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Stigma, Shame, and Sexuality: Learning To Love Myself and My Foreskin
Journalist Gary Nunn writes on his experience coming to accept, and love, his body in a world that stigmatizes foreskin in an exclusive essay for Cashmere Magazine.
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Sex Work Isn’t Sex Ed: Why We Need Comprehensive, Fact-Backed, Sexual Education
Cashmere contributor S. Nicole Lane explores the advocacy around comprehensive sex ed. Spearheaded by sex workers and activist groups, out of necessity, why are they calling for better sexual education, and what is their role in it?
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Influenced: Social Media Wellness Culture Is Pushing Women Away From Contraception. Are Their Fears Valid?
Cashmere Magazine contributor Rachel Harmon looks into the concerning trend of young women turning to influencers for advice on reproductive health.
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Disabled People Have Desires — But Overmedicalization Impacts Our Sexuality
Cashmere contributor Hannah Shewan Stevens recounts her experiences with overmedicalization and how it impacted her sexuality, breaking down the concept alongside Ness Cooper.
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Transitioning Saved My (Sex) Life: On Gender, Pleasure, and Exploration
“When you first begin to experience the effects of transitioning for the first time, it can be liberatory. You begin to feel what it’s like to belong in your body for the first time, to not feel like a stranger in your own life.”
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Hypersexuality, Trauma, and Healing: Reclaiming My Body After Violence
“Many looked down on my choices, some expressed pity, and countless others questioned me relentlessly. Why was I so into sex if I was really an abuse survivor? Was I telling the truth? What was wrong with me?”
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Lights! Camera! Wet Wipes! Can Intimacy Coordinators Make Porn Sets Safer?
“Intimacy coordinators can ensure sets are broadly safer – including STI testing and a consent and boundaries list.”
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When My Partner Became My Caregiver, Our Relationship Couldn’t Recover
“I felt more like a chore than a partner. In the same way an overworked nurse delivers assistance, the care he offered felt perfunctory and routine. My health issues had become a nuisance for him.”
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How To Use An Internal (Formerly Female) Condom
“The internal condom is up to 95% effective against pregnancy, STDs, and STIs.”
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Quick nut: Has unfettered access to free internet porn killed men’s sexual stamina? Experts say it could play a part
“Academics have long been criticizing our porn habits, suggesting it can turn you off from real sex and stop you from completing basic mental tasks.”
