Pornography and relationships
As long as you and your partner are over 18, there is no reason you can’t enjoy watching porn together as part of a healthy relationship. Some studies show that there are some benefits to watching porn...
View ArticleFemale sexual dysfunction: Fran’s story
I’d heard sex would hurt the first time. Somewhere between the pages of teenage magazines and whispers during sleepovers I’d come to expect losing my virginity would be painful. And it was. Every time...
View ArticlePorn: Fiona’s story
Fiona started seeing her ex at the age of 22. He was 10 years older than her and they’d known each other since she was 14. He was one of the older lads that had a car, he used to beep and wave at me,...
View ArticlePorn: Daniel’s story
I don’t know exactly the first time I watched porn but it would have been around 10 or 11. It was all curiosity and everyone was doing it. I first found it when I was exploring on the TV guide and it...
View ArticleI think I’ve broken my penis
I’m 17 and I’ve been with my girlfriend for a year, and when we first met she asked me if I ever watch porn or masturbated. I said I didn’t but sometimes I do, and I hate lying to her but I don’t want...
View ArticleHow to give and get consent
Consent means agreeing to do something. When it comes to sex, this means someone agreeing to take part in a sexual activity. But even more important that just agreeing to sex is actively enjoying it....
View ArticleConsent myths and facts
It doesn’t matter who the other person is, what your relationship with them is, how far you’ve gone with them or others in the past. Sometimes people don’t really understand what consent means in...
View ArticleSex and consent
Sex or sexual activity can include sexual touching, oral, anal and vaginal sex with a penis or with any other type of object. If someone does not give consent or feels pressured, scared or is drunk or...
View ArticleI’m 15, can I have sex?
In the eyes of the law, you are only old enough to consent to sex or sexual activity at 16. This is what’s known as the age of consent. The law applies to all genders and sexualities in England and...
View ArticleGirls can like sex, too!
In this article, Sophie challenges the perceptions that people have about men and women and their enjoyment of sex. Check out Sophie’s other work here. I love a good magazine. When I was younger I...
View ArticlePorn: Rachel’s story
When I was first introduced to the world of porn, I was recommended to go to Redtube. Redtube had a terrible layout and all sorts of ads and thumbnails advertising painful-looking sex with giant...
View ArticleSex and Relationships: Guidance During Lockdown
Can you get coronavirus from having sex? There’s no evidence that coronavirus is sexually transmitted by vaginal or anal sex. However, it is passed on through drops of saliva (so kissing someone with...
View ArticleMasturbation: Charlotte’s story
I don’t specifically recall my earliest memory of pleasure, but I do remember that once I’d cracked it, masturbation became a regular activity throughout my adolescence. I had never been taught what...
View ArticleMasturbation and body disassociation: Zoi’s Story
Having made it to 21, a now self-realised queer cis woman, I have never masturbated. I often feel like I am living inside of my head, my body existing outside of who I am much like a foreign entity I...
View ArticleMasturbation: Rachel’s Story
I was probably in year 2 when I realised sitting on my leg and rubbing on it felt good, so I would do that whenever it was possible: in class, at home in the living room, in the car… I didn’t think it...
View ArticleMasturbation: Demi’s Story
Age 21, I unboxed my first sex toy in front of my partner and asked him to use it on me. It wasn’t until after my first several experiences of using a sex toy, both with and without my partner, that I...
View ArticleMasturbation: Demi’s Story (a year on)
What a difference a year makes! In 2020, I discussed my masturbation journey with Brook, exploring the impact that my first sex toy had on tackling my internalised misogyny and the empowerment I felt...
View ArticleWhat is ‘virginity’?
The word ‘virginity’ has been used for thousands of years to describe the state of not having had sex. It is generally used more in relation to women and people with vaginas than men and people with...
View ArticleSexting: Rachel’s Story
I started sexting before I had a Snapchat, or even an encrypted platform. This was not the best decision I could’ve made at the time, but you live, and you learn. When I got together with my first...
View ArticleHow Brook helped me: Cassie’s story
My name is Cassie, I’m a 24-year-old Sex Educator and Student Nurse from Liverpool and my pronouns are she/they. I’m a big football fan (the reds!) and I spend most of my time drawing feminist and sex...
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