptop screen with the words "let's talk about sex" written above.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun

The conversations we have about sex can shift a generational taboo

Effie Machiavello
[Image description: An illustration of an iPad reading "fanfiction.net" along with line art drawings of bodies in the background.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun
[Image description: An illustration of an iPad reading "fanfiction.net" along with line art drawings of bodies in the background.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun

I learned about sex through fanfiction, and it’s a bit questionable

Anonymous
A girl sitting under a white duvet on a bed.
A girl sitting under a white duvet on a bed.

It’s hard to feel valid as an asexual who doesn’t hate sex

Neha Merchant

Two women hug and smile on a beach.
Two women hug and smile on a beach.

Here’s why your single friend always gives the best relationship advice

Kayla Webb
Two people sit together with clasped hands.
Two people sit together with clasped hands.

Did my therapist just compare dating to applying to a job?

Kayla Webb
Four women stand together in a semi-circle, holding drinks and laughing in front of a colorful wall.
Four women stand together in a semi-circle, holding drinks and laughing in front of a colorful wall.

Some women don’t want children, and they won’t change their minds

Lilly Quin