“Whether it comes from a lover, a bathtub, a teddy bear, a dildo, a finger, a tongue, or a vibrator, an orgasm is an orgasm, is an orgasm. From mild to intense, alone or with a partner, no two orgasms will ever be exactly alike.” – Betty Dodson, Sex for One. Sigmund Freud ‘the father …
“Friend, one day you and your partner will plan a perfect session. When you’ve explicitly talked about everything you’ll do to each other, trust me, no [menstrual blood] will prevent you from getting the sex you were promised” – an experienced friend. Years later, no plans with any partner, just period cramps dealing with me …
I have a full length mirror in my room and I begged my partner for months to get one for his apartment. My deal with mirrors? It’s actually a deal with my body! When I stand naked in front of a mirror what do I see? Well, first I see how perfectly my facial features …
A conversation about STIs is not easy to have. There is so much stigma associated with them and it becomes exceedingly crippling when you take all that external stigma and internalise it. First, you have a hard time accepting that you, ‘of all people’ have an STI. All ranges of emotion may surface, including disgust …
Vaginal discharge consists of fluid from the uterus, cervix, and vagina. Vaginal discharge, like your menstrual blood, is completely normal and varies in consistency (thick, watery, sticky, etc.), colour, and volume under hormonal influences – where you are in your menstrual cycle, pregnancy, hormonal contraceptive methods/therapy, perimenopause, or menopause. Your vagina has a lot of …
I’ve only been engaging in anal and oral sex so I must still be a virgin because my hymen is intact. Uhm… it’s complicated? The problem with thinking that a penis going in and out of a vagina is the only sex that matters is that virginity starts being defined as an intact hymen. The …
I bet you saw this one coming, right? I know you know about the ‘bean’ but I am going to make you cliterate anyway because it’s possible that what you know is just the tip, literally, and we do not work on assumptions here. I need to make sure that we are all on the …
Well… who said men should enjoy sex? Hi there, I’m Zizo, your new hostess. What I propose is an honest and open discussion about women and sex. I am hoping that this blog will serve as a safe space to talk about women’s sexual pleasure, reproductive health (condoms, toys, contraceptives, sexually transmitted infections, etc), and …