Anal penetration used to be a taboo topic. In fact, for some of you, it might still be. What used to be relegated to men playing in bathhouses and Bally’s locker rooms is now a widespread form of sexual intercourse enjoyed by all different sexual orientations and genders.

During my sophomore year at UW-Milwaukee, the English department offered a “Growing Up Gay” class. While I knew it was an English class, I half expected the professor to give me a to-do list of things to accomplish before walking at Lavender Graduation.

I can write over and over again about the dangers of alcohol and blah blah blah. Not only would I be boring, but I’d be a big fat hypocrite–who doesn’t enjoy a dirty Shirley Temple from time to time?

Most of us have ideas of what we absolutely will not deal with in our relationships. These ideas aren’t exclusive of romantic involvement, but should also apply to friendships, fun buddy’s, study partners and partners in crime.

I bet all of you are thinking that I’m going to write about faked orgasms, o-faces and Tony-nominated performances in bed.

If you’re reading this, you most likely fall into the generation of people who have a Facebook page, a Twitter account and maybe a slew of other social media connections. You might even include online dating memberships in this group.

It’s almost spring break! Many of you will be spending your week far from school, enjoying some exotic location. Those of you taking this vacation will undoubtedly drink…a lot. You will troll the beach looking for ass, and you will probably get it. You also might get a burning sensation, rash, or bloody discharge. Spring break is probably the most STD-infested holiday known to man and yet many of you will do nothing to protect yourself.

I’ve always been a firm believer in tackling issues directly, my friends will attest to the fact that I despise avoidance or skirting the issue and that I will not stop until a discussion has been had. In order to have healthy relationships before, during, and after a romantic period, you have to be able [...]

A lot of us do really stupid and hurtful things when we’re not thinking. Unfortunately, most of us will end up hurting someone who actually cares about us.
There’s going to be a time in your life where someone will do to you what you’ve done to others in past relationships, and it will change you. [...]

Last week, I had a very intriguing discussion with two young men about their penises. They were fighting about whose was better; one guy is circumcised and the other is not.
There have always been various controversies surrounding circumcision, ranging from the parents’ reasoning behind the decision, to the effects on men and women’s sexual experience. [...]