The Aids epidemic on the continent is undeniably something that needs serious attention. There are many ways that stemming the spread of Aids can happen but stopping women from wearing miniskirts and making sure they are virgins is not one of them.
Kagure Mugo
African identities Where does pleasure fall on the women’s rights scale?
Many of us believe talking about sex should be saved for drinks with the boys or get togethers with the girls. But more people, especially women, need to talk openly about ideas of pleasure.
Lifestyle Faking orgasms is a disservice to society
Why is it that people fake orgasms when it really does not help anyone? Social conventions have made it so that even when we do not enjoy a good time we do not want to be rude. All this does is make people who are bad in bed think they are good and waste all of our time.
Lifestyle #Mollis and the myths behind bad sex and rape culture
In a world where countless studies have been conducted on women’s sexual pleasure and in which female ejaculation is no longer seen as a myth, some bad ideas about sex still abound. Some men still think that ‘no’ really means ‘yes’, or that demolishing a lady’s bits means they are good in bed. These ideas came to the fore last month when the #Mollis clip did the rounds on Kenyan Twitter.
Lifestyle Good morning, I have my period today.
Having your period is no picnic and the way in which society treats the process makes it even worse. We are wildly horrified by the idea of menstruation as it takes away from the idea of the perfect and sexually desirable woman. One, however, should not be shy to say ‘hey I am on my period’ because there is nothing wrong with it.
Lifestyle Male Pleasure and Masturbation
There are many reasons people shy away from masturbation, growing hairs on your palms and the fact that God is watching you being just two of the reasons. However, heightened sexual awareness and also the ability to further your sense of satisfaction (and that of your partners) could be reasons to do it.
Lifestyle Are we ready for the male pill?
In a world where sex seems increasingly easy to get, women still shoulder the burden of making sure the ‘babies stay at bay.’ However, a new male pill is set to hit the shelves in 2017 and change the sex and contraceptive game forever. How ready are we societally for men to shoulder some of the contraceptive burden?
Lifestyle Why masturbation for women is necessary
Sex for women often comes down to marriage and reproduction, with the central idea being that you must give your vagina to your husband and then birth a child. Notions of masturbation and women’s pleasure are often taboo however more women need to start touching themselves and discovering pleasure as a principle that is integral to sex
Lifestyle Vagina tightening in Africa
In a world where ‘small houses’, ‘side chicks’ and second wives are a reality a lot of women are feeling increasing pressure to find that ‘18 year old vagina’ again. Globally treatments have gone to surgical extremes and within the continent vagina tightening is a time old tradition that is growing into a possibly dangerous modern market