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The Best Sex You'll Read About All Year, From Broadly

Admittedly, 2016 wasn't the greatest year, but that doesn't mean we can't write sexy stories about sexy stuff.
Illustration by Grace Wilson

A lot of important people died in 2016, but only one of them was truly sexy. How was Prince sexy? Let me count the ways: The almond-shaped eyes, his butt in a pair of high-waisted corseted trousers, the solid lantern of his jaw. [Editor's note: Come on, what about David Bowie?] Sexier even than his perfectly firm, peach-like ass was Prince's attitude towards female sexuality, which was always celebrated and never shamed. In honor of the late Prince Rogers Nelson, here are our favourite Broadly sex stories from 2016: The funny, the erotic, the thought provoking, and the plain weird. Enjoy.

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Illustration by Eleanor Doughty

'Why Can't I Consent to Sex with My Brother?': On Genetic Sexual Attraction

People reading this might say, Why are you including an article about incest in a round up of the year's sexist content? Incest isn't sexy! To which, I reply: The best erotic experiences are the most transgressive, and really what's more transgressive than fucking your brother?

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I Went to a 'Cacao Dating Night' to Find Love, But All I Got Was Diarrhea

You might think I didn't end up scoring at this cacao dating night because the cacao—lukewarm, claggy and cold—gave me diarrhea, but that's not actually it. Think of all the people who get diarrhea at music festivals and still wind up getting fingered in a pop-up tent (me, for starters).

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No, the reason I didn't get lucky at this cacao dating night was because it was run by a tyrant with a Saddam Hussein moustache and it was alcohol-free. Fill a room with not enough men and too many women—fine. Make me play stupid games—fine. But don't cut off the booze.

Illustration by Vivian Shih

Putting Penis to Paper: When Sex Writing Goes Terribly Wrong

Here is what I learnt from reading this article: If the adjective you are using to describe a body part could equally apply to a root vegetable, pick a different word. "The pained frenzy of his bulbous salutation," writes a minor British musician in an execrable piece of erotic fiction. Read this, then Ctrl+Alt+Delete on that Larry fan fiction you've been quietly writing during downtime at work.

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How to Break Up With Someone You Were Only Dating Because It Was Cold Outside

Some public service journalism for you as we approach the end of the cuffing season.

Illustration by Shawna X

How Lesbians Lose Their Virginity

Like you haven't wondered.

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Getting Down with the Puffy Jacket Porn Scene

Embrace the pillowy pleasures of the puffa jacket porn scene, and lust after that vintage Moncler jacket.

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A Sex Worker Explains How to Send Better Sexts

It's difficult to pick just one of Lydia Faithfull's Ask a Hooker columns, because they're all so great, but this one explaining how to send a selfie is probably the most useful. Run a bath, open the curtains for some natural lights, and always avoid fluorescent lights.

How to Bio-Hack Your Brain to Have Sex Without Getting Emotionally Attached

Yeah, it's probably bad form to include three of your own pieces in a year-end piece, but whatever: This is essential reading for anyone who's ever fallen in fake love with a one-night stand because of a stupid chemical dump in their brain. Also featuring: Cute, slutty prairie voles!

Illustration by Katherine Killeffer

How to Train Your Dungeon Monitor

Dungeon bunnies may sound cuddly and cute, but they're also really important.