Richard Jeffrey Newman offers a poem and a prayer for his son, on violence and fear and the awful mystery of our own bodies.
The Birds and The Bees and The Filthy, Filthy Bird-on-Bee Sex That Ensued
April 19, 2012 By 6 Comments
Like Adam and Steve before him, Jeremy Feist had been presented his own personal paradise, and he abandoned it in search of the knowledge of where babies come from.
The Vasectomy: A Conversation with My “Boys”
April 17, 2012 By 19 Comments
After the latest edition to his family, Christian Piatt decided it was time to retire “the fellas” and get a vasectomy.
Ten Things I’ve Learned From The Gym Locker Room
April 1, 2012 By 13 Comments
Josh Bowman has learned a few things from the locker room at the gym…
Cutting Through The Circumcision Rhetoric
March 13, 2012 By 134 Comments
After being confronted by Intactivists for his views on circumcision, Josh Bowman wants to cut through the rhetoric of the anti-circumcision movement.
On Penises: Average and Normal Are Not the Same Thing
March 13, 2012 By 29 Comments
Noah Brand talks about the difficult task of accepting one’s own genitals.
Let’s Talk About Penises, Shall We?
February 20, 2012 By 70 Comments
Carlo Alcos: “I will not be apologetic for what I am about to write, regardless of how uncomfortable it may make you feel.”
Living With Chin Envy
February 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
Eric Henney doesn’t like his chin, and he wants to talk about it.
‘I Wish I Could Add Another Inch or Two’
January 17, 2012 By 11 Comments
A tale of desired enhancement … somewhere below the belt.
We Love Your Bod
January 5, 2012 By 127 Comments
Sylvia D. Lucas wants to put the “men’s bodies are yucky” myth to bed.
What the Tuck Is Going on?
December 29, 2011 By 19 Comments
Joanna and Eli tackle the age-old question of what to do with your penis when you’re spooning.
Riding in PopPop’s Vulva
December 7, 2011 By 22 Comments
Joanna Schroeder teaches her sons about sex, and ponders the merit of words like “vajayjay” and “hoo-hah.”
The Unnamed Genitals Have a Name: Vulva
December 7, 2011 By 26 Comments
Marcus Williams wishes our earliest sexual vocabulary acknowledged that boys and girls both have interesting parts, not just a penis and the place where penises want to go.
What’s in a Name: Vaginas, Clitorises, and Bravery
November 29, 2011 By 34 Comments
Maria Pawlowska asks how we can seriously discuss sex, gender, or equality when we can’t even say “vagina” aloud.
Ten things I've learned from having a penis
October 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
Adjusting is a critical action throughout a man’s day. You don’t want your balls to get crushed, you don’t want to sit on your balls, you don’t want anything getting too warm/sweaty/itchy/squishy/bumpy/inappropriately erect. Most of my other body parts don’t care too much if I pay attention to them. They are like having lizards for [...]
Problem Solved: The Junk-Shot I.D.
July 22, 2011 By 16 Comments
Tom Matlack has a fool-proof plan to identify society’s bad men.
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“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.