Thinking about seeing a sexual partner? Wanting to have sex but not wanting to physically increase risk? Curious about exploring masturbation or virtual sex? Read on for some risks and benefits to consider • Art ℅ Jeffrey Cheung
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Camp Thirlby’s Comprehensive Guide to Non-monogamy and Polyamory
a guide rather than a rulebook to polyamory, with information sourced both from professionals and insight from our Camp Thirlby community on their experiences • Photo ℅ Pinterest, source unknown
College During a Crisis: A Lesson in Self-Compassion
The notion that we are somehow supposed to be super productive, learn new skills, and embark on projects we’ve always wanted to try all amidst a pandemic is bullshit • Art ℅ Nakid Magazine
Does Anyone Else Feel Like They’re Overcommunicating?
I didn’t think there was much of a problem until I was waiting to have my third FaceTime call of the day • Photo ℅ Woob
Why You So Obsessed with Me: My Cycle of Self-Awareness, Accountability, and Apologies
I’ll be the first to admit I have an obsessive personality • Art ℅ Nick Santoro
How the Practice of Dance Keeps My Anxious Thoughts Grounded
Most activities, like searching for jobs and attempting to do anything productive, feel futile, but I realized that my go-to coping mechanism still works wonders — contemporary dance • Art ℅ Brion Nuda Rosch
How Young, Marginalized Groups Can Face Roadblocks on Their Path to Mental Health
In a dream world, we’d all have access to the mental health care we need and not adding that to our list of stressors • Art ℅ Jesse Draxler
Heard It in a Past Life: Embracing Vulnerability in the Wake of Trauma
When I started college, I traded in my cloaked darkness for snarky self-awareness • Photo ℅ Rosanna Jones
A Hidden Disorder: ADHD as a Woman
ADHD is an incredibly misunderstood neuro-developmental disorder.• Illustration ℅ Jacobin Magazine
Heard It in a Past Life: My Trans Body Inside and Outside Sports
You deserve respect, visibility, and celebration • Art ℅ Jeffrey Cheung
Camp Thirlby’s Guide to Exploring Your Kinky Side
Some may shame this type of sexuality and say it isn’t “normal” for people to participate in — and maybe that’s true for some. But it’s also hot for others • Photo source unknown ℅ Pinterest
Honoring My Body’s Needs: Tracing My Journey with Chronic Back Pain
I felt a lot of anger and frustration toward my body’s constant ability to cause me pain, and this caused me to revert back to my past beliefs that my body was not good enough • Art ℅ Kim Frohsin
Heard It in a Past Life: Dishonesty During Therapy
Why do so many of us who go to therapy lack the ability to be completely honest? • Collage ℅ Richard Vergez
The BMI is Bullshit: What Diet Culture Doesn’t Want You To Know
Diet culture tries to trick and manipulate your body, but in response, your body will improvise, adapt, and overcome all to keep you safe • Art ℅ Jeffrey Cheung
Navigating Body Image with a Chronic Illness
But I didn’t do this. My body did this to me. So I do not feel like an instigator. I feel like a victim of my own body • Art ℅ Jesse Draxler
Finding Sexual Autonomy as a Demisexual
I spent the last two months or so recovering, trying to recover, hoping to recover, and unfortunately, failing to recover from a very toxic relationship • Art ℅ Audrey Helen Weber
A Guide to Navigating Trauma in a New Relationship
Healing isn’t linear, and it doesn’t happen on anyone else’s timeline • Photo ℅ Sir George Pollock
Online Performance and The Stage of Instagram: Reflections on "Trick Mirror"
The internet has no backstage; the curtain never closes in the perpetual performance of online existence. So what is becoming of our identities? • Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker, Photo by Elena Mudd ℅ Slate
Mental Health During the Post-Holiday Season: When the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Isn’t So Wonderful
Coping with depression and anxiety during a time when all should be merry and bright is exhausting, debilitating, and frustrating • Art ℅ Audrey Helen Weber
For Your Reflection: Sex 101
Our camp counselors have shared with us a formative moment that exposed them to sex and dating, whether that be an experience in a sex ed classroom, a scene from the media, or even a conversation with a parent or friend • Exclusive art ℅ Annie Regan