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There’s a freight train in my bed
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There’s a freight train in my bed

Attack the problem not your partner

August 10, 2011
Got HPV and HIV? Don’t panic
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Got HPV and HIV? Don’t panic

It’s not a death sentence

July 13, 2011
Propecia’s little known risks
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Propecia’s little known risks

What Big Pharma isn’t publicizing

June 15, 2011
Can I trust my charming boyfriend?
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Can I trust my charming boyfriend?

April 20, 2011
Rush to bland and back again
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Rush to bland and back again

I don’t see anything for which you need to apologize

March 23, 2011
Will she ever experiment?
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Will she ever experiment?

When I try to introduce anything new, she balks

February 23, 2011
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Lessons from a brief affair
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Lessons from a brief affair

Good relationships celebrate difference

January 26, 2011
I like him but he can be ‘precious’
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I like him but he can be ‘precious’

Am I being prissy or seeing a pattern that smacks of selfishness?

December 29, 2010
Toothbrush symbology
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Toothbrush symbology

Does calm make you nervous?

November 30, 2010
Liking teens doesn’t make you a villain
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Liking teens doesn’t make you a villain

If both people consent and enter into an encounter enthusiastically, it is really nobody’s business

November 3, 2010
I can’t live with my partner’s addict son
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I can’t live with my partner’s addict son

Take space, but stay close

October 6, 2010
Wank away. It’s all good
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Wank away. It’s all good

It’s important to keep the plumbing unclogged

September 8, 2010
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Is your backdoor closed?
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Is your backdoor closed?

Learning to flex and release your asshole easily

August 11, 2010
Right has no seat at this table
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Right has no seat at this table

Cross-cultural romance

July 14, 2010
Sex without sound
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Sex without sound

Even a little moan would help

June 16, 2010
Arousal = attraction + obstacles
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Arousal = attraction + obstacles

But can you and your long-distance lover face the ‘dailies’?

May 19, 2010
From one closet to another
Vancouver

From one closet to another

Why many lesbians judge bisexual women

April 21, 2010
You can’t unring this bell
Vancouver

You can’t unring this bell

What to do when you’re in your 40s, poly, and suddenly discover you like being a bottom

March 24, 2010
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