This also appeared in the Good Vibrations Magazine. Unless you’ve been avoiding the news lately, you’re probably aware that Tiger Woods is in the middle of the latest celebrity sex scandal. And I think that the media kerfulffle over this has a lot to tell us about what we think about sex. The first thing […]

The Guttmacher Institute has just released a report that shows that worldwide increases in contraception use between 1995-2003 led to a reduction in the number of unintended pregnancies and therefore abortions. Now, that seems pretty obvious to me, but there’s some backstory to this. At the same time that contraception has become more widely available, […]

This has been floating around the internet for a few weeks- I’ve received links to at least 5 different sites posting it. But I still want to post it here becuse I think it’s that important. When discussing tips for preventing sexual assault, almost all of the ideas are about changing people’s behavior so they […]

Via Facebook (thanks, Jen!) Spread the word! There’s a new support group forming for intersex folks at New Leaf Services in San Francisco. See below for deets. Also relevant for intersex folks and the people in their lives is Advocates for Informed Choice, a legal advocacy group for children born with variations of sexual anatomy […]

I’ve written about Exhale before, but I want to mention them again. Exhale is a hotline for women who are considering or have had an abortion and their partners. Almost all of the resources and support around abortion come from anti-abortion groups and they tend to use incredibly judgmental and shaming language, provide inaccurate information, […]

It seems like there’s a spa for everything these days. I just found out about Phit, a vaginal spa that opened up in New York. Phit stands for “pelvic health integrated techniques” and their goal is to help women develop better pelvic health. (Note- that photo is just one I found online. It’s not a […]

Via Feministing Be prepared to be amazed. It turns out that many of the websites offering information about sexual health have wrong information. According to a Stanford School of Medicine’s press release, even some highly trusted sites like WebMD have inaccurate info about things like birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and Pap exams. In all […]