Menstruation and Menstrual Health
Menstruation gets treated culturally as background noise, an inconvenience to manage quietly and move past. Major medical bodies treat it very diffe…
Relationship & Sex Education
Puberty and Physical Changes
Puberty doesn't happen all at once, and it doesn't happen in a random order either. Decades of longitudinal research have mapped both the pr…
External and Internal Genital Anatomy
Most people have never seen an accurate, complete diagram of their own genital anatomy, and the anatomy most of us picture is smaller and simpler th…
Male and Female Reproductive Systems
Almost everyone learned the "28-day cycle" and the "64-day sperm cycle" as fixed facts in school. Large-scale research using rea…
Building a Healthy Sexual Mindset
Table of Contents T wo people can have nearly identical bodies, nearly identical relationships, and nearly identical sexual histories, an…
The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur
The complete Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur: the tribute of Athenian youths, the Labyrinth of Crete, the thread of Ariadne, and the hero’s v…
Sexual Autonomy and Personal Responsibility
Autonomy and responsibility get treated as opposites in everyday conversation, as though having more control over your choices means bearing more bl…
Making Informed Sexual Decisions
Most sexual decisions are not made in a calm, well lit room with plenty of time to think. They're made in the middle of an evening that's al…