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Society + Culture

How About That Study Claiming Bisexual Women More Likely to Be Psychopathic Narcissists, What a Ride

You may have heard about the study this month that says some bi women report higher levels of psychopathy and narcissism — how legit is it really?

Laura Mandanas March 16, 2018 35 Comments
Relationships

These Two Factors Make You More Likely To Be Into Non-Monogamy

More people than ever are in non-monogamous relationships, and new research sheds light on what factors make people — and specifically queer people — more likely to be into them.

Ryan Yates October 19, 2017 24 Comments
Sex

Lesbian and Bisexual Teens Sure Did Have A Lot Of Sex, Study Shows

A new study suggests sexually active lesbian teens have more partners and lost their virginities earlier than heterosexuals and that one in five lesbian’s most recent sex partner was a man.

Riese March 2, 2016 23 Comments
Sex

Is Period Sex The Ultimate Lesbian Sexual Indicator?

People who want to have period sex have more and varied sex more often and report higher sexual satisfaction than anyone else, a survey finds.

Ryan Yates February 8, 2016 40 Comments
Love + Sex

Homosexuals and Heterosexuals Exist, Says Groundbreaking Study

You have no idea how long it took me to figure out that this was the only definitive takeaway from this particular data analysis.

Riese November 25, 2015 34 Comments
Society + Culture

100% Of Women Attracted To Other Women, Study Says

Dr. Gerulf Rieger, who declared in 2005 that male bisexuality doesn’t exist, is back with a new study claiming that female heterosexuality doesn’t exist. That would be really good news for anybody crushing on a straight girl… if only it were true.

Riese November 5, 2015 83 Comments
Relationships

51 Of The Most Important Things You’ve Ever Fought About

“Which of our astrological sun signs is more of a bitch.”

Riese October 16, 2015 68 Comments
Relationships

What Do Women In Lesbian Relationships Fight About?

We asked 3,500+ women in same-sex relationships what they fought about — from drinking too much to not seeing each other enough to being jealous of exes, here’s the results!

Riese October 13, 2015 37 Comments
Relationships

82 Silly Household Things You Fought About With Your Girlfriend

“I locked myself in the bathroom because she kept telling me I wasn’t cleaning the toilet the right way”

Riese October 6, 2015 93 Comments
Relationships

43 Of The Gayest Things You’ve Fought About With Your Girlfriend

“Whether or not selfie culture upholds or demolishes the patriarchy”

Riese October 2, 2015 74 Comments
Politics + Activism

The Fight Didn’t End with Marriage: How Religious Exemption Laws Endanger LGBT Americans

“Non-tailored religious exemptions in general open a can of worms that raises serious concerns for not only LGBT folks but for women, for healthcare,” said report author Heron Greenesmith.

Adrian September 1, 2015 5 Comments
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Politics + Activism

More Brits Than Ever Are In Between on the Kinsey Scale, New Survey Shows

In poll results published Sunday by YouGov, a full 49% of 18-24 year olds identified as something other than exclusively heterosexual on the Kinsey scale.

Laura Mandanas August 19, 2015 29 Comments
Sex

When Did You Do It For The First Time and How Many People Have You Done It With, Huh?

Oh you know, just the answers to everybody’s favorite two questions ever.

Riese May 19, 2015 47 Comments
Sex

The 100 Most Ambitious Places You’ve Had Sex

“Lost in the Dole pineapple maze in Hawaii.” “On my back in a Corolla on a bridge in a Little Bo Peep costume.” “The aardvark exhibit at the zoo.”

Riese April 30, 2015 68 Comments
Sex

Lesbian Sex Gets Women Off At Astronomical Rates, Our Sex Survey Shows

High femmes, women over 35 and people in relationships orgasm a whole lot during sex and other interesting things we learned about how you get off.

Riese April 29, 2015 48 Comments
Queer Fashion Sex

Here Are Your Very Queer Underwear-Wearing Habits

The Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey knows what you’ve got on underneath those jeans, and how that relates to your gender identity and presentation.

Riese April 24, 2015 55 Comments
Sex

Queer Women Masturbate More Than Straight Women, Our Sex Survey Says

On the masturbation practices of the 8,566 humans who took our Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey — how they do it, for how long, how often, and “how much more than everybody else.”

Riese April 13, 2015 54 Comments
Society + Culture

Where Do Lesbians Live? New Gallup Numbers Add More Numbers To Pile Of Confusing Numbers

In which I dive into piles of mostly-confusing data to figure out where the girls are in a country where gayborhoods tend to be filled with boys.

Riese March 31, 2015 80 Comments
Sex

How Often Do Queer Women Have Sex?

We’ve got all the numbers on how often you have sex from our Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey — and some of them might surprise you!

Riese March 30, 2015 42 Comments
Sex

Lots Of Straight Girls Wanna Have Lesbian Sex, Yet Another Study Shows

Nearly 40% of women surveyed had fantasized about getting it on with another woman. Also have you noticed that the sky is especially blue today?

Riese November 5, 2014 50 Comments
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