How to Be a Better Partner When Someone Discloses an STI
If someone tells you they have an STI, take a breath before you respond. That person may be nervous. They may be embarrassed. They may be afraid of being rejected, jud...
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How to Talk About Safer Sex Without Making It Awkward
Let us tell the truth, sweetlings: talking about safer sex can feel awkward. But so can pretending you are fine with something when you are not. So can wondering later...
Read ArticlePride, Parties, and Safer Sex Planning
Pride, parties, festivals, drag shows, bars, after-hours adventures, hotel lobbies, pool decks, dance floors, and spontaneous “where is this night going?” moments can...
Read ArticleRed Flags on Hookup Apps
Hookup apps can be wonderful. They can also be chaotic little portals where charm, desire, impatience, loneliness, and bad judgment all share one profile grid. Most pe...
Read ArticleSafer Sex 101: What It Actually Means
Safer sex is not just about condoms, beloveds — though condoms certainly deserve their moment in the spotlight. Safer sex is about making informed, respectful, and int...
Read ArticleSafer Sex for Anal Sex
Anal sex can be pleasurable, intimate, playful, intense, tender, casual, romantic, or simply not for you. All are valid. But because the anus and rectum are delicate a...
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