I’m a sex blogger…and I still get embarrassed asking for Plan B

So recently, I needed to get emergency contraception. Also known as the morning-after pill, also known as Plan B. Me and my boyfriend were in the throes of getting down and dirty together, having a good time, when all of a sudden, my boyfriend stops. "Shit...the condom's come off." We stopped right away and dealt …

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What not to say to someone who has experienced miscarriage

TW: Miscarriage, pregnancy loss. I've spoken in the past about my experience with early miscarriage. It's never a pleasant topic to talk about, but I strongly believe it needs to be talked about. That, and during that time, I found writing out my thoughts and feelings to be healing. Recently, the memories of that time …

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Has faith changed how I view sex?

CW: Mentions of abortion, spousal abuse and religious themes. It's something that's not uncommon when one decides to follow a faith. I remember seeing in a documentary once, the host saying that "converts can be notoriously zealous". And that is true. Some can indeed become zealous to the point of a zealot. And one of …

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Reproductive autonomy is under attack.

TW: This post is about the recent events surrounding Roe v Wade. Topics surrounding abortion and its causes. Reader discretion is advised. In case you've been living under a rock, you'll have seen the leak of the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) draft opinion on voting to overturn Roe v Wade. For those …

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We need to talk about Texas

TW: Mention of abortion, pregnancy loss, sexual violence, spiritual manipulation and abuse i.e. purity culture and prosperity doctrine. Reader discretion is advised. Unless you've been living under a rock recently, you'll have seen the decision by the Supreme Court in America, not to block the draconian anti-abortion law now in effect in Texas. This law, …

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