Design For Life: How can I make my boyfriend less shy about sex?
This week, sex expert Dr Caroline West has advice for a reader who is struggling to get her other half to loosen up in the bedroom
How big business is trying to cash in on our private parts
Women come in all shapes and sizes, as do their more intimate areas, and while a growing number of products are being marketed towards uniformity of size and look, it is important for women to learn to accept their bodies, blemishes and all
Sex education: Social media’s last taboo
Sextech creates a platform for gender equality and diversity in sex education while challenging negative perceptions of how sex and sexuality are presented
Home comforts: how the sex industry is adjusting to the Covid-19 crisis
‘Staying in’ has taken on a whole new meaning in the world of online sex. In the midst of a global pandemic, domestic sexual role-play is in greater demand, and audio eroticism is having a moment. But who does this industry of escapism benefit? And who, if anyone, does it harm?
Cycle of life: the period positivity movement
On International Women’s Day, Dr Caroline West tackles a strangely taboo subject – periods – and looks at why less secrecy and shame, and more chat and education, are better for everybody
Has the ecosexual revolution begun?
As the world belatedly tries to become eco-friendlier in the face of climate change, the sex industry is keeping pace, with numerous businesses introducing green and sustainable sex toys and devices
Pornography does not exist in a vacuum
If we are willing to have conversations about violence and misogyny in porn, we must also have them about violence and misogyny in other media, in society, in families and in relationships
Research shows we need to talk to our children about pornography
The Ana Kriégel case has led to talk of a total ban on porn, but what really works is education