Sex Topics

The Legal Side of Sex in Australia

Most people have a vague sense of what’s legal and what isn’t when it comes to sex — but vague isn’t particularly useful when the details actually matter. Age of consent laws, for instance, vary by state and territory in ways that aren’t widely understood, and the gaps in public knowledge have real consequences.

Age of Consent Laws in Australia does exactly what the title promises — a clear, plain-language breakdown of how the laws work across different jurisdictions, without the legal jargon that makes most people give up halfway through and remain none the wiser.

Porn, Real Sex, and the Gap Between Them

Pornography is one of the most consumed and least critically examined forms of media in existence. Most people watch it; far fewer have thought seriously about how it shapes expectations, influences behaviour, or affects real sexual relationships — for better or worse, depending on how it’s being consumed and by whom.

Porn Use for Men and Women gets into the nuance — how consumption patterns differ, what the research actually says about effects on relationships and sexual satisfaction, and how to think about porn use honestly rather than through either a moralising or completely uncritical lens.

Consent, Communication, and the Basics That Aren’t Always Basic

Consent is a topic that gets discussed a lot in broad terms and not nearly enough in practical ones. What ongoing consent looks like in long-term relationships, how to communicate changing boundaries, and how to navigate situations where enthusiasm is ambiguous — these are the conversations that matter more than the general principle most people already agree on.

Posts in this section approach consent and communication as practical skills rather than abstract values — specific, grounded, and written for people navigating real situations rather than hypothetical ones.

The Bigger Picture

Sex doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Cultural background, relationship structures, mental health, past experience, and the specific social context people are operating in all shape how sex is experienced and understood. This section makes space for that bigger picture — topics that sit at the intersection of sex and everything else, covered with the same directness and lack of moralising that runs through the rest of this blog.