Category: Sex & Sexuality

There are many misconceptions regarding rape, many of them pertaining to a sexist mentality. Although there are some women who have adopted a faulty perception of rape, a misleading image of it has been reinforced mainly by men along the … Read more

In Part 1 of my blog I spoke a bit about the process of coming out as bisexual, throughout this part of the blog I will be focusing on how one can deal with this transition. There are diverse ways … Read more

Coming out as LGBTIQ is a multidimensional and complex process. Coming out is already a difficult process after having undergone internal processes of identifying as non-heterosexual. Coming out when married makes this process even more complex, both for the person … Read more

Ideas about gender – how it is defined, which qualities and characteristics are assigned to it, social connotations and expectations, future aspirations and considerations about intimate relationships – are all reflective of the particular culture that one is living in. … Read more

Coming out to your parents may be the first step that you’d like to take before letting others know, whilst for others it may be the last step, after telling other relatives, friends and colleagues. Whichever you choose to do, … Read more

Coming out as queer (which is an umbrella term used for people of sexual and gender minorities who are not cisgender and/or heterosexual) can feel very daunting. For most people, coming out to their parents may be the most important, … Read more

In 2013, Monica Beverly Hillz made headlines by being the first transgender female who came out in the hit reality show RuPaul’s drag race, a show showcasing drag queens to audiences across the globe. Sometime later, during an interview, RuPaul … Read more

One of the most important and difficult tasks that parents face is how to best support their children while also setting the kind of boundaries and structure that helps them grow up to become responsible and successful adults. Sure, children … Read more

Besides being the first (official) month of the summer – at least in the northern hemisphere – June is the part of the year when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other sexual minorities (LGBTQI+) get together and march … Read more

Are you a teenage girl and you think that a new girl at your school is very cute, and you can’t stop thinking about her since the day she arrived? Or are you a teenage boy that gets butterflies in … Read more