sex
With “WAP,” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Honor Women’s Pleasure
“WAP” is a reclamation.
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Love No Limit: Masturbation Opens Women up to Power, Play, and Pleasure
Pleasure is a human right.
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So Wonderful and Warm: In “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles Centers Women’s Euphoria
In “Watermelon Sugar,” women’s sexual bliss is the entire event.
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Sex Workers Have Always Known That Zoom Is Anti-sex. Now, the Public Knows Too.
As we move into a more permanent online existence, people should be paying more attention to issues of surveillance.
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Love No Limit: Exploring Sexual Fantasy during the Pandemic
We only have shame about our sexual thoughts or desires because we don’t openly discuss how natural and human they are.
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“Too Hot to Handle” Is a Conservative Nightmare of a Reality Dating Show
The premise is simple: for the duration of the season, no one can have sex.
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Come as You Are: Orgasms Prioritize Pleasure in the Midst of Pain
Orgasms can be restorative for pelvic-pain patients because orgasming helps them experience a “healing trust” that reconnects them with their need for sexual pleasure and intimacy.
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Sex Re-Education: Netflix Offers a New Spin on Teen Virginity
Though teen dramas claim to empower girls, toxic patterns prevent their characters from fulfilling their potential.
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The Final Frontier: With “Sex Education,” Netflix Expands the Pleasure Discourse
The centralizing of pleasure is what makes Sex Education shine.
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Paranormal Boyfriends, Purity Myths, and Practical Virgins: The Literature of Losing It
Being abstinent in these books is not empowering for female characters; instead, it’s a consequence of decisions enforced by their male counterparts.
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