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The "articles" section offers exclusive texts on sexological issues. For the production of content, Les 3 sex* relies on external collaborations. Before publication, all publications are evaluated and revised by our reading committee. Opinions expressed in the publications, however, are not an expression of the organization’s position, and only represent the points of view of the authors. Please note it is a possibility that some texts published do not represent all the gender identities of our magazine’s readership. To submit an article or a story, click here.

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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....

Article • Instruction Manual for a Subversive Usage of the Speculum (Part III)

20 December 2017
Some ideas seem to stick with us forever. They end up living inside and changing us in spite of ourselves. ...

Story • Shotgun!

12 December 2017
I’m still digging through my lecture notes, not sure what I’m looking for, but clearly it’s not there. PowerPoint slides, but no handwritten notes. No colourful doodles, no notes to myself, no links ...

Story • Chronology of a Revolution

5 December 2017
My circle is biased, no doubt. Nevertheless, the wind of change was in the air. Something different that no longer goes unnoticed. Was our minority becoming the majority?...

Story • Never Walk Alone

28 November 2017
I was walking with two boys, one on either side of me, close to my shoulders, and I did not like it one bit. If that doesn’t explain enough, I’ll elaborate. The first boy was very young, younger than me....

Story • Studying Sexualities: The Discovery of Oneself and the Experiencing of Others

21 November 2017
I study sexualities. When asked what my profession is by friends, at dinner parties or by new acquaintances, I answer, somewhat provocatively: “sex.” I am deeply interested in how individuals meet, ...

Article • The Profuse Misconceptions of the Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive

16 November 2017
When I was 8 years old, I found out what menstruation is and I dreaded the day they would arrive. When I was 10, I heard about hysterectomies and I feared...

Story • Sexologiquement vôtre

7 November 2017
Long ago, I succumbed to her charms. Helpless, irresistibly drawn to her. Yet, I fled her, I confess, into arms that offered greater safety and stability. However, after all this time, I have returned...

Article • Instruction Manual for a Subversive Usage of the Speculum (Part II)

31 October 2017
In light of the sociohistorical context in which the speculum was created and the way it was first used in North America and Europe on marginalized bodies, i.e. those of black women and women...

Article • Facebook and Couple: Jealousy, When You Hit me

24 October 2017
Over the last decade, the era of social media has been marked by Facebook’s rise to power. Since its creation, Facebook has continued to prosper, ...

Story • Believing in Fairy Tales

6 October 2017
I don't want this text to come across as a sweeping generalization; I simply want to share a part of my life as honestly as possible. Growing up, like many young girls, I was swayed by tales of princesses ...

Story • Hide that belly that I cannot bear to see…

26 September 2017
My name is Geneviève, I’m 34 years old. I’m the mother of a two-and-a-half-year-old child and another one growing inside me for almost six months now. I’m an actress and a sexology student. I graduated...