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Welcome to NSFW Sunday! A short one this week for obvious reasons. Take care of yourselves and each other out there.
+ Maybe you think it’s time to fuck. Maybe you think it isn’t. I welcome all debate.
+ Cranberry juice does not cure UTIs. (It may or may not prevent them.):
“There are two separate issues here that, somewhere in the twisted game of telephone from research to doctor to patient, ended up being confused: prevention and treatment. Prevention happens before you get sick — in this case, the idea is that cranberries will stop you from getting a UTI. Treatment happens after you’re sick — it (hopefully) cures an existing UTI, restoring your urinary tract to its non-bacteria riddled happy state. So before we go deep into the science on this, I want to say up front that research is still unclear as to whether cranberry products can prevent UTIs. But there’s one place where research is not divided: cranberry is not a treatment. It does not cure UTIs once you have them. Chugging it will not miraculously clear up your bacterial infection. Taking the pills will not soothe the burning when you pee. If you have a UTI, you need a doctor, not the juice section of the grocery store.”
+ The Republican party thinks porn is a public health crisis. It’s not, obviously. If there is a public sexual-health-related crisis, lack of comprehensive, accurate sex education is behind it. Prop 60 may have been defeated, but porn stars fear the future.
+ A lot of bad things can happen when you go through a significant other’s phone. Instead of that, try mutual trust, honestly and respect. Also get them to have a stronger passcode, just in case.
+ At Oh Joy Sex Toy, Erika Moen reviewed the Crave Vesper, a vibrator you can wear like a necklace.
+ This glossary for online dating will explain “cuffing season” or “thirst trap” to you.
+ Vaginal health is changing, and credit in part belongs to women like Emily and Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung, of pubic hair and skincare brand Fur; Ida Tin, founder of period app Clue; Natalie Brito, creator of sexual health app biem; and more.
+ Victorians had some really weird ideas about sex, notes Therese Oneill, author of Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners, in an interview at the Millions.
+ From the Autostraddle Lesbian Sex Archives: here’s what to do if you think you’re bad at sex:
“Try new things until you figure out what works. This is important for responding to activity partners, and it’s important for your own growth and development as a sexual being. There might be something you think you like that might be terrible in real life, or best left as a fantasy, or that works in some ways but not others, or that is the only way to want to fuck for the next three months. There is a reason people refer to sexy times as “play.” Sex is a weird and awesome thing that sometimes makes no sense and sometimes is the only thing that makes sense and it is always supposed to be fun, so have fun with it.
If you don’t have someone to practice with, practice on your own. Masturbate furiously. Find out what you like and let you brain carry you in different directions.”
