The Talk
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Six tips to embrace your naked body
We all have varying levels of comfort with nakedness, from stadium-streaker to never-nude. If you’re a Tobias Fünke type, don’t blame yourself. Frankly, Western society has a weird relationship with...
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Five steamy TV shows to watch with your bedroom door closed
When you find yourself with a little privacy and leisure time on your hands, the imagination can be a wonderful thing. Sometimes, however, it doesn’t quite cut it. Enter: steamy...
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My second date turned into an orgy
Dating is a crazy game. Sometimes you’re about to meet the person you’ll spend the rest of your life with - other times you meet someone who will spontaneously introduce...
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4 tips to talk about sex with your child
Ah, the birds and the bees chat. An excruciating thought for some, but talking about sex with your child at the right time, and in the right way is incredibly...
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Navigating awkward sex
As we know, sex happens between two supermodels on a backdrop of intense yearning, lust and perfect lighting. Sex is when two parties orgasm in perfect unison after exactly three...
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Love where you live: four stories of housemate hookups
Kitchen rendezvous in the refrigerator light, sneaking into each other’s rooms, going out together and then going home together, keeping secrets from your other housemates - becoming involved with someone...
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The rise of the situationship
Are you sleeping together, but not together together? In the ever-evolving landscape of modern dating, a term has emerged that pretty much perfectly captures the complexities and nuances of being...
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How to use your vibrator with your partner
Things with your partner are going really well. They've met your friends, they've met your family, is it finally time for them to meet... your vibrator. Chances are if you...
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Animals that debunk the gender binary
In a world where society often simplifies gender into a binary concept (two distinct categories of masculine and feminine), it's easy to forget that nature has a way of challenging...
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Let’s talk about edging
Edging. Ever heard of it? You most likely have - we’re always talking about the newest, greatest way to have bigger, better orgasms. Edging has been not-so-quietly doing the trick...
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5 reasons to get an STI test
People have sex, and STIs happen. If you're sexually active, getting tested for sexually transmitted infections is an important part of self care. Smashing the stigma of STIs includes normalising...
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What kink shaming is and how NOT to do it
There are plenty of kinks out there. Some are a dime a dozen (foot fetish, we’re looking at you) and some are a bit more unique (ever heard of formicophilia,...
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The who, what, where and how guide to squirting
Squirting. Everyone’s gushing about it. To be honest, though, even the most sexually liberated or educated among us can be hard-pressed to define the elusive phenomenon of she-jaculation. Luckily there’s...
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Australia’s affirmative consent laws: what you need to know
CW: This article deals with sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. If there’s one thing we take seriously, it’s consent. Anything less than an enthusiastic, informed and...
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5 of our favourite books about love and relationships
We love the thrill of diving into a great book that illuminates the complexities of the heart. Whether it’s self-help or fiction, almost every book has something to teach us...
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Pubic hair fashion through the ages
Down-under grooming has been a wild ride of shapes, designs, and personal expression. Since caveman days, we’ve evolved to grow pubic hair as a natural barrier, shielding our most sensitive...
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5 lesbian films and TV shows for baby queers
When you grow up in a heteronormative world, figuring out your queerness can be full of euphoria, confusion, vulnerability and contentment. So what media do you consume to explore your...
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Should you always pee after sex?
Your older sister. Your best friend. Your cool aunt. If you have a vagina, one of them has probably shaken a finger at you and forewarned, “always pee after sex”....
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A comprehensive guide to anal douching: quick clean vs deep clean (part 2)
In our comprehensive guide to anal douching, [part 1], we explored the colon structure, different types of douches and some pro tips to stay safe and make douching easier. Now...
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A comprehensive guide to anal douching: pro tips and types of douches (part 1)
While anal sex and anal play can be extremely hot, the reality is that unless you’re into scat (paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from faeces), douching is an important...
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A beginner’s guide to car sex
In film and TV, car sex is depicted as sexy, steamy, and spontaneous. Foggy windows, warm light emanating from inside, an idyllic landscape stretching out beyond. There are never any...
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Five tips for pleasurable festival sex
There’s no aphrodisiac like a music festival. Hedonism is the name of the game. The tunes are pumping, the fits are impeccable, the crowd is babin’, and the vibes are...
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7 reasons to see a sexologist
Let us draw the blinds and shed some light on the mystery of sexology. What can a sexologist actually help you with? What even is sexology?
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The Golden Years: why do older people have so much sex?
You might not love the idea of your parents or grandparents having sex, let alone the visual, but guess what? They’re totally doing it. But while sex may be an...
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Six audio porn resources for self-pleasure and intimacy
We’ve all heard the hackneyed phrase: the brain is our biggest sexual organ. Reluctantly, we have to admit, it’s true. We engage our imagination all the time in fantasies, sexting,...
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Bacterial vaginosis
If you have a vagina, you’ve probably experienced vaginal discomfort. Maybe you know enough to recognise the symptoms of thrush and cystitis. But if there’s something fishy going on down there, and...
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Can you really break a penis?
What do Sloane from Grey’s Anatomy, Schmidt from the New Girl and Johnny Knoxville from real life all have in common? Their broken penises, of course. The spectre of this grim-sounding injury...
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6 of Australia’s favourite fetishes
We’re a kinky bunch down under, as it turns out. Extrapolating data from Google trends, a 2021 study outed each country’s most-searched-for kinks, and without sounding like a clickbait article,...
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Maintaining emotional and sexual intimacy in a long-distance relationship
There are three words that, when spoken together, send an immediate shiver up many spines. Long. Distance. Relationship. If a friend mentions that they’re going to try things long distance,...
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You might be wrong about herpes
You’ve probably heard about herpes before from sex-ed classes, tasteless jokes on TV, or your annual check-up – but do you really understand what it’s like to live with this...
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Applying Kama Sutra in the 21st century
You don’t have to try out every one of its acrobatic sex positions to explore the Kama Sutra. If you’ve read our previous article, Kama Sutra: A Guide To The...
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Kama Sutra: a guide to the art of pleasure
The Kama Sutra has captivated the erotic imagination of the west for centuries, but illustrations of spectacular sexual gymnastics are just a fraction of what this ancient Sanskrit text has...
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Coitus interruptus: let’s talk about the pull-out method
From the earliest records of human civilization, people have sought ways to control their fertility. It is believed that even our ancestors, in their resourcefulness, recognized the connection between sexual...
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Debunking the ‘Winning Sperm’
Ah, the thrilling race of conception! That exhilarating competition between male gametes. At the shot of the starting pistol, hundreds of millions of sperm spring from the starting block, jostling...
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Is period syncing real?
The concept of period syncing is kind of like magic, or manifesting, or fairies, or the way characters in the Twilight series imprint on each other. It sounds cool, it...
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Pillow Talk with Tamara Natt
Welcome to Pillow Talk, a series of chats with some of our favourite creatives, activists, artists and designers. Queer poet, essayist and playwright, Tamara Natt (she/they) has accomplished so much...