My First Time
How I Seek Out Intimacy as an Asexual Person
As a queer, asexual person I often felt like an outsider growing up. But now I've found my community of people like me, in a society that seems to revolve around sex.
As A Porn Director, I Find the Beauty in the Gross Parts of Sex
Porn performer and director Vex Ashley of Four Chambers makes high-concept, artistic adult films. In doing so, she's learned the importance of staying true to her creative vision—and always being the first person to get naked on set.
I'm the 'Unicorn' in a Three-Person Relationship
For Nicole Everett, being in a throuple with married couple Cathy and Thomas helps her feel loved, secure, and fulfilled.
What It's Like Having Sex While in Recovery from an Eating Disorder
After Laura Hearn left a residential treatment facility for an eating disorder, she didn't just need to reset her relationship with food: she had to learn how to exist as a sexual being in the world.
Working as a Sex Journalist Taught Me When to Say No
Writer and broadcaster Alix Fox thought that she had to be down for whatever to be good at her job—until she learned how to make her sexual boundaries clear.
I Built a Sex-Positive Dildo Empire. Here's What I Learned
Zoë Ligon is the founder of Detroit sex toy emporium Spectrum Boutique. She shares the lessons she's learned during her time in the industry—and why you can never use too much lube.
Dating Made Me Broke And Depressed–So I Became A Sugar Baby Instead
Dating requires give-and-take. If you're a divorced single mom like Megan Evan, the give might come from a sugar daddy.
I Am HIV-Positive. This Is What It's Like to Date
When writer and activist Juno Roche was diagnosed with HIV in the early 1990s, it felt like being given a death sentence. She explains what it was like to date and find intimacy again while living with HIV.
My Love Affair with a Tree Taught Me to Express Myself Sexually
When conceptual artist Genevieve Belleveau fell for a birch tree at age eight, she had no idea how her love for nature would shape her future ecosexuality.
The First Time I Was Paid for Sex
"I was motivated by a nagging curiosity, a voice in my head I couldn't tune out."
How I Got Over My Fear of Sexual Intimacy After Being Heartbroken
After my long-term relationship ended, I struggled with the idea of sex, dating, and being intimate with someone new. But a chance encounter with a female bartender changed all of that.
What Being a Phone Sex Operator Taught Me About Lonely Men
"I had one caller who wanted me to pretend I was a fat squirrel, jumping from tree to tree."