Listen, there’s absolutely no shame in enjoying movie sex scenes. None. Whether you’re into the romance-in-the-rain vibes of Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in The Notebook or something a little more domineering, like Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson‘s relationship in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy, there’s a little something for everyone. Plus, you may…
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“Can you hang on? I have to take my arm off.” My 20-pound bionic arm is sexy as hell but it also makes the bed a little crowded. I first saw the Bebionic arm—a robotic prosthetic that functions through electrodes and muscles—on an amputee actress and activist whom I met for drinks after she’d expressed…
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I have trouble talking about sex. It’s a very present issue in my life, and I’m currently in therapy learning how to unravel the network of shame I’ve built around sexuality. Phew, glad we got that out there. My relationship with sex has always been rocky. In high school, I felt shameful for wanting it—with…
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For the past several weeks, whenever anyone—friends, parents, my therapist, in-laws—asks me which topics I’m working on these days at Glamour, I’ve taken a deep breath, looked them in the eye, and said: female pleasure. There’s been a lot of awkward silences. We’re more sex positive than ever as a culture. But we still haven’t…
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It blew my mind how awful people could be just for a choice—having sex—that millions of people make every day. And that’s why I reached out to Hannah, both privately and publicly, when I saw she was also being shamed for it. When I was going through it, I pushed a lot of people away…
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On the drive to Saint Augustine, Florida, where my husband and I had planned an anniversary getaway, I realized I was having a miscarriage. The day before, I’d noticed some unusual spotting and rushed to my ob-gyn’s office. Spotting during pregnancy isn’t uncommon (about 20% of women experience it in the first trimester, according to…
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