ascent magazine

Check out the latest issue of ascent magazine (issue 35) for some interesting articles on gender & sexuality. The following links have excerpts from the articles of the print edition... if you like what you seen, then I definitely recommend getting yourself a copy!


being present with desire
In his struggles with the Buddha’s teachings on celibacy, Noah Levine explores how sexuality can be a teacher rather than a tormentor.

opening out
Lesbian-feminist author & Tibetan Buddhist Daphne Marlatt shares her thoughts about transcending gender in spiritual life. Interview by Roseanne Harvey.

something about Mary
Joanna Manning is a former Catholic nun whose opinions about Mary Magdalene, the Church & sexuality are both inspiring & controversial. Talya Rubin investigates.

flights of pleasure
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes takes brahmacarya out of the ashram & into the world

the union of heaven & earth
Can a hatha yoga practice teach us about intimacy & relationships? By Mark Whitwell

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"Society better get used to..."

Speaking of "deviant" sexual behaviour, the CBC Archives has some really amazing footage of a 1950's television special on homosexuality, as well as other footage throughout the past 50 years.

It is quite the marker of a cultural shift.

From the CBC Archives:

"It's 1959, and homosexuality is a topic few are willing to discuss. Like some of the people interviewed on the street in this CBC Television clip, many believe that homosexuals should be locked up. Most in the medical profession believe homosexuality is, at best, a psychiatric problem. But a gay man — interviewed in silhouette to protect his identity — says society has to get used to homosexuals, and not the other way around..."

Take me to the archives...

May is Masterbation Month!

Don't believe what you read!!! Every time you masterbate this month,
God will reduce a vote from the Conservative Party for the next Federal election!

So May is Masterbation Month! (but as if you need ME to tell you that..) And in honour of hairy palms and being thrown in insane asylums (see below), I have decided to share an article from one of my favourite columnists, Ms. Josey Vogels. Enjoy!



Self Reflection

It was viewed as the crack cocaine of sexuality, writes Thomas W. Laqueur about masturbation in the 18th century.

“It was prone to excess as no other kind of venery was […] it had no bounds in reality, because it was a creature of the imagination,” Laqueur writes of the beliefs surrounding onanism, in his exhaustive history of the practice Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation (Zone Books).

So much for the Age of Enlightment...

Take me to the rest of the article!

Throughout the ages, Ken has always been a classic wanker...

Let's talk about sex

So the "Sexuality Issue" was released last week with The Link. I had two articles published that were fun to tackle and educational! I love to learn about sex and the infinite ways that people experience their sexualities.

I've provided links below to read if you would like... comments are always encouraged!

I hope you find them... errr... satisfying.





Fat is not a 4-letter word

We often link our sexualities with our physiques. Different body forms appeal to different people, and there are more options out there than ice cream flavours at Baskin & Robin’s. Our society seems to value some flavours over others: why is that?

Close friends, your trusty author and 2110’s peer counseling program coordinator, Mylène St Pierre, sit down to chat about what it means to be fat and sexy, why we’re obsessed about our sizes and the challenges that fat people face when it comes to sexuality...

...keep reading


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BIG (heart) MUSCLE

It is a world that many of us are very unfamiliar with; the rules are different, the roles are changed. It’s a game of power where discomfort is often the goal and sensation the reward. Many people become uncomfortable when talking about BDSM (bondage/discipline/sadism/masochism), and the types of activities that occur, but what exactly is it?

...keep reading

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