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Hot Town, Summer In The City: Keep Your Vag From Feeling Dirty And Gritty

Your vulva asked me to write this.

Gabrielle Korn July 19, 2012 72 Comments
Health

An Illustrated Guide To Giving Away Your Blood

Lose your blood donation virginity!

Kristen July 16, 2012 62 Comments
Health

We Must, We Must, We Must Study Your Bust

You have them. Scientists want to study them.

Kristen July 12, 2012 31 Comments
Health

The SCOTUS Health Care Ruling: What Does It Mean?

The Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act and its mandate that Americans carry health insurance or else face a tax is constitutional.

Rachel June 28, 2012 30 Comments
Health

Gays Beat Straights When It Comes To Keeping Their Special Friends Healthy, Study Says

A new study on “health work” in relationships shows that women take care of their men, women take care of their women, and men take care of their men. In other words, gay people are the best.

Riese June 14, 2012 29 Comments
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Seriously, All of Us Really Need to Go the Fuck to Sleep

Maybe we need to start an Occupy Bedrooms movement.

Jezebel June 12, 2012 25 Comments
Health

Sunburn Cures For Your Sunburned Ass

I have a hot ass. A burning hot sunburned ass.

Lizz May 28, 2012 64 Comments
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VIDEO: Kate Beckinsale Wants Government All Up In Her Vagina

“My right to choose? What about my right to choose to not have a choice?”

Riese May 8, 2012 34 Comments
Health

Get Fit: Bring Some Nutrition to the Table

“If you are not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you are not hungry.”

Sarah Croce May 2, 2012 95 Comments
Health

Six Gay Benefits of Yoga

What on earth could the gay benefits of yoga be?! (Spoiler Alert: Number five is “Have Better Sex”)

Lizz April 27, 2012 22 Comments
Health

Applicator Shmaplicator: o.b.’s Selfish Shellfish

Thousands of tampon applicators pollute our beaches every year and that’s gross, so let’s cut that out already.

Jamie J. Hagen April 20, 2012 87 Comments
Health

New Studies Say LGBTs Suffer Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Abuse, Oh My

Studies reveal that queer people spend a lot of time experiencing “intense anxiety” and abusing substances.

Rachel April 3, 2012 73 Comments
Health

Health Insurance “Gender Rating” Charges Women $1 Billion Annually For Being Women

More money, more problems? When that money is going to insurance companies who discriminate without cause, you bet your bottom dollar.

Laura March 21, 2012 3 Comments
Health

Where Were They While She Was Getting High?

Surprise! A new survey indicates that LGBT people “experience higher rates of substance use and abuse.”

phoenix March 15, 2012 15 Comments
Health

Get Fit: Staying Motivated So You Just Don’t Stop

You started a new fitness routine, but how will you keep yourself from bailing out? I have a few ideas!

Sarah Croce March 13, 2012 91 Comments
Camp Health

Listling Without Commentary: Shit You Weirdos Are Allergic To

“Fire ants, maybe.”

Riese March 12, 2012 138 Comments
Health

Get Fit: Motivating Yourself To Become a Person Who Exercises

If you want to go to the gym but don’t know how to get started or even how you’ll get yourself out the door, we’ve got a column for that.

Sarah Croce March 5, 2012 140 Comments
Health

I Wanna Ride My Bicycle

And the Alliance for Biking and Walking wants me to, too.

Laura January 31, 2012 27 Comments
Health

How to Zone Out When You’re in Hell

You have the power to ignore that which pisses you off. Here’s how.

Jezebel January 12, 2012 15 Comments
Health

Georgia Teaches Us How Not to Combat Childhood Obesity

Georgia’s new anti-childhood-obesity campaign uses stigma and guilt as its main players — what’s wrong with this picture?

Whitney Pow January 6, 2012 65 Comments
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