How to get startedīreaking the ice is always tough. Just remember, everybody - even folks with the same parts - is different. If you and your partner have the same anatomy, masturbating gives you double the pleasure (and double the fun!) since touching yourself helps you learn which strokes might be fun to try on them. Self-pleasure is also the best way to find out what makes you feel good, which could boost your confidence and communication skills when you’re with someone else. year=2011 volume=15 issue=7 spage=156 epage=161 aulast=Magon The orgasmic history of oxytocin: Love, lust, and labor. Know thyselfĪccording to a 2011 review, taking yourself to O-town is a fantastic way to flood your body with happy hormones like oxytocin and dopamine. Communicate what feels good (and what doesn’t!), and stop anytime you want. There are dozens of lesbian-friendly ways to get it on. No matter how you identify or who you want to hop into bed with, it’s normal to feel nervous about your first time.
If this is your first dip into the waters of lesbian sex, remember that you can stick to what feels comfortable to you. Use protection!Ĭool, cool, so how *do* lesbians have sex? And of course, if one female-identifying partner has a penis and the other has a vagina, it’s still possible to make a baby. Using sexual orientation and gender identity to monitor disparities in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and viral hepatitis. Not so! In one 13-month study of nearly 20,000 LGBT patients, 11 percent of cisgender women and 25 percent of transgender women tested positive for an STI. Myth 6: Lesbians can’t get STIs or get preggo. It’s also not the easiest trick in the book. It’s a tried-and-true lesbian sex method, but it’s certainly not the only one. Scissoring, otherwise known as tribbing, just means vag-to-vag contact. Myth 5: It begins and ends with scissoring. Remember how sex can be all the good things? Whether you’re a lesbian or not, it’s OK to stop before you or your partner climaxes. Some peeps like ’em, some don’t - just like some people like penetration and some people don’t.Ĭurious about sex toys? We’ve got your back. Strap-ons are faux penises attached to a harness or underwear. Some relationships prefer to have a masculine/feminine component, some don’t. Penetrating your partner or being on top doesn’t make you “the man,” just like going down on someone doesn’t make you “submissive.” When two women are in a relationship, no one needs to sub in as the dude. Myth 2: Someone’s gotta be “the man.” This is a super narrow way of thinking, TBH. Au contraire! Remember, two people who identify as women don’t necessarily have the same anatomy.īut even if you’re both cis women, everyone has different preferences between the sheets. Myth 1: Lovemaking is easy because you already understand female anatomy. (Thanks to most porn.) Let’s break down the most common misunderstandings. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation floating around the internet about lesbian sex. “Someone’s gotta be ‘the man’” and other myths, debunked