Before I broke my hymen, I used to think I did not have a vagina. I would gaze down my lady parts with a magnifying face mirror and conclude I had no tunnel. Then the thin …
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[Today marks the start of the #16Days of activism against gender based violence. Share your blog posts on the subject with us] Am in bliss; total relief; loving every moment in disbelief. Will the pain …
The subject of consent is one that I feel extremely passionate about. What is consent? And under what circumstances do we consent to sex? Can consent ever be taken for granted? Should consent always be vocalised, …
Next year my boyfriend and I are planning to try for another baby. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I see next year, the year that I turn 39, or as one of …
I feel very fortunate to have been invited as a guest to the 2016 edition of the Ake Arts & Book Festival. In a few hours I will be speaking on a panel entitled, ‘Legs Open, …
Having a good sex life isn’t something that just happens. Like any good skill, practice is needed before you reach the top of your game. But not just practicing in the physical form. Yes being sexual …
My friend and I were chatting recently about men who do not like to use condoms, or say that they loose their hard ons when they put on condoms. We both have experience with men who …
One time I was hanging out with a bunch of new friends. We were in a friend’s newly rented apartment. There were about six of us, and so we were all camping out on the floor on …
Two lovers are locked in an embrace on the sofa, their dewy bodies clinging to the leather. He’s kissing her tenderly, eventually drawing his lips between the space between her navel and her thighs. She responds …
[In this conversation, Awino Okech and Nana Darkoa chat about the politics of bodies, debates on sex positivity, feminisms, sexualities and resisting patriarchy. Join the conversation in the comments box] N.D.S: I have been thinking a lot …