Long before algorithms matched us with potential partners and dating apps turned attraction into a scroll, people were placing tiny advertisements in newspapers hoping to find love, companionship, ...
A tour through 500 years of erotica in art.
Body hair has been embraced, rejected, removed and recreated by Hollywood over the years.
Joycelyn Elders and the fight for sex education.
How the birds and bees have transformed over time.
The surprising history of laws that follow us into the bedroom.
Bisexuality is not a trend, a phase, or a quirky sitcom trope. It has existed throughout history and some of the most fascinating, boundary-pushing people openly embraced it. Here’s a look at legen...
Caroline Cossey was decades ahead of her time.
A 200-year history of gay culture’s hook-up scene.
How David Hockney painted queer life out of the shadows.
We’re taught history as if it’s straight. As if all great love stories followed the same script. But behind some of the most iconic books, artworks, and cultural movements are queer couples who sha...
How queer travel moved from necessity to celebration.
From early AD to prohibition and Pride.
The origins of queer culture's not-so-secret language.
Honoring the trans trailblazers who refused to wait for approval.
When travel held its own atmosphere.
Over 100 years of shenanigans at 35,000 feet.
Does an ad for weedkiller really need nudity in it?
From corsets to Calvin Klein.
Long before sex ed got awkward, these women were writing the rulebook for pleasure.
how feminist voices turned paper into power and intimacy
The adulterous aristocrats’ association.
How an affair with an angel led to subversive sex education.
A brief history of an iconic sex shop.
A more vicious holiday greeting.
The greats that mastered the raunchy missive long before technological innovations.
The New Year’s kiss is believed to trace back to German traditions brought over to the U.S. in the mid-19th century.
Nothing says “Christmas romance” like kissing under a parasitic growth.
How far back does the cock ring go?
What makes February history's sexiest month.