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    AF Advice Box

    If I Didn’t Initiate Sex in My Marriage,
    We’d Never Have Sex — Is This Normal?

    the team
    May 17, 2024
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    AF Advice Box

    I’m A Newly Single Older Lesbian Baffled
    By What My Dates Expect From Me Sexually

    the team
    May 3, 2024
  • 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
    AF Advice Box

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

    Vanessa
    Sep 22, 2022
  • two femmes, one who has lighter skin and one who has medium brown skin, both with long balck hair, are wearing comfortable but lacy lingerie and spooning in bed, smiling warmly and playfully.
    AF Advice Box

    Into the A+
    Advice Box #60: SEX

    the team
    May 20, 2022
  • a "start" button stands out in sharp contrast against a background depicting two women wrapped up in bed
    AF Advice Box

    If I Didn’t Initiate Sex in My Marriage,
    We’d Never Have Sex — Is This Normal?

    the team
    May 17, 2024
  • four hands in black and white reach toward the center of the image where a pair of femme legs with underwear around the thighs are seen in a red-hued background
    AF Advice Box

    I’m A Newly Single Older Lesbian Baffled
    By What My Dates Expect From Me Sexually

    the team
    May 3, 2024
  • 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
    AF Advice Box

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

    Vanessa
    Sep 22, 2022
  • two femmes, one who has lighter skin and one who has medium brown skin, both with long balck hair, are wearing comfortable but lacy lingerie and spooning in bed, smiling warmly and playfully.
    AF Advice Box

    Into the A+
    Advice Box #60: SEX

    the team
    May 20, 2022
into the af+ advice box
sex advice
a "start" button stands out in sharp contrast against a background depicting two women wrapped up in bed
af+

If I Didn’t Initiate Sex in My Marriage, We’d Never Have Sex — Is This Normal?

Advice for a reader who’s frustrated with initiating sex, plus upper lip hair removal, and tips for sharing an apartment with a partner queerly and successfully.
the team —
May 17, 2024
into the af+ advice box
sex advice
four hands in black and white reach toward the center of the image where a pair of femme legs with underwear around the thighs are seen in a red-hued background
af+

I’m A Newly Single Older Lesbian Baffled By What My Dates Expect From Me Sexually

An older lesbian needs advice for coping with dates expecting her to desire penetration, plus advice on the politics of dietary restrictions, finding love while allergic to cats, and the…
the team —
May 3, 2024
into the af+ advice box
kink
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
af+

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 —
Sep 22, 2022
into the af+ advice box
sex advice
two femmes, one who has lighter skin and one who has medium brown skin, both with long balck hair, are wearing comfortable but lacy lingerie and spooning in bed, smiling warmly and playfully.
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Into the A+ Advice Box #60: SEX

A+ Member sex questions — from spanking to long-term relationship sex — answered!
the team —
May 20, 2022
queer sex 101 series
sex advice
A photo of Luna smiling on a purple and green background with the text How to Have Gay Sex for the First Time with Luna Matatas
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LIVE QUEER SEX 101 WORKSHOP: Register for How to Have Gay Sex for the First Time with Luna Matatas

This month we have pleasure coach and experienced workshop leader Luna Matatas to teach you everything you need to know about how to have great gay sex for the first…
The Editors —
May 5, 2021
advice
into the af+ advice box
Indira Dadyshue of the Bojack Horseman cartoon gives therapy
af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #27: A Pattern of Growing Tired of Dating Cis Men

What if you don’t like receiving oral sex, but want to? What if you canNOT get your new crush/person out of your head, but need to focus on work? What…
the team —
Jan 22, 2021
sex advice
sexting
How to Write a Really Hot Sext in 5 Easy Steps
lesbian sex

How to Write a Really Hot Sext in 5 Easy Steps

Here is a beginner’s guide to sending really hot sexts to your casual date, your girlfriend, and every babe in between. You’re welcome.
Vanessa —
Jan 14, 2021
13 Days of A+
fisting
Image Reads: Merry Fistmas a Virtual Vaginal Fisting Workshop. The image is of a black gloved hand against a lavender background that includes the A+ logo.
af+

Merry Fistmas and a Happy New Transcript!

We have the transcript as well as links to any products that were shown during Merry Fistmas: A Virtual Vaginal Fisting Workshop, AND the link to the recording, all wrapped…
Nico —
Dec 15, 2020
13 Days of A+
holigay sex
Image Reads: Merry Fistmas a Virtual Vaginal Fisting Workshop. The image is of a black gloved hand against a lavender background that includes the A+ logo.
af+

Merry Fistmas: A Virtual Vaginal Fisting Workshop with Malic White, TODAY at 1pm PST

We’re kicking off the 13 Days of A+ with a virtual vaginal fisting workshop! Merry Fistmas will take place on Crowdcast live at 1pm PST, but the recording will be…
Nico —
Dec 13, 2020
advice
into the af+ advice box
Sarah Paulson in American Horror Story looks concerned, maybe even deeply worried
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Into the A+ Advice Box #24: How to Have Your Acrylic Nails And Do It All, Too

“THIS STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT, DO NOT PUT THE BOILING HOT TEA BAGS ON YOUR EYELIDS!!!” Queer advice on breaking up with someone over social distancing opinions as well as…
the team —
Dec 4, 2020
sex advice
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love + sex

Here’s Your Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Sexual Self

Guides often suggest a masturbation practice, getting to know your own unique fantasies, or even challenging yourself to watch porn. But there’s no one perfect method; here’s a bit of…
Christina Tesoro —
Sep 15, 2020
advice
into the af+ advice box
The therapist from Bad Moms, played by Wanda Sykes, gestures.
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Into the A+ Advice Box #14: What to Say to a Friend Proposing 6 Months In?

What do I say when I think my friend might be rushing into marriage? Trauma and opening up a relationship, exploring sexually with a long-term partner, feelings about a (possibly…
the team —
Jul 3, 2020
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