Erectile Dysfunction and Men’s Health

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I often say that whatever is going on in your life shows up in your sex life. Usually, though, I’m talking about how relationship dynamics, unspoken resentments, unresolved issues, or old emotions can affect things. It’s really common for individuals and couples to seek a therapist for help with their sex lives when the real problem is […]

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The Slippery Slope of Reporting Sex Research: Anal Sex & Lubricants

I’ve been telling people how to have safe anal sex for a long time and one consistent bit of information is that you need to use a lubricant. Lube makes anal sex feel better and reduces the risk of hurting delicate tissues, so it’s one of the key factors when exploring anal play. Imagine my […]

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Sex-Positivity, Setting Boundaries, Hearing Boundaries

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I recently wrote about some of the things that I see causing conflict between sex-positivity and feminism. There’s quite a bit more to unpack here and I’ve been sitting with it for a while. It seems to me that these two movements have a lot to offer each other and could be really strong allies, […]

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Spiderman Offers Sex Advice (back in 1976)

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Via Erosblog.com Back in 1976, everybody’s favorite webslinger (well, everyone but J. Jonah Jameson, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the Kingpin and other baddies), teamed up with Planned Parenthood to offer some safer sex advice to the kiddies. While some of the info is out of date (like “A doctor can cure [VD] with a […]

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What Responsibility Does the Media Have Around Safer Sex?

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Clipped from: www.vancouversun.com by clp.ly The Vancouver Sun has an article today about the potential impact of the mainstream media on safer sex practices in which they quote an editorial by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania: The media is influencing their normative beliefs about sex: whether or not […]

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Free Event: Prostate Play and Pleasure April 7, 6:30 pm

Guys- are you looking for some new ways to experience pleasure? Want to try something new? I’m presenting a free, one-hour workshop tomorrow night at our Berkeley store all about the prostate. This workshop is open to anyone interested in exploring their own or their partner’s prostate, so come on down and find out how […]

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How to Become a Sexuality Educator

I get a lot of calls and emails from people who want to become sex educators and I’m always really happy to help people figure out where to get the training they need. But it can be tricky because there are many paths that people take to become sex educators and many different ways of […]

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