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‘HIV Made Me Fabulous’ film relies on science and embodied storytelling to counter stigma and discrimination

February 18, 2022 By Allison Carter In Health, Sexuality No Comments

“We can’t demonize the very stuff that sometimes has made us be the people that we are.” So says Juno Roche, a writer, activist and trans woman who has lived with HIV for over 25 years. Roche wrote and narrated the film HIV Made Me Fabulous, a 10-minute piece that combines narrative and dance, and was directed and produced [...]

Getting Pregnant After 35

October 26, 2020 By Allison Carter In Health No Comments

I’ve spent the last 15 years of my life trying to avoid pregnancy. Now that I’m ready, getting pregnant is not nearly as easy as I thought it would be. When I met my current partner, I was 20. The beginning years of relationship have been amazing. We saw each other through undergrad and graduate [...]

Holding A Mirror Up To My White Privilege

August 2, 2020 By Allison Carter In Health No Comments

Tucked away in the township of Gugulethu, on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, is a popular butchery and open-air shack restaurant called Mzoli’s Meat. A successful Black-owned business, Mzoli’s is famous for its grilled meats, good music, and huge crowds. It’s also known for bringing people together, attracting both locals and foreign tourists, [...]

Resilience In Times Of Crisis

May 22, 2020 By Allison Carter In Health No Comments

Most of us go through our day with a sense of invincibility. We don’t believe bad things will happen to us. So, we’re often blindsided when they do. In the early days after the lockdown started, I was shocked at the scale of the pandemic and how quickly our lives turned upside down. I’m sure [...]

Dramatizing A #MeToo Story

April 2, 2020 By Allison Carter In Sexuality No Comments

It’s been more than four months since The Morning Show was released on Apple TV+. If you haven’t you seen the series yet, I reckon that self-isolation makes for a perfect time to stay home and catch up on…well…everything. Inspired by the book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV and resembling [...]

Feigning Pleasure

January 21, 2020 By Allison Carter In Sexuality No Comments

Most women, at one time or another, have faked an orgasm. Perhaps that’s why so many women can relate to that classic scene from ‘When Harry Met Sally.’ Almost everyone does it! Thirty years on, research still supports this claim. A new study in Archives of Sexual Behaviour, led by Dr. Debby Herbenick and her colleagues at Indiana University, shows [...]

More Than A Body

January 17, 2020 By Allison Carter In Health, Relationships, Sexuality No Comments

Exercise more and lose weight are among the most common New Year’s resolutions each year. For some of us, these decisions can make a huge difference to our health. Often, though, we fall for unrealistic expectations from society that pushes vanity and thinness more than anything. We have become both the creators and consumers of [...]

When Sex Hurts

October 2, 2019 By Allison Carter In Health, Relationships, Sexuality No Comments

I recently published study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine which surveyed more than 1,500 women ages 18 and older in the United States about their experiences of painful sex. Most women identified as heterosexual (87 per cent) and were either married or living with their partner (70 per cent). About one in four women reported [...]

What’s In A Kiss

August 26, 2019 By Allison Carter In Relationships No Comments

People kiss in all kinds of ways, from subtle kisses to passionate kisses, friendly kisses to affectionate kisses, cheek kisses to French kisses, and much, much more. We kiss for lust, intimacy, pleasure, comfort, security, and love. We kiss between couples, as part of families, and in greeting people in different cultures. A range of [...]

Talking To Kids About Pride

August 1, 2019 By Allison Carter In Relationships No Comments

This time last year, Canadian television personality Jessi Cruickshank made a video celebrating Pride with a handful of kids. “Happy Pride!” the youngsters cheered, surrounded with rainbow flags and balloons.“Who here knows what gay pride means?” asked Jessi, opening the conversation. As expected, it didn’t take long for the kids to say some of the funniest things. One girl explained [...]

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