Powered by Max Banner Ads A Note from Mother by Regina Sewell (If Mother Earth could speak, this is what she might say:) I know that you’re worried about me. I’m old – really old – as in around 4.54 billion years old. Your activities have taken a toll on my health. You have probably read that the polar bears are drowning because the ice caps are melting. You might remember seeing... 

By Dan Savage I’m gay and a junior in high school, and I’ve had a boyfriend for a year. (He’s one year older than me, Dan, so relax!) We are out to our parents and everyone is supportive. We are not bullied or suicidal or using drugs. But we are frustrated! We had sex education in our schools, but they didn’t cover gay sex. (Big surprise!) I tried to talk to my mom about gay sex, and all she... 

by Dan Savage I was recently advised to begin reading your column by my therapist. I am a 21-year-old male and a senior at an Ivy League school. Despite my academic success, I’ve battled a lot of stuff in the past few years: anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and porn addiction. It’s quite a load of shit to try to wade through, but I honestly feel I’m getting better. About sex: Before... 

LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to highlight the progress our country is making to address the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially through implementation of the health care law, the Affordable Care Act. Studies have shown that health disparities related to sexual orientation and gender identity are due in part to lower rates of... 

by Dan Savage I am a straight 24-year-old female who has known my fiancé since freshman year of college. He has a fetish where he likes to watch women use the bathroom. I knew this, having seen some of his porn early on, and I accepted it. We all have kinks. But while peeing in front of someone isn’t that big of a deal, shitting in front of someone is hard. So we had a lovely night going, when... 

Six Easy Ways to Burn Yourself Out* by Regina Sewell Burnout: you’ve heard of it. You’ve seen people walk away from activism because they just couldn’t stand doing it anymore. What you may not have heard is how to burn yourself out. Here, perhaps for the first time in print, is a “How To” guide to burnout! 1. Override your need for rest, adequate income, nurturing relationships, physical... 

Savage Love By Dan Savage Have boyfriend. Several months. Love sex. First time we sixty-nine, I notice he has a little turtlehead sticking out. You get me? Second time, he has bits of toilet paper stuck in that area. CAN I ADDRESS THIS? And how do I do it without giving him a permanently flaccid penis? I love this man to pieces and know this is a humiliating topic. Please help! Mired In The Mud... 

Status Talk by Regina Sewell THIRTY YEARS AGO In 1981, gay men in California and New York began to show up in hospitals with Kaposi’s Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer usually found only among either older Mediterranean or Jewish men or young adult African men, and/or Pneumocystis Pneumonia Carinii (PCP), generally only found in individuals with seriously compromised immune systems. These men did... 

Live Like You Mean It* by Regina Sewell Woke up, got out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head, Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, And looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat, Made the bus in seconds flat, Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, And somebody spoke and I went into a dream. - John Lennon and Paul McCartney – “A Day in the Life” Life is what... 

Enough by Regina Sewell You can never be too rich or too thin. -Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor We use to say, I don’t care if we don’t have any money, As long as I got my sweet honey and a shack in the woodlands. Now we say, I don’t care if I don’t have any money but its not true We can’t live without money, no, because we don’t want to. We want one...