TV Jennifer Stewart Jan 20, 2026

‘Heated Rivalry’ Renewed My Faith in Sex With Men

Jennifer Stewart Jan 20, 2026

After years of unsatisfying relationships, the writer had reason to believe that sex with men could never be equitable. But the hot, sexy new HBO series about a secret romance between two male hockey rivals has given her hope.

Excerpt Tristan Taormino Sep 6, 2023

The Sex Education of Gen X’s Most Revolutionary Sex Educator

Tristan Taormino Sep 6, 2023

Sexpert and activist Tristan Taormino taught a generation of people that anal sex was not the sole domain of gay men. In this poignant excerpt from A PART OF THE HEART CAN'T BE EATEN, the debut memoirist recounts her late father's coming out experience alongside her own.

Sex Sara Youngblood Gregory Aug 31, 2021

Why Sex Needs To Be About More Than Orgasms

Sara Youngblood Gregory Aug 31, 2021

Changing what "counts" as pleasurable sex is the first step to closing the orgasm gap between genders.

An illustration of a woman aging over time.

That’s What She Said Emily Flake Jan 11, 2019

Middle-Aged Women and the Men Who Disdain Them

Emily Flake Jan 11, 2019

Novelist Yann Moix says women 50 and over are invisible to him. But should our visibility really rely on whether men like him desire us?

The cover of "Earth Hates Me: True Confessions From a Teenage Girl" with a photo of its author Ruby Karp.

Adolescence Kate Tuttle Oct 10, 2017

Talking With Ruby Karp, the Upright Teen Feminist Citizen

Kate Tuttle Oct 10, 2017

Our parenting columnist sits down with the 17-year-old author of 'Earth Hates Me' and learns why some girls recoil at the word "feminist" while still embracing its principles.

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#TheResistance Megan Rubiner Zinn Oct 5, 2017

Screw You, GOP! And Everyone Else, While We’re At It!

Megan Rubiner Zinn Oct 5, 2017

The Trump administration is going full-on Handmaid’s Tale dystopia. But the writer has an idea for revolt that might just enrage the Right and boost morale on the Left.

A photo of writer Carrie Borzillo holding her cat

pets Carrie Borzillo Aug 4, 2017

Sex and the Kitty

Carrie Borzillo Aug 4, 2017

When writer Carrie Borzillo's new boyfriend moved in, she was excited for a new man in her bed. Her cat Aidan had other ideas.

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Feminism Stacey Patton Jun 26, 2017

Is Outrage Addiction Derailing Our Most Important Conversations?

Stacey Patton Jun 26, 2017

Social media could be the ideal space to discuss our collective rage against an increasingly terrifying world. So why have we turned it into a boxing ring where we’re fighting each other?

A still of Alexis Bedel in the Handmaids Tail

BDSM Tina Horn Jun 13, 2017

What Can the Lesbian Handmaids Teach Us About Resistance?

Tina Horn Jun 13, 2017

There's a limit to how much the horrors exacted on the “gender traitors” of Gilead can suppress them because, as sexpert Tina Horn explains, queer sexuality inherently rejects the patriarchy.

A still from the show "The Handmaid's Tale"

Corruption Robin Marty Jun 1, 2017

‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ Ep. 8: Would You Rather Be a Handmaid or a Jezebel?

Robin Marty Jun 1, 2017

As it turns out, the sanctimonious evangelical Commanders are just as hypocritical and corrupt in dystopic Gilead as their evangelical GOP lawmaking counterparts in present-day U.S.A.