MKE SEX: Gonorrhea superbug update!

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 ...

MKE SEX: Learning about lady-lovin’

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...

MKE SEX: The secret agony of a super sniffer

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...

MKE SEX: Sex and depression

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...

MKE SEX: Post-pandemic sex

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...

MKE SEX: Not sexy. Just sad

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...

MKE SEX: Sexy selfies

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 ...

MKE SEX: Vote

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...

MKE SEX: A beginner’s guide to vibrators

broadstreet.zone(49071); Frequently, customers who visit the Tool Shed will say, “I’ve never been in a store like this before!” They’ll look around for a few minutes and then shyly say, “I’m looking for a vibr...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about bisexuality

broadstreet.zone(49071); This past Wednesday, September 23, bisexuals all over the world celebrated Bi Visibility Day. Despite the limitations necessitated by COVID-19, there were online discussions, virtual k...

MKE SEX: A kinky glossary

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear Readers, In April and May the Tool Shed hosted weekly Ask the Sexpert events (via Zoom), inviting folks to anonymously submit questions pertaining to sexual health and sexual p...

MKE SEX: Dialing down your Magic Wand

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX, I’ll just be plain about this. My Hitachi is my bestie. Our relationship has lasted longer than any other romance in my life. I love love love my Magic Wand and never wan...