We’re not imagining ourselves in loving relationships, dialogue and all, as we get ourselves off. And we’re definitely not lighting scented candles and applying body lotion to create a sensuous environment. “I think I masturbate more when I’m stressed.” “You masturbate?” This conversation I had with a male friend embodies the surprise a lot of people express when […]
Female sexuality is often defined in terms of what men want. Sprout Pharmaceuticals is on the warpath. The pill company keeps applying, now for the third time, to authorize sales of a drug called flibanserin, which has been nicknamed “female Viagra,” but the FDA just keeps turning it down. Sprout would like you to believe it’s […]
Any kind of societal or internalized conditioning that makes a woman feel ashamed about owning and embracing her sexuality has got to go. A few years ago I was asked to participate in a storytelling show. The piece I read was called “My Vibrator Story.” I had written it in a workshop and test read the […]
My doctors told me that I’d be able have intercourse after my surgery. But I didn’t care about just being a ‘penis receptacle,’ I wanted to know if I’d enjoy it. I feel like I should start this story at the end, or at least tell you what kind of ending it is going to […]
