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Story • Crying over spilt milk

15 May 2018
In the street, a big sign draws my attention. It showcases a beautiful young woman, clean and neat, her hair done, not a dark circle in sight, breastfeeding a baby, smiling. The sign reads “We’re all born organic,” as if this idyllic representation of motherhood was not far enough removed from the reality of...

Article • The Potential of Romantic Algorithms

9 May 2018
Like research in psychology, many sexological studies present the very real limit of the non-representativeness of their samples. Documented in scientific literature...

Story • First Meeting

17 April 2018
Marvellous scent! The scent of blood, milk, amniotic fluid, and vernix. The scent of soft, sweet, intoxicating skin. It lingers briefly: a week at most. The joyous scent of birth, emerging from you...

Article • Heterogeneous Reasons for Late-in-life Virginity

10 April 2018
For a long time, youth sexuality was mainly examined through its associated issues, such as sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), and unplanned pregnancies....

Article • An Ode to Menopausal Vulvas

4 April 2018
Menopausal vulvas are rather unpopular. We don’t speak of them, don’t think of them—we don’t know anything about them. When I bring them up, I am confronted...

Story • Easy Girl

27 March 2018
It’s 7:30 PM. My palms are sweaty, and there’s this knot in my stomach. I’ve changed outfits three times already. A skirt, a pair of jeans, or a dress? A T-shirt, a (somewhat) low-cut sweater, or a ...

Article • Erotic Glasses

20 March 2018
If glasses usually compensate for a deficiency, or correct vision disorders, they also highlight the individuality of those who wear them and “nowadays belong ...

Article • Ethics and Morals Regarding Sexuality (Part II)

6 March 2018
In this second text, I present the Canadian social morality regarding sexuality and make the link between personal ethics and the sexo-ethical approach......

Story • She Cried Because She Was Suffering

6 March 2018
Recently, she broke down in tears in her psychologist’s office, overwhelmed by her inability to be intimate with a guy—to kiss, to touch, etc. She cried because society insists that she should be able ...

Article • Bisexuality: Invisibility (as a) Means (to) Freedom

28 February 2018
June 2017. Pride in Bordeaux is in full swing. As I approach one of the mobile kiosks, I notice that, although the bear and transgender pride flags hang...

Article • Ethics and Morals Regarding Sexuality (Part I)

21 February 2018
This article in two parts aims to clarify notions of ethics and morality regarding sexuality......

Story • Catcalling in the Tropics

14 February 2018
Sometimes, exoticism manifests as white skin, a slender build, and light brown hair. As a woman from the north with translucent skin, occasionally tinged green, blushingly pink, or pastel yellow....

Article • Female Sexual Crimes: From Taboo to Recognition

6 February 2018
A brief overview with the members of my entourage concerning women who commit sexual assaults on children led me to examine......

Article • Intimate Hair Removal: Between Norms and Arrangements (Part II)

30 January 2018
As seen in part I of this article, hair and the control over it are linked to the history of the West. Alternating between periods of relaxation...

Article • Intimate Hair Removal: Between Norm and Arrangements (Part I)

16 January 2018
During an afternoon of unproductive work, I was nonchalantly hanging out on social networks when a photo shared by one of my contacts caught my ...

Article • Sexual Orientation: Imperfect Indicator of Sexual Experiences and Practices

9 January 2018
The sexuality of women who have sex with women is poorly documented. The few studies that have focused on the sexuality of WSW note that they begin their sexual lives earlier and report a higher number of sexual partners than their heterosexual counterparts....