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Is My Blood Supposed To Look Like This?

Is My Blood Supposed To Look Like This?

January 25, 2012 No Comments

  Dear Madame X, I started using a menstrual cup and I noticed that my blood is really, really dark and viscous, rather like molasses. Otherwise I’m completely fine. Because it’s the first month I’ve used it I have no idea if it’s always been like this, or if this indicates some sort of medical ...

Standing United In The Aftermath Of 9/11

Standing United In The Aftermath Of 9/11

September 11, 2011 No Comments

In the face of devastation, loss, terrorism and tragedy, Americans forgot their differences and stood united. As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s orchestrated terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, we mourn the victims, celebrate the heroes who came to their aid and reflect on how similar we are as ...

How To Become A Born-Again Virgin

How To Become A Born-Again Virgin

July 11, 2011 No Comments

You can fake interest, fake an orgasm, and now you can fake your virginity. Surely many women will feel it’s ridiculous to order a false hymen in the mail, but for others coming from cultures where pre-marital sex is unacceptable, it may be a blessing. For just $29.95, women can order a fake hymen from ...

Period Blood Is RED? Since When?!

Period Blood Is RED? Since When?!

July 6, 2011 No Comments

Blood is finally being referred to in feminine product ads as the substance that leaks from our lady-parts. In the US especially, there has always been a fear of acknowledging that women actually bleed during their periods. In every ad since the dawn of televising pad and tampon commercials, our monthly bloody mess has been ...

My Mother Introduced Me To My Vagina

My Mother Introduced Me To My Vagina

May 8, 2011 No Comments

Like all girls, I got a bit worried when I first got my period. The fact that it arrived on my first day at new school probably didn’t help. It wasn’t quite a freak-out because my friends had started getting it in the past months and were still living perfectly normal lives. One of them ...

Their True Colours Are Blood Red And Nude

Their True Colours Are Blood Red And Nude

August 17, 2010 No Comments

It’s bound to quicken your blood. Rolling Stone has just released their latest True Blood cover which features the show’s stars wearing nothing but O+. The full images is below, but obviously NSFW. If your significant other has issues with period sex, this cover should be enough to change his mind. The three steamy stars ...

Oral During Periods Is Fun, But What Are My Risks?

Oral During Periods Is Fun, But What Are My Risks?

April 21, 2010 No Comments

Dear Madame X, I like to down on girls when they have their period and obviously part of the fun of it is the mess. Is it possible to get HIV this way? I am a single guy at the moment so I don’t know these girls well enough to get tested with them. Red ...

12 Myths And Facts About HIV And AIDS

12 Myths And Facts About HIV And AIDS

November 30, 2009 No Comments

With today being World AIDS Day it seemed a good time to discuss myths and facts about HIV. In spite of over two decades of research and science there is still a lot of misinformation about HIV. Some of these will be discussed below. Myth 1: You cannot get a test for HIV until 6 ...

Guide To “That” Time Of The Month

Guide To “That” Time Of The Month

October 29, 2009 No Comments

Which time of the month? Well, it depends on what you’re looking for. The fabulous woman behind I Heart Guts has illustrated a handy guide to the menstrual cycle. It is very friendly and combines the proper scientific terms with the proper language. See the full design after the jump. From “Tissue from the uterine ...

The Dick In American Pie

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...

How Many Lovers Is Too Many?

Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

Fifty Years Of A Clockwork Orange

When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...

Mooncup Menstrual Cup