Boys should be given the HPV vaccine, according to medical advice. A Canadian federal panel recommends that men aged nine to 26 receive the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil. “Both genders contribute to the spread of HPV and develop diseases as a result of HPV infection,” advises the head of adolescent medicine at Montreal Children’s Hospital, ...
Like to give blow jobs but want to make it safer? You can always use condoms, but if you don’t want to then at least make sure the guy doesn’t ejaculate in your mouth. Although you can still get STIs from this your risk will be lowered for certain infections because you will be exposed ...
Not all gay men are (anal) sex fiends. If you ask any Tom, Dick or Harry what they think gay men do in bed, the reply will probably involve an asshole, but a new study from Indiana University and George Mason University is set to challenge this widespread misconception. Apparently, anal sex is the least ...
Parents in PEI are attempting to ban a book that they think is too sexual for their teenagers. But is it that bad? Subversive. Indecent. Sexually explicit. These are just a few terms attempting to justify banning books. Although I am one among many supporters of Freedom to Read Week, I can accept that educators don’t choose ...
Some men are amoebas on fleas on rats, as Frenchie told us in Grease. But if you don’t have the time, or the linguistic fortitude, to follow in her descriptive footsteps, what do you call the bad guys? When you think about it, there are not a lot of great options out there. As a ...
Dear Madame X, I grew up in the 1980s, when AIDS warnings were run at every commercial break in the Saturday morning cartoon line-up. It worked. I’m petrified. The fact that I’m a gay man doesn’t make it any better. Although, they were effective because now I’m very diligent about suiting up before going ...
Healthy traits like self-esteem, empathy towards others, and autonomy are great to have in general, but they are also signs of a great sex life. A new study delving into the world of sexual pleasure in connection with these three traits has found that by being confident, empathetic people, we are allowing ourselves to achieve ...
Utah is making all the headlines today. But this time, it is particularly gruesome. A mother from Salt Lake City, UT has been charged with two counts of aggravated sex abuse and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for trying to sell her 11-year-old daughter’s virginity for $10,000. Felicia Rea McClure’s negotiation was ...
In search of better stories for you, I stumbled across an article promising to explain the Top 50 Mistakes Women Make While Having Sex. Ironically, all it did was perfectly illustrate the Major Mistakes Men Make With Women. Seriously people, it’s not that complicated. Leaving him responsible for your orgasm. Women certainly have to help ...
A rise in head and neck cancers has been blamed on oral sex. “It seems like a pretty good link that more sexual activity, particularly oral sex, is associated with increased HPV infection,” said Dr. Greg Hartig, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. He said that up to ...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...
