Tag: casual sex

Tricolour Sex Diary: My sex life in movies

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I want to start this all off with a little disclaimer: this story occurred over two years ago before there was a pandemic happening. Stay safe and keep your bubble small. Now on to the good stuff. My first year had a lot of benchmarks of classic university life: underage drinking, meeting new people,...

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During COVID-19, casual sex merits more precautions

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Casual sex is a hallmark of university culture and, even in the midst of a pandemic, isn’t going away anytime soon. Instead of shaming the people sleeping around, we should acknowledge that casual sex might be a symptom of the loneliness we’re all experiencing right now. Having multiple partners has...

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How to improve your bad hookups

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Recently, I wrote a Journal feature about the orgasm gap: the proven phenomenon where women are less likely to orgasm during partnered sexual activity than men, especially during sex with men. The purpose of my article was to highlight the sexual experiences of female-identified Queen’s students....

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The pros and cons of Call Her Daddy

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If you’ve never listened to the sex and dating podcast Call Her Daddy, chances are, you’ve at least heard about it. The Barstool Sports podcast, hosted by personalities Sofia Franklyn and Alexandra Cooper, is on almost everyone’s radar for its honest and explicit exploration of female sexuality. ...

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Sexual liberation hasn't cheapened sex

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Seeing sex as a commodity that governs our social, romantic and economic standing in society is a flawed view of today’s dating world.    In a Globe and Mail column that attempts to explain why there seems to be a trend towards more sex and less marriage, Margaret Wente shows a deep misunderstanding...

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Sex in the limestone city

Written on . Posted in Lifestyle.

Living with roommates in residence is definitely something that can hinder your sex life. In my first year at Queen’s, I was assigned to a quad room with very little privacy. Seriously, I could swing an arm and hit my roommate’s bed beside me. To make matters worse, it’s very common in first year...

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Swipe right on condoms

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Swiping right on a sexy picture won’t give you an STI, but having sex without protection certainly might. From Tinder to Grindr, Craiglist to Salaam Swipe — a dating app for Muslims looking for love — hooking up has become so simple that the AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) is worried it’s leading to...

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Tinder is a winner

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The advent of the new dating app Tinder is a mostly positive development as the application gives its users a platform to engage with possible mates in a quick and painless manner that can be safer than alternatives. On Jan. 27, Maclean’s On Campus published an article that analyzed the rise of Tinder...

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