Are Zoomers … Prudish?
Until recently, the media bombarded us with cautionary tales about adolescent promiscuity. Now, they’re worrying about teens eschewing sex. Why do we wring our hands over the sex lives of young people?
Sexuality
Why Is Bisexuality Still Being Erased?
Researchers have historically categorized people as either gay or straight, only recently acknowledging bisexuality as its own identity. But they still won't take it seriously.
That Time Barbie and I Had an Epiphany
The writer never imagined identifying with Barbie. But Greta Gerwig’s thought-provoking portrait of the doll’s rude awakening of experiencing misogyny in the real world mirrored the author’s own coming-out experience.
It’s Time to Stop Mystifying Women’s Sexuality
Culture has consistently litigated women's desire to the point of spectacle. But it's really not that complicated.
She’s Finally Having It
Spike Lee's Netflix serial adaptation of "She's Gotta Have It" is the latest example that pop culture is FINALLY starting to represent female sexuality on our terms.
Talking With Ruby Karp, the Upright Teen Feminist Citizen
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.
What Can the Lesbian Handmaids Teach Us About Resistance?
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.
Can Issa Rae’s “Insecure” Start a Sexual Revolution?
The star and creator of the HBO series, who earned a Golden Globe last week, is blazing a trail for doing something quite simple: portraying authentic Black sexual relationships on TV.
Did the Sexual Revolution Liberate Women?
Helen Gurley Brown encouraged women to sleep their way to the top. Feminist Kate Millett warned that sex wasn't necessarily a weapon. Guess which message endured?
My Year of Relearning “Yes”
In her desire to love and be loved, Kerry Neville often felt like she had to say yes when she meant no. Until the day she discovered the true meaning of consent.