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"Why" is a Weak Question

Nov 14, 2024 / Myriam-Fernanda AD / Our Folks
Larger systemic anxieties are at the heart of mine and others fear for having kids. ‘Why are people having fewer babies?’ A question posed more … Read More
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HIV Stigma and Queerphobia in Pop Culture and Public Health 

May 16, 2023 / Quasheba A / Our Folks
Disclaimer: Mentions of HIV Stigma, anti-LGBTQ+ stigma, and healthcare discrimination  As I entered adulthood, I began having more access and space to talk about sex. … Read More

The Science Behind the Female Orgasm: Originally an Ovarian Matter (Maybe)

Nov 29, 2018 / Dené Dryden / Our Folks
The female orgasm—it’s been researched enough to prove that it exists and what the female body undergoes before, during, and after orgasm. But another question … Read More

Breaking News: Sexual Education Did Not Prepare Me for Sex

Mar 26, 2018 / Kimia Abtahi / Our Folks
Let me introduce myself. I am an upper middle class woman who grew up in a fairly prosperous area. I went to a middle school … Read More

Tell Me I Look Sexy With My IUD Strings Pushed Back: Let's Chat About IUDs

Sep 01, 2017 / Reilly Wieland / Our Folks
Let me tell you a true story: I took the birth control pill for less than a month, and it made me feel horrendous. I … Read More

What I Learned from a Year of Celibacy

Oct 21, 2016 / Taylor Crumpton / Our Folks
  I was never taught to wait until marriage to have sex. My mother encouraged me to wait until I found the right person who … Read More
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Shaving, Waxing, and Squeezing: The Horrors of Sex Prep

Oct 06, 2016 / Kenyetta Whitfield / Our Folks
When I was in 10th grade I found myself in a particularly peculiar conversation with my grandmother. I was on my way upstairs to take … Read More

Sex as Self-Harm

Sep 28, 2016 / Kristina Agbebiyi / Our Folks
The writer acknowledges that this topic is a sensitive subject. They would like to post a trigger warning for those triggered by mentions of self-harm.  … Read More

Breaking: Bisexual Femme Actually Needs Birth Control

Aug 31, 2016 / Kristina Agbebiyi / Our Folks
I started going to the gynecologist at the age of 17. My mom saw it as a rite of passage. I was a young woman, … Read More

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