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Why Are So Many Trans Mascs Pups?

When a couple trans masc friends are into pup play, it’s a coincidence. When half of the trans men I…

Max Gross

Apr 24, 2024

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I Unicorned for a Couple at a Quirky Rural Swingers Club

I wasn’t going to turn down the chance to explore a massive swinger lodge that’s…

Nico

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Feb 11, 2024

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LOVE + SEX

You Need Help: Am I Being Unreasonable for Feeling Undesired by My Girlfriend?

I think the topic of Asian desire doesn’t get nuanced attention often enough.

himani

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Jul 4, 2023

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How to Have Sex With a Transmasculine Partner

Transmasc people have our own unique desires and boundaries in bed, just like everyone else.

Quinn Rhodes

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Jun 12, 2023

four abstractly illustrated figures engage in a celebratory kinky dance. from left to right we have someone with top surgery scars wearing assless chaps, connected bvia a pair of cuffs to a person who is blindfolded and wearing cut out underwear, who is dancing next to someone in a mask and what appears to abe a full body rope bind, and followed by a person in a fishnet, corset and ballgag waving a flogger above their head. The figures are featureless and hairless and purple and the kink elements are red

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How to Find Local Kink Community and Also How to Hire a Sex Worker

“There’re contingencies of queer freaks everywhere, sometimes it just takes a little more effort.”

Vanessa

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Sep 22, 2022

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I Unicorned for a Couple at a Quirky Rural Swingers Club

I wasn’t going to turn down the chance to explore a massive swinger lodge that’s been in operation since the 1970’s.

Nico —

Feb 11, 2024

love + sex

You Need Help: Am I Being Unreasonable for Feeling Undesired by My Girlfriend?

I think the topic of Asian desire doesn’t get nuanced attention often enough.

himani —

Jul 4, 2023

love + sex

How to Have Sex With a Transmasculine Partner

Transmasc people have our own unique desires and boundaries in bed, just like everyone else.

Quinn Rhodes —

Jun 12, 2023

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Sex Toy Story: An animated butt plug looks sad

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Do You Love Porn and the Toy Story Franchise? Well, I Have Some Great News!

You’ve got a friend IN me?

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 8, 2024

lesbian weddings

The Times I Stayed in the Closet While Wedding Planning

Planning a queer wedding isn’t without its complications, especially when you live in a place trying to push LGBTQ folks out of public life.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 8, 2024

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The 12 Lesbian Love Languages

You might be familiar with the 5 Love Languages — but do you know the 12 Lesbian Love Languages? Great news, I just made them up: from “premature commitment” to “nesting”…

Riese —

Feb 8, 2024

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lesbian sex

You Need Help: How Do I Ask My Girlfriend To Freshen Up Before Sex Without Killing Our Sex Life?

Your girlfriend is putting a lot of trust in you, and that trust should be honored and celebrated.

ashni —

Feb 6, 2024

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29 Pictures Of Lesbian Sex According To Stock Photography

Dressing up like nuns, tying our t-shirts together, braiding each other’s hair, making omelettes, wearing hats, wearing leg-warmers upside-down — the lesbian sex photography fun NEVER ENDS!

Riese —

Feb 2, 2024

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lesbian weddings

Help Me Find a Hot Plus Size Queer Outfit for a Gay Wedding

As a plus sized baddie on a budget, I’ve listed these gay wedding outfit options from least expensive to most expensive. It’s hard to be gay and look cool and…

Em Win —

Jan 30, 2024

you need help

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You Need Help: I’m Too ‘Old’ for This New Generation of Queers

I’m so sorry the people you’re around have made you feel unwelcome because you don’t follow their narrow definition of what being a queer woman looks like.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 30, 2024

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relationships

You Need Help: What If You Never Want To Move In Together?

“I asked her if there’s a world in which we always live separately but still spend most nights together, and she didn’t say no but she also said she was…

Riese —

Jan 23, 2024

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How I Learned To Enjoy Receiving (In Honor of ‘The Giver’)

If a stone top likes "The Giver" and it resonates with them, I think that’s beautiful. But to call Chappell a stone top and the song a stone top anthem? A reach!

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Chappell Roan as a plumber, construction worker, lawyer, dentist, and detective in promo art for The Giver

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I Forgive Myself for My Past Situationships and I’ma Keep Having Them

I’ve known for a long time that my mom’s lack of emotional availability was a setup for my romantic relationships.

Fatima Kay —

Mar 4, 2025

Are You a Two Fingers or a Thumb Lesbian?

At the end of the day, being a “two fingers” or a “thumb” lesbian isn’t just about physical technique; it’s about preference, pleasure, and the way you connect with your…

Carlo —

Feb 26, 2025

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you need help

‘I’m a Sexually Inexperienced Stud Afraid of Doing It Wrong’

“Honestly I know I’m straight up lesbian ( stud ) and I’ve been in a few relationships with girls and I always ended it when things were about to get…

Summer Tao —

Feb 25, 2025

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‘My Wife and I Haven’t Had Sex in Almost Two Years’

“We still kiss, cuddle, and go on dates, but that’s as intimate as it gets.”

Summer Tao —

Feb 18, 2025

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Why Are So Many Trans Mascs Pups?

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I Unicorned for a Couple at a Quirky Rural Swingers Club

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You Need Help: Am I Being Unreasonable for Feeling Undesired by My Girlfriend?

LOVE + SEX

How to Have Sex With a Transmasculine Partner

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How to Find Local Kink Community and Also How to Hire a Sex Worker

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I Unicorned for a Couple at a Quirky Rural Swingers Club

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You Need Help: Am I Being Unreasonable for Feeling Undesired by My Girlfriend?

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How to Have Sex With a Transmasculine Partner

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