Stacey Jacobs
Sexplanations: Childish Pleasures
Before children begin puberty, masturbation is not a sexual behaviour. It is not driven by sexual needs, wants or fantasies, the way it often is for adults.
If your child touches themselves it does not mean they are developing in a sexually unhealthy way. This behaviour is not harmful to your child. In fact, it is often a healthy behaviour. Exploring and getting to know one’s own body is important.
Sexplantations: Single and Satisfied
I recently attended a workshop about loneliness, which I often think about in terms of intimate relationships. It’s...
Sexplanations: Good for nothing stigma
It is a popular misconception that only certain types of people have abortions or contract STIs. But people of all ages, ethnicities, religions, cultures and income levels have abortions. STIs do not care who a person is, how much money they make, or how many people they have slept with. When opportunity knocks, STIs answer.
Sexplanations: Romance and Friendship
Do you know a happy couple? You know, with the type of relationship many people are looking for: they laugh together, they cry together, they take on the world together. You may wish you knew their secret or you might want to barf. Either way, this couple probably has a relationship based on a deep friendship.
Sexplanations: Teaching Consent
By giving children the choice of whether or not to be touched, and teaching them to respect their body and the bodies of others, we are teaching and normalizing respect and consent in the next generation of adults. And this is a good thing.
Sexplanations: Holiday Gift Guide
This holiday season, why not give the gift of pleasure, health and sexy times to the ones we love—and the ones we don’t, but have to buy gifts for?
To Kegel or Not to Kegel?
Most people have heard about the magical Kegel exercises, believed to strengthen and tighten the vaginal muscles, allowing them to do mischievous and marvellous things...
Sexplanations: Truffle Butter
Stacey Jacobs COLUMNIST I was recently asked by a friend if I knew what truffle butter was. I...
Sexplanations: Abortion pill in Canada
The drug, marketed as Mifegymiso in Canada, is expected to be available by January 2016 and a prescription will be necessary to purchase it.