sexual health
Why People Are Still Cruising for Sex During the Pandemic
Meeting strangers in public to hook up goes against every safety guideline, but many people continue to struggle with balancing physical health and social health.
Can Astronauts Masturbate in Space? An Investigation
We know space sex might come with significant logistical difficulties, but what about self-pleasure?
Panicking About Your Birth Control Prescription? Here's Our Lockdown Guide
The NHS is adjusting its services thanks to the government quarantine. This is what you need to know.
The Most Ridiculous Sex Myths, Debunked
Apologies to cis men, but "wetness" and "arousal" are not the same.
Birth Control Implants Empower Filipinas Like Me, Now a Senator Wants to Stop Funding It
How are women supposed to find the right birth control method for their bodies if you limit their options?
Indian Women Are Fighting Stigma by Sharing Their Personal Abortion Stories
The My Body My Choice campaign is creating a safe space through which abortion can be discussed and understood openly by women in India.
Ten Years of 56 Dean Street, the Pioneering LGBTQ+ Health Clinic
Located in the heart of Soho, the NHS centre offers free sexual health testing and counselling services. A decade on, patients tell us why we can’t take it for granted.
People are Posting Photos of Their STIs on Reddit and Asking for Advice
Reddit is proving to be a safe space where thousands of people can ask strangers to diagnose their venereal diseases.
What Schools Should Teach Queer Women About Sex
Yes, women who hook up with women can get STIs. But it's still a subject a lot of us aren't fully clued up on.
1 in 16 Women Report Their First 'Sexual' Experiences Were Rape or Assault
Extrapolated to the whole U.S. population, this would mean 3.3 million women have experienced "forced sexual initiation."
Some Indian Women Are Quietly Cancelling Their Periods, and It’s Empowering
While we’ve been conditioned to believe that a monthly period is a sign of good health, women actually have a choice to give up on menstruation. We meet some Indian women who’ve made that choice.