sexual-health

Sometimes being a straight cis sex-positive feminist and finding a local scene that I fit into can be hard. That’s why I was so thrilled when I first heard about I’d Tap That and their monthly #CrushTO parties! I’d Tap That is the brainchild of Jesse Rae West, Khadeja Wilkinson, and Caitlin K. Roberts. Khadeja… Read More »

Have you got a rash in your gash? A lesion in your region? A bump on your rump? A stinging on your ding-a-ling? Strange discharge from Mr. Large? Your urine got ya burnin’? Seeing red on the head? Well. I spent a good half an hour on the civic holiday rhyming gross things with body… Read More »

I’m sure by now a lot of you have heard of the 23 deaths associated with Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills. It’s a pretty scary issue that affects many young Canadian women. I personally was a little frightened by the news considering I took Yasmin for three years. I’ve been off Yasmin for about… Read More »

When I heard about The Unslut Project, a tumblr account which aims to combat slut shaming by posting the entries of a preteen’s diary, I was intrigued. There is something so exciting about other people’s diaries. The secrets hidden in their pages. The stories that slowly unfold over individual entries. The biased, earnest narration and unabashed honesty. The UnSlut Project has all of it and more. Writing under… Read More »

With  over 15 years and countless movies and books under her belt, Tristan Taormino is a veteran of the feminist porn industry. Her latest project is “The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure” which she co-edited with a number of other heavy-hitters from the world of feminist porn. And although she’s happily been… Read More »

For over 10 years, Lorraine Hewitt—better known by her stage name CoCo La Creme—has been performing burlesque with her troupe Skin Tight Outta Sight and working as a sex educator at Good For Her. She will also be moderating a panel discussion following this year’s screening of the Feminist Porn Awards. We caught up with… Read More »