In the season two finale of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Mickie Woods, founder of Intimacy Games, to chat about entrepreneurship in sexological spaces, approaching conversations about love and sex with a new or long-term partner, and how the metaphysical and spiritual realms play into her sexology work and business.…
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AFAF 9: Sex Education in Black Southern Communities with Jasmine Phillips
Posted on April 5, 2022On this episode of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with sex educator, Ph.D. candidate, and disease intervention specialist Jasmine Phillips to discuss being a Black LGBTQ researcher, sexual satisfaction and communication among partners, healing generational trauma, and how to meet communities where they're at when it comes to sex education.…
Is Dating Actually Worth It?
Posted on April 9, 2020Growing up, we’re all fed the same fairytale ending: We’ll find our person, they’ll offer us love and devotion, they’ll complete us, and together, we’ll settle into a life of fulfillment. From story books, to romantic comedies, to the arc of almost every book, romantic partnering is presented as the ideal. Surprise, things aren’t that easy.…
Asking For A Friend: Top Tips For Dating Apps
Posted on July 31, 2019How do you navigate the chaos that is online dating? How can you make yourself stand out on dating apps? Is finding a long-term relationship online possible? Dr. Laura McGuire lays out her top three tips for digital dating in this month's Asking for a Friend!…
Asking For A Friend: The 5 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Partner
Posted on June 28, 2019How well do you really know your partner? How sustainable is your relationship long term? Are you blinded by those rose-colored glasses? Dr. Laura McGuire lays out the five tough questions you should be asking your partner. Test your compatibility with this month's Asking for a Friend!…
When ‘The One’ Becomes Two: Top 5 Myths About Polyamory
Posted on February 14, 2019Polyamory, like many relationship expressions that fall outside the societal “norm” of monogamy, is largely misunderstood, often dismissed, and rarely validated as a natural way for humans to connect with one another. This dynamic is not as provocative or alluring as the media depicts, nor is it fraught with more complications that the traditional two-party relationship system. In fact, almost no mammal on earth is truly monogamous (yes, even those that “mate for life”). As queer people, our relationships are…
Why Are Straight Folks Obsessed with LGBTQ Folks’ Bodies and Sex Lives?
Posted on November 5, 2018So, who is the man and who is the woman? We’re both males. We’re partners. We share duties and don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. At least, that’s how it is in my own relationship. And here we are, six years together, and people still believe it’s okay to ask me if my partner or I shapeshift into a lady behind closed doors, as if the notion that two people of the same gender can live together and share their lives,…
Asking for a Friend: Can Queer Relationships Be Abusive?
Posted on October 5, 2018Can queer relationships be abusive? Is it only abuse if it’s physical? Where can LGBTQ folks who feel unsafe go for help? Dr. Laura McGuire tackles these questions and more in a special Domestic Violence Awareness Month episode of Asking for a Friend.…
Writing My Own Story: How Education Helped Me Escape My Abusive Relationship
Posted on August 27, 2018I believe in education more than anything on Earth. I believe that the answer to almost every problem facing us as individuals, communities, countries, and as a planet is based in education. I believe in it so much that I got my doctorate in education, with a focus on inclusive sex education.…
Queer Relationships Could Be Queerer: The Argument for More Relationship Anarchy
Posted on August 15, 2018My best friend’s text comes through with a resonating bing. “So I need to know, are you getting laid?” I scrunch my eyes shut and rub my face. I tap back: “I am not, unless you count self-laid.” I sigh to myself and tap out an additional comment: “I am working on it.” I’m lying. I’m not. And I won’t.…