Author Lucky Tomaszek

broadstreet.zone(49071); Earlier this month, I had my first (masked, distanced) in-person sex ed event since the beginning of the pandemic. (Side note: if 200 college freshmen can stay masked while attending a...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I had a complete hysterectomy eight years ago. They took everything out (uterus, ovaries, the whole thing) so I went into menopause immediately. And I got all the symp...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I’m pregnant and am very excited to be a mom for the first time. The other night, my partner and I were on a Zoom call with my partner’s family, and his brothers were ...

broadstreet.zone(49071); In the spring of 2016, The Tool Shed hosted adult performer and creator Jiz Lee for an event that included a public Q&A. During that event, an audience member stood and asked why c...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,This pandemic just stretches on and on into eternity, doesn’t it? Sorry. That’s dramatic. It’s just that numbers are going up and people are still getting sick. Even k...

broadstreet.zone(49071); As a sexuality educator who works on the sales floor of a retail sex toy store, I’m asked a lot of questions about health, pleasure, and our products. Even after nine years at the Tool...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,My best friend has a Magic Wand and she won’t shut up about it! I’ve only seen them in porn. I don’t know—they look outdated. I even think I saw one at my grandma’s ho...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I’m wondering if you can help me with an issue around pronoun etiquette. I host continuing education trainings in the healthcare field with participants from around th...

broadstreet.zone(49071); By Lucky Tomaszek and Ashe PalmerAs every queer, gay, and gender pioneer knows, COVID-19 cast its long shadow over our rainbow world. We skipped our annual Pride revelries last yea...

broadstreet.zone(49071); There's good news and bad news in the world of hard-to-treat gonorrhea. In July, 2017, I wrote a column about three cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. It must have made quite an ...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,A few years back, I got a sore on my vulva which turned out to be herpes. I was pretty sick that first time. I had a fever and body aches. My doctor said that was norm...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,For the last few months, I’ve been hanging out online with a new crush counting down the days till we can meet in person. We’ve both had our first and second shots. No...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear Beloved MKE SEX,I have a question that I think only you can answer. I’m having a frustrating argument with my boyfriend. I have a superpower sense of smell. It’s a huge proble...

broadstreet.zone(49071); We are on the cusp of another Valentine’s Day which means the staff at the Tool Shed have been working extra hard to help our customers. Some are looking for the gift for a friend or l...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,Have you ever been so sad for so long that you don’t remember the last time you even wanted sex? Like, I for sure don’t remember when my husband and I had sex last, bu...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,Yes! For Christmas the U.S. of A. is getting a coronavirus vaccine! I’ve been such a good little enby during this whole thing. I stopped hooking up with randos and pic...

broadstreet.zone(49071); The holidays are upon us, but what we really want is for our favorite hottie to be up on us instead. Unfortunately, the necessity of physical distancing continues through these chilly ...

broadstreet.zone(49071); For a number of years back in the 2000s, I wrote a monthly column for Vital Source magazine called the Slightly Crunchy Parent. In it, I chronicled my life as a mom to three young kids...

broadstreet.zone(49071); As the pandemic rolls on and on, it becomes ever more challenging to feel sexy and to keep romantic relationships alive when you and your partner(s) aren’t living together. Given that ...

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear Reader,When this column is published on Friday, October 30, we’ll be just four days from the most important election of my lifetime. To say I’m preoccupied with electoral poli...