Guelph women talk movements Guelph has a long history with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Linda Reith, a registered psychotherapist, was involved in the early years of the Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis. “It feels like these movements are just happening, but they’re an outgrowth of women changing their willingness to […]
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How a love triangle could improve your relationship(s)
(And this is likely not the kind of love triangle you’re imagining!) Trying to sift through and identify what we need and want can be extremely challenging. This task can be made all the more fraught when we consider talking — actually communicating — about these needs and wants with another […]
I am sexy, not a fetish
A Chinese ho reflects on the history and problems of the Asian obsession It is one of the most common fetishes in Western culture: “yellow fever,” a kind of fetish for Asian women. In Pornhub’s recent 2017 Year in Review, “Asian” ranked as the 11th most popular search for […]
Rape culture: It’s still a thing
If you don’t know what this means, it’s time to learn Some things still exist because we refuse to admit that they do in fact exist. One of those things is rape culture. Admitting that something exists is not just understanding what it entails, but also acknowledging that it is everyone’s […]
Sexy Times playlist
“Special Affair” – The Internet “Yours” – SG Lewis “With Me” – dvsn “Focus” – H.E.R. “Primetime” – Janelle Monae ft. Miguel “Aquarius” – Tinashe “Confidently Lost” – Sabrina Claudio “Body” – Syd “Come and See Me” – PARTYNEXTDOOR ft. Drake “Japanese Denim” – Daniel Caesar Listen to this playlist on Spotify! Image edited by Alora Griffiths/The Ontarion
Making love is good for your health and soul
How sex can help you live longer All of your ancestors had sex, or you wouldn’t be here, which means we’ve got to be doing something right by having so much sex. It may not be much of a surprise, but sex has a lot of health benefits. The most […]
Sexualizing young girls: It has to stop.
Keeping kids from being kids because of how others might interpret their looks is wrong The sexualization of young girls happens too often in the media. Magazines like W Magazine named Millie Bobby Brown as one of TV’s sexiest stars, even though she’s only 13. Former NBC executive Mike Sington […]
Sex in school: An analysis of the Catholic sex ed curriculum
Is all publicly funded sexual education equal? Every time I mention that I went to a Catholic school for 12 years, people seem to pity me. These people generally have two assumptions about us Catholic school kids: We weren’t taught evolution. We didn’t have good sexual education. I can promise […]
Are your sexual and mental health related?
The stigmatization of both sexual and mental health affect one another Sexual health and mental health are not separate entities: they are both part of an individual’s overall wellbeing, and because of this are intertwined. Mental illness can affect all aspects of life, including sexuality. Our thoughts and feelings impact […]
De-mystifying bisexuality
Busting some bisexuality myths I never really came out as bisexual. I started dating men and then started dating women — it was that simple for me. But for some people, understanding my sexual preferences wasn’t that simple. People were suddenly asking me how I sexually identified, which is pretty damn […]
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