Sex Q&A

No-BS responses to questions you can only ask Cosmo.

- Julie Vadnal

Q Is there any porn out there that I can feel good about watching?

A Oof, this is a tough one. “Porn is intrinsically complicated,” says Celine Parreñas Shimizu, PhD, coeditor of The Feminist Porn Book. “Traditionally, porn has been a male-driven, not exactly female-friendly industry.” And although not a ton has changed over the years, you can try to make yourself feel less icky about it with feminist porn, which aims to equalize male and female pleasure. (Shimizu recommends Tristan Taormino’s films.) Then there’s IJustCame .org, a site that gathers content from places like PornHub and TubX and donates to charity each time you click the I Just Came button. But if the porn you’re watching is making you feel bad, it might be time to cut the computer cord and try a sweet and sexy read like Julie Ann Long’s Hot in Hellcat Canyon ($8, avonromance.com). No browser clearing required.

Q Someone told me that you can still get your period even while you’re pregnant. WTF?