How to Prevent UTIs
How to Prevent UTIs
Beyond merely urinating after sex. Hell hath no fury like an infected urinary tract. And for those of us susceptible to the wrath of the dreaded UTI, it’s rarely an isolated instance. Once the seal is broken...well, you know the drill. Now, the most colloquial consensus on UTIs is pretty uniform: the [...]
Staff’s Note on Hispanic Heritage Month
Staff’s Note on Hispanic Heritage Month
This past May, we re-launched our platform with a new vision and a new look. We committed to creating a space that celebrated distinct cultures, voices, and stories. We told ourselves that above all else, we wanted to avoid being put in a box. We’ve all experienced this box - [...]
Why Sex is Painful for Some Women
Why Sex is Painful for Some Women
Pinning down the root cause is the first step to a solution. Unless you're toying with bondage, sex should not be painful. But for many people with vaginas, it can be all too common. According to a 2014 study, anywhere from 10 to 20% of women in the United States experience dyspareunia—recurrent [...]
Washington Heights: A Visual Love Letter
Washington Heights: A Visual Love Letter
Earlier this summer, we sent out two photographers to capture the true spirit of Washington Heights. Initially, we wanted to do this as a response to the film In the Heights - a film that broke barriers in many ways, but that received criticism for its Hollywood depiction of Washington [...]
Phallus Myths
Phallus Myths
Debunking common misconceptions and declarations. Much like the vagina or, say, Greek antiquity, the penis is rife with mythology. For all its plentiful capabilities, it’s also a vessel for ample misinformation, much of which is widely believed to be true. So it follows that the owners of said sex orangs oft find [...]
Claudy’s Kitchen is a Small Latino-Owned Business Fighting for their Life
Claudy’s Kitchen is a Small Latino-Owned Business Fighting for their Life
For Claudia and Richard Berroa, owners of the Michelin-rated Claudy’s Kitchen, there is a concise motto that sums up their culinary success: “Hacemos comida que es buena, bonita, y barata.” A small Latino-owned take-out restaurant located on the upper boundary of the Bronx, where the 1 train ends and Westchester [...]
Trans Kids Need Our Support, 12-Year-Old Adelyn Shares Why
Trans Kids Need Our Support, 12-Year-Old Adelyn Shares Why
When Adelyn was 7-years-old, she would regularly pray for one thing before going to bed at night: that God would make her a girl after death. Now, at twelve, she is living openly as a transgender girl in South Texas. In a newly released video, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) [...]