AriesMar. 21 to Apr. 19Venus goes direct on April 15 (the opposite of retrograde), while Mercury is in retrograde, meaning you could find yourself seeking solace in the arms of an old lover. Soon enough, you’ll flash those Aries horns and let your suitor know just who’s in charge. After May 10, Venus will make it rain with maximum pleasure at work and at play with your partners. TaurusApr. 20 to May 20It’s all about quality over quantity these days, so don’t let that swiping finger...

Q: My cis-dude enjoys ass play, and I enjoy playing with his ass. However, I also enjoy having long fingernails. What’s the best way to make prostate play safe and painless for him without forgoing my manicure? And how can I make it work while still staying in the moment? –Fingernail Femme Sexologist Carol Queen: Ahh, I dream that in the future, all the cis-dudes will have made friends with their asses, and we will have world peace. Thank you for getting us started on this important...

  Q: I am a versatile lesbian; I need to experience topping and bottoming to feel satisfied in my sex life. My girlfriend is a diehard top. I love her so much, but bottoming all the time is making me feel stuck and frustrated. How can I overcome my girlfriend’s stubborn stance, or at least feel more empowered in the bedroom? –Bottom Blanche Carol Queen: You and your girlfriend aren’t 100 percent compatible sexually, as you surely already realize, although you haven’t said whether you and she...

Where to ride the wave of virtual-reality porn The merging of pornography with virtual reality headset technology is upon us, and mainstream porn giants are already churning out titillating titles. While the vast majority of these are squarely aimed at cis-dudes, featuring the same old in-and-out, there are a few companies making VR porn for women. To experience any of the following immersive experiences, you’ll need a smartphone and a VR headset, which range in price from the 15 Google Cardboard to the 599 Oculus VR...

Rachel Bloom is many things: the creator, writer and star of the hit CW show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; a Golden Globe award winner; absurdly talented and hilarious. Now, she can add sex education advocate to that list with a recent Twitter storm that took on the orgasm gap, the lack of conversation about female pleasure, and lack of education about the clitoris. On Twitter late last week, she shared a link to a CNN article titled "Who orgasms most and least, and why." As you might guess,...

When I was 15, I fell in love for the first time. And not the typical adolescent puppy love, but an intense can’t-live-without-you love. I was blind and codependent. I felt so void of love in my home life that any semblance of personalized attention or affection pacified me. It was a love of desperation, a love of attachment.When I was 18, I couldn’t afford college or take out student loans, so I chose to hop in my ’93 Toyota Camry and drive 26 hours...

Today in inventions nobody needed, a male chiropractor has invented a “lipstick” that glues your labia shut while you’re on your period. The product is called “Mensez” and is basically a glue stick for your labia. Ow. A viral Facebook post shows an ad for Mensez by its creator, Kansas chiropractor Dr. Dan Dopps.   The ad reads: “Have you ever woken up with your lips stuck together? It didn’t hurt and it was kind of fun. All you had to do was wet your lips from the inside with...

  Whore-o-Scopes Astrological Advice For Ladies Looking To Get Laid by Jonna Bond Aquarius: ?Jan. 20 to Feb. 18The new moon on February 2 will help you manifest the perfect sexual partner, so get your wish list ready. (This goes for coupled-up folks too!) Gird your loins for mind-blowing sex when Mars enters your sign on February 25. Beware: Venus will enter Taurus on March 16, so things may get serious with your lover; set the rules beforehand if getting mushy isn’t your thing.   Pisces: ?Feb. 19 to Mar. 20Venus...

Playboy magazine is in an "it's complicated" relationship with nudity (a headline you never thought you would see). In October 2015, Playboy announced its decision to no longer publish fully nude photographs of women. Said decision was put into effect five months later in March 2016, when its first no-nudity monthly edition was published, featuring only shots that were deemed “semi-revealing." Now, less than one year later, the magazine has made public its return to the classic topless-blonde-with-bunny-ears-and-double Ds photographs its subscribers have come to know and love. Surprised?...

Are we seeing the beginning of the end of IUDs, diaphragms and hormonal-rollercoaster-inducing birth control pills? Maybe. A new method of birth control has proven effective on a group of 16 monkeys in a trial at The California National Primate Research Center. The birth control, Vasalgel, takes the form of a gel that is injected into the vas deferens, two ducts that bring sperm from each testicle to the urethra. Similar to a vasectomy, Vasalgel blocks sperm from traveling out of the testes, and its success in...