When autism and gender are inextricably linked — He painted his nails for our first date. Blue polish with little specs of color sprinkled throughout, like confetti. His hair was also a vibrant blue, longish and swept to the side. The color of his glasses? You guessed it — blue frames. I was instantly attracted to his physical…

Trying to save a 14-year relationship for years, and finally breaking up — No one can say I didn’t try. Well, except my husband. My soon-to-be-ex-husband, I mean. He accused me of not trying to save our relationship. He said it to me a little over a month ago, when he started a conversation I wasn’t expecting. To be clear, I wasn’t expecting…

This rarely talked-about oral sex technique can give your partner with a vulva mind-blowing orgasms and create a deeper bond — I’ve recently begun my own sexual revolution. What started as a much-anticipated journey into polyamory turned into finding a partner who fulfills my every need and desire — and then some. The past 10 months have been highly eventful as far as learning new ways that my body loves to…

A personal study on how to “come” together — Lately, I’ve been having sex more often and experiencing more physical and emotional fulfillment than I ever have with previous partners. I have to give credit where credit is due. I’m having amazing, world-shifting sex because I now have a partner who is comfortable with communicating all about sex. He…

A counter-argument — Recently, I came across a health article that inspired me, but in the opposite way in which it was intended. After reading “Your Desire To Lose Weight Is Absolutely Rooted In Fatphobia” by Rosalyn Morris, I want to put my own opinion out there— backed by some research. A few…

My partner and I explore an intense form of erotic play — Author’s Note Even when partners are careful and consenting, choking carries inherent health risks, such as brain damage and sudden death. Strangulation was identified as the most common cause of death in BDSM-related fatalities in a literature review of case reports from 1986 to 2020. Experts do not recommend choking…

Boost or no Boost, your story can make a real impact — Whether you love or hate seeing Boost stories in your feed, it only helps us as writers to learn everything we can about which stories do well (and which stories don’t) on our chosen platform for publishing our words. Sure, we can get that by reading about it from Medium…

Sure, it’s all so hot at first — I’m not here to hop on a pedestal and judge you for cheating on your partner. That would be super hypocritical of me because I’ve done it myself. On several occasions. Both while I was married and while I was in a domestic partnership. As unhappy as I was in…

The challenges of parenting we’re afraid to talk about — My 16-year-old son told me recently that he and his girlfriend were planning to have sex for the first time. It may seem odd for a teenage boy to initiate a conversation with his mom about sex, but I’ve always assured him that he can talk to me about anything…