Sexplanations: Picking the Right Birth Control Option
I often get asked: “What is the best kind of birth control?” The short answer is the best kind of birth control is unique to each person. However, the most ...
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Sexplanations: I’ll Have a Blue (Balls) Christmas Without You
It is possible you just may have a blue balls holiday without your special someone(s); but that’s not the end of the world. Let me explain. I have heard the ...
Sexplanations: It’s (NOT) Supposed to Hurt
Pain during sex is not normal, so why do we think it is?...
Sexplanations: Getting Cliterate and The Importance of Pleasure Education
The school year has begun with a 20-year-old sexual health curriculum. A curriculum which does not discuss consent, diversity in relationships, gender identity,...
Sexplanations: Time For A New Back-To-School You
Although January marks the beginning of the calendar year, I have always thought of September as the beginning. The beginning of the school year, a fresh oppor...
Sexplanations: Teaching Sexual Education In Today’s Ontario
With an outdated curriculum, how will educators navigate teaching sexual health to our kids?...
Sexplanations: Sex for the Young, Sex for the Old
People of all ages have sex, and this would include people who are older. Intimate sex, kinky sex, sex with themselves, sex with others, quickies, sex that last...
Sexplanations: Let’s Talk About Circumcision
“Should I circumcise my baby?” A question I get asked often. Parents are of course talking about penis circumcision (the partial or complete removal of the fore...
Sexplanations: Celebrating Menstruation
The uterus. Everyone’s first home. It protected us, grew with us, and propelled us into the world. The uterus played such an important role in all of our li...
Sexplanations: Using the Right Words
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt me”: a school yard chant I said many times growing up. I now know that names can hurt, they can ...