Tag: safe sex
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3 People and An HIV Positive Baby?
The problem is so common there is a term for it. Andrew shares his personal struggle trying to deter the “bug chasers” from his “gift” (NSFW). I have been around the block quite a lot and I thought I had seen and read everything and that nothing would shock me…but I was wrong! A few…
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The True Story of Mr. Too Big
Being armed with a drawer of condoms doesn’t always guarantee full preparation for hot safe sex. The Sexpert tells her story about the power of lust with Mr. Too Big. Last year I wrote this. It is not the most impressive post I have ever crafted – but I would like to offer even further…
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Sexual Health & Relationship Education via Life Stories
A riart Grrrl, a folklorist and a condom monologuer get together to discuss the phenomenon of real-life storytelling in the context of sex education The three authors of this post come from different trajectories in the field of sex and sexuality but we share the belief that real-life storytelling should play an intrinsic role in…
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Why Condoms Get a Bad Wrap: Renewing emphasis on pleasure
Is it correct to suggest that condom-bashing is more common than condom-loving? From personal experience, when I speak with people about safer sex the following is often used to describe condoms: “It keeps my partner and me from getting close”, “It disrupts intimacy”; “…It’s unnatural”, “…a mood killer”, “I can’t feel anything with a condom on”,…
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Have a Merry Masturbation!
What better way to summon the season of twitterpating than by celebrating May Masturbation Month! Here are some fun facts about Annual– now International- Month of Masturbation and some great links to help you…participate. 1) The true poster child of Masturbation Month is former US Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders. Following a speech at the 1994…
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Advice: Dealing with condom rejection
This post is for anyone who has a partner that always moans (in a bad way) about using a condom; for anyone who has experienced condom hating; and for anyone who refuses to wear a condom. This is to equip you with reasoning and responses to possible excuses for not using condoms. A fact we…
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HPV Awakening
The US faces an HPV epidemic, yet there is still little known about the virus. A Florida-based grassroots organization, HPV Awakening, is fighting to expand research about the virus to provide resources for treatment and prevention. Public awareness is in desperate need of an energy boost. HPV is the most prevalent and rapidly spreading STI…
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Where to Go for Safer Sex: Our Resource Recommendations
We are celebrating Valentine’s Day 2013 by acknowledging some of the most lavish, smart, and intriguing safer sex resources out there and giving them our thank yous for their hard work. For safer sex guidelines we applaud and recommend you check out the following… Planned Parenthood: A non-profit health organization that offers reproductive health care…
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Condoms Make Me Horny! Tips for making condoms more erotic
I’m sure you know, or at least have heard of someone who claims that condoms make sex feel less good. Condoms (and other safe sex tools) don’t have the best reputation. It doesn’t help that we rarely see safer sex happening in media representations of sex that is hot, fun, or romantic. But it doesn’t…
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More Condoms In Pop: The need to popularize safer sex
A recent study by researchers at Stanford Medical School reveals that a large portion of young women are irresponsible in bed, meaning they ain’t protecting themselves. The year-long study collected data from 1,194 sexually active females aged 15 to 24 who visited Planned Parenthood clinics and were beginning contraceptive pills, patches, injections, or vaginal rings…