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The V-Spot: Consent, It’s Not Just for Students

The V-Spot: Consent, It’s Not Just for Students

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Sep 6, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Thankfully, consent is becoming a big topic on college campuses. However, most conversations about consent overfocus on the damaging outcomes of the failure to ask for consent rather than engaging students in learning the benefits of ongoing conversations about...
The V-Spot: Consent, It’s Not Just for Students

The V-Spot: Help! My Boyfriend Hates My Vagina

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Aug 29, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Hi Yana,I’m a straight 20-something lady and have been with my boyfriend for two years. We have a great sex life and we’re totally in love! He doesn’t seem to have much of an interest in my vagina — and my vagina, in my mind, is kinda the main thing...
The V-Spot: My Sexual ‘A’ is Not a Scarlet Letter

The V-Spot: My Sexual ‘A’ is Not a Scarlet Letter

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Aug 22, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Leisure, Newsletter, The V-Spot, Wellness

Dear Yana,I was recently discussing your column with some new friends I met through Pioneer Valley Aces, a local group of individuals who identify as aromantic and/or asexual. I wasn’t the only one of us who appreciated your witty way of reassuring those who...
The V-Spot: Consent, It’s Not Just for Students

The V-Spot: Women (and Men), Do Your Kegels

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Aug 8, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot, Wellness

Hi Yana,I’m a young undergraduate student and yet I’ve been having issues with bladder control. I’ve been wanting to explore doing more Kegels and have heard of these kegel balls you can get. Do you know anything about that? I want to get a good brand/the right...
The V-Spot: Consent, It’s Not Just for Students

The V-Spot: New Pornographer Interested in Sex Ed

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Aug 15, 2016 | Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot, Uncategorized

Hi Yana! I saw your TEDx talk in Vienna and was copiously taking notes. The content was an eye-opener for me. I had never thought that both of our basic information sources about sex [school-sanctioned sex education and online pornography] are running their very own...
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