My purse is full of lipsticks and dildos.
• A new study shows that condoms may boost your vaginal health!
• Even military dudes use Craigslist to find hook-ups.
• Here’s an interesting article on where fetishes come from.
• Margaret Cho came out as non-monogamous.
• Y’all probably already know about the internal clitoris but it’s still fascinating info!
• Appropriate sex shop behaviour, a.k.a. how not to be a dick in a sex shop.
• Photographs of fucking machines!
• Vaguely relevant things I fell in love with on Etsy this week: super cute reusable menstrual pads and feminist-themed knitwear.
• 5 bad things men learn from porn.
• A review of an electro-sex urethral probe. Not for the faint of heart, but certainly interesting!
• This photographer is putting together a body-positive book about vulvas and needs your donations to make it happen.
• Here are 30 eye-opening examples of cisgender privilege.
• This study found that 30% of men are threatened by vibrators. (The article acts like that’s not a lot, but frankly, it’s way more than it should be.)
• The man with the smallest penis in Brooklyn talks about media influence, body confidence, and why he entered a small penis contest.
• Have you ever had an orgasm while exercising?
• Are tampons anti-feminist? (Um, I think not.)
• Here’s an interesting article on preferred gender pronouns.
• Wow – a great list of things many men don’t understand about women sexually.
• Did you know forced washing fetishes are a thing?
• Does faking orgasms lead to “polluting the sexual environment”?
• A trans lady wrote a list of 10 things she wishes she’d known before transitioning.
• Al Vernacchio has a new sexual metaphor to suggest as a replacement for the prevalent baseball metaphors our culture uses.
• Here is a cool up-close video of a woman having an orgasm via clitoral massage. Not only is it hot, but it’s also interesting to see the way her muscles contract when she comes!
• What was your first vibrator?
• Some ambitious filmmakers are Kickstarting an intactivist (anti-circumcision) documentary.
• Ever tried masturbating while meditating?
• You may have heard that people are leaving EdenFantasys en masse (myself included) following some exploitative changes to their rules. Epiphora rounded up some resources for “life after Eden.”
• If you have kids, you might want to think about what to say if they find your vibrator.
• A quadriplegic man learned to have orgasms with his thumb instead of his penis. Amazing!
• Lelo and We-Vibe are having a legal battle. So sad, ‘cause I love ’em both.
• Queer sex advice for straight ladies! This article is all about breaking down sexual scripts and having sex the way you want to, not the way society dictates. Yes!
• SPIT, a feminist porn collective, is raising money. Go donate and you can get a membership!
• Happy endings for women, hooray!