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Body Education Pleasure
Understanding Female Orgasm
The female orgasm is like a snowflake. No two are the same. Some females achieve orgasmic delight through genital stimulation, while others orgasm by having their hair washed at the salon. There are even known cases of females who experience orgasm when they brush their teeth or when their eyebrows are massaged. But not every
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Communication Desire Relationships
Beyond the Open Door: When Monogamy Goes Non-Exclusive
It’s not uncommon for couples to explore the idea of introducing other lovers and partners to their relationship. For some, it never gets past an “idea in the privacy of my personal fantasy” stage; some couples share the fantasy fodder but never pursue it in practice. And a great many people c...
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Communication Education
LGBTQIA+ Term Definitions
The inclusive acronym for sexual identity is continuously evolving. Here is a comprehensive* list of LGBTQIA+ Term Definitions: *This list is neither comprehensive nor inviolable, but it is a work in progress toward those goals. With identity terms, trust the person who is using the term and their d...
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Education
Gender Inclusivity
Written by a Partner; With transgender people and issues coming into light, it is natural to wonder how to best be gender inclusive. Transgender is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity or expression does not correlate with their assigned sex. Transgender people include trans men, tran...
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Culture Pleasure
BDSM
For some, the subculture of BDSM is a mystery wrapped in an enigma that has people intrigued, confused or even repulsed. Mainstream media can be thanked for some of the feelings about the world of BDSM due to the misrepresentations of the culture that is prevalent in books and movies such as 50 Shad...
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Desire Education Pleasure
Understanding a Sexual Fetish
As a clinical sexologist, I specialize in helping people understand the roots of their sexual fetish and how to manage it either alone or with a partner(s). Over the years, I have come to understand how fetishes start and the reasons why people have them. My client base has been overwhelmingly male ...
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Culture Education
Tantra & Starting with Self
Starting with self: the inner masculine & feminine relationship influence on tantra & sexual intimacy The last half-century has seen much activity in the migration of ideas and practices from the East to the West. Chakras, transcendental meditation, and yoga are increasingly familiar to thos...
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