Sex and Dating

A Straight Person’s Guide to Pride
Guest Post by Juanita More! Once again, Pride Month is upon us. It’s that time of the year when we gay, lesbian, trans, queer, and intersex people get to skip the lines and enjoy the rooftop views by the pool. No questions asked, no explanations offered. Really, though, Pride is

This is How the Bay Area Showed Up for Sex Workers’ Rights
Guest post by Lia Russell “FOSTA won’t fix it!” “Sex worker justice NOW!” On June 2, hundreds of chanting sex workers, labor rights advocates, families and allies took to the streets of Oakland in support of sex workers under attack on International Sex Workers Day. With Maxine Holloway and Arabelle

Eric Barry Writes: Corinne and the Cheese (Part 2)
Eric Barry Writes is a new podcast featuring pieces of writing, from poetry to short stories and all the bizarre-in-between, all presented in audio form. Think of it like short-form audiobooks with some flare. This week’s episode we continue with the story of a woman’s quest to come to terms with

The Sexiest World Cup Athletes 2018
The U.S. is not in the World Cup, so you might just root for the hottest World Cup players you would most enjoy having sex with. These are the players you would probably most enjoy having sex with, or at least enjoy watching them work, sweat, play, and remove their

What It’s Like Being Married to a Nonbinary Person in a Binary World
Guest Post by Max Silver We live in a world conditioned to believe there are only two genders: man and woman, boy and girl. Likewise, our minds are geared towards binary thinking-patterns. Everything is right or wrong, odd or even, yes or no, up or down, black or white. The

How to Fight for Sex Worker Justice
Welcome to Brain-Throbs & Blow Jobs, a new column that highlights the great minds and perspectives of Bay Area sex workers through interviews and photo portraits. Come support your local sex workers this Saturday at the Sex Worker Justice Now rally in downtown Oakland. June 2 is International Sex Worker’s Day,

Broke-Ass Honeymoon: How To Do It On A Shoestring
This article is specifically designed to be helpful for the thrifty young married couple who wants to have a honeymoon and is willing to make a few sacrifices to be able to afford it. Utilizing these strategies, my husband and I were able to have a whirlwind 2 week vacation in Europe, visiting Barcelona, Florence, Venice, Rome and Naples

Eric Barry Writes: Corinne and the Cheese (Part 1)
Eric Barry Writes is a new podcast featuring pieces of writing, from poetry to short stories and all the bizarre-in-between, all presented in audio form. Think of it like short-form audiobooks with some flare. In this week’s episode, a woman struggling with life inside and outside the bedroom finds the answers