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Is There a “Right Way” To Have Public Sex?

Your girlfriend loved gym bathroom sex but you’re not so sure you wanna do it again. Also: how to feel…

the team

Oct 3, 2025

Green slime drips down from the top and sides of the image. Against a black background, there is a black and white photo of a woman with long, dark hair wearing a sweater. She holds up one hand and opens her mouth as if she's screaming. On her left, there is a pink dildo.

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Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Dirty Dildo

We both froze as we heard what can only be described as…a queef of confusion.

Cruel Valentine

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Oct 17, 2022

The background is black. Green slime trickles down from the border of the image. In the center, there is a black and white photo of a curvy white woman in dark leggings and a light sweatshirt. She wears a headhunt in her long hair and covers her face with one hand and looks embarrassed.

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Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Lost Butt Plug

I had them lean over my bed, and that’s when I saw it: My submissive’s hungry hole had swallowed the butt plug.

Carly S.

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Oct 10, 2022

Against a beige background, text reads, "Tribbing." The T is larger than the other letters. On the right, there is a vintage cartoon image of a white woman white short, black hair and bangs wearing a blue top with white polka dots, a white collar, and white cuffs on the sleeves. She holds one hand in their air and holds up scissors in the other hand.

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: T Is for Tribbing

Rubbing your bits against another hot bod is both physically and visually pleasurable, no matter what you call it.

Ro White

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Oct 6, 2022

A cartoon image shows Veronica from Archie Comics, who has long, black hair with bands and wears a yellow top with a plunging neckline. She leans back in bed against a pink pillow with red trim with her hands behind her head. Her lower half is covered by a pink blanket. Red hearts swirl through the air around her. A white and brown lamp is on her pink bedside table to the right. Against the black background, yellow text reads: "Power bottom."

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: P Is for Power Bottom

Perhaps the power bottom is in the eye of the be(hole)der.

Ro White

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Sep 1, 2022

A pop art in the style of a 1950s comic of a woman laying in bed at night, she looks terrified. Above her in the dark is bright yellow lettering: L, Lesbian Bed Death"

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The Gay B C’s of Sex: L Is for Lesbian Bed Death

Why did the term “lesbian bed death” stick around in the queer imagination? Well, it’s catchy. And it’s scary!

Ro White

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Aug 4, 2022

Against a yellow background, a light orange purse is slightly open, revealing two bright pink, silicone sex toys peeking out.

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I’m a Bisexual Woman With Genital Herpes — Here’s What’s in My Sex Bag

After my diagnosis, I thought my sex life was over. I was wrong.

Cam Smith

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Jul 5, 2022

A person with light skin lying on white sheets, hugging a white pillow, which is obscuring their face

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You Need Help: Will I Be A Virgin Forever?

There are a lot of harmful messages in our society about lack of experience, specifically about virginity. But you have so many things to offer, things which are far more…

Darcy

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Jun 28, 2022

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Needle Play Brings Me Back into My Body Over and Over Again

Editor’s Note: This essay includes descriptions of piercings with hypodermic needles and blood in a BDSM context and brief references to self-harm. Needles are an edge. They encompass many spheres…

kittenvalentine

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Jun 11, 2022

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Is There a “Right Way” To Have Public Sex?

Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Dirty Dildo

Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Lost Butt Plug

The Gay B C’s of Sex: T Is for Tribbing

The Gay B C’s of Sex: P Is for Power Bottom

The Gay B C’s of Sex: L Is for Lesbian Bed Death

I’m a Bisexual Woman With Genital Herpes — Here’s What’s in My Sex Bag

You Need Help: Will I Be A Virgin Forever?

Needle Play Brings Me Back into My Body Over and Over Again

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