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A Feminist Magazine at Yale

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Dollar Dollar Bills for the Pill

By READ MY LIPS

Dear Read My Lips,

What’s the deal with paying for the pill?  My boyfriend and I have been talking about whether I should go on the pill, because he really hates condoms, and I want to know …

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For What Weight’s Worth

By READ MY LIPS

Dear Read My Lips,

I’m not by any means a chubby girl, but regardless, my ex-boyfriend used to always notice and (very enthusiastically) compliment me whenever I lost weight.  As a result, I tend to eat less on …

Turn Up the Volume

By READ MY LIPS

Dear Read My Lips,

My partner doesn’t say anything in bed.  Aside from a few subdued moans right before and during orgasm, I get absolutely no verbal feedback or appreciation during the act, and it’s started to become frustrating.  …

Full Disclosure…And Some Exposure

By READ MY LIPS

Hey Read My Lips,

My boyfriend just found out that he has HPV types 6 and 11.  These kinds cause all kinds of stuff–from cervical and anal cancers to warts.  I am fine– I got Gardasil when I was …

Dworkin and Masturbation: Too Much?

Q: I just read too much radical feminist theory (Andrea Dworkin. Intercourse. Jesus Christ.) and now I’m afraid of boys. But I’m not gay. What should I do?

Ah yes, I’ve been there. I’m …

Doggy Tales

Doggy Tales

Dear Read My Lips,

Two words: Doggy style.

Please explain. Who goes where, what goes where, and why does my boyfriend keep insisting that we try it? What about fucking “like dogs” …

The Nostalgia Shall Be Visited Upon The Freshmen

The Nostalgia Shall Be Visited Upon The Freshmen

by BlueBalls

Around this time of year, BlueBalls gets a little nostalgic. And nostalgia, as always, shall be visited upon the freshmen. Most relationship advice to frosh takes the form of knowing grins about long-distance high school relationships. …

A User's Guide

by BLUEBALLS

Why a sex column? By now, the novelty of knowing that Ivy League kids have sex is wearing thin. We have “RumpusRumpus” for salacious stories and the occasionally necessary public shaming. And …

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