S Nicole Lane
Sex + Health Journalist
Arts + Culture, Music, Interviews, Women's Health, Sexuality, Socio-political issues, Feminism, LGBTQ, Art History, Theory, Reviews nicolelanestudio@gmail.com
PROJECTS
She Knows
The Common Sexual-Performance Anxieties & How to Overcome Them
Image: Courtneyk/Getty Images. Design: Ashley Britton/SheKnows.
Sexual anxieties can dampen the mood in short-term or long-term situations. And yes, those anxieties affect all of us at one point and a time. For some people, these sexual-performance anxieties can plague relationships and interfere with sexual satisfaction. When a looming cloud over your sex life exists, it can contribute to a variety of other issues, like depression and low self-esteem. There are entire books and articles publ...
Metro
Can you still take part in BDSM when you’re pregnant?
Some people feel uneasy at the thought of having intercourse while pregnant – but experts say that no, you won’t hurt your foetus or baby during coitus. Sex is possible, and even encouraged, during term.
Easing pain, lowering blood pressure, improving sleep, and bettering your baby (by exposing it to fewer stress hormones) are all benefits of having sex while pregnant.
But what about certain fetishes? Will your sexual preferences have to take a break for nine months? Will whips and handcuffs ...
bellesa.co
4 awesome health benefits of sleeping naked
I think I’ve always slept in the nude, or at least I like to believe I always have. The feeling of the sheets, or the warm body next to me, the lack of clinging clothing, the supreme comfort of it all, is too much to abandon. I’ve also never considered it to be unhealthy—how can it be?
intomore.com
INTO: A Digital Magazine For The Modern Queer World
Interview with Michelle Citron about Lives Visible, a film featuring the lives of two lesbians in the pre-Stonewall era.
exhibitionsonthecusp.com
Art in the Age of Surveillance
“[T]here are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”
— U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, 2002
Thirteen bold, multidisciplinary artists were invited to participate in Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns (2014) at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. After presenting artworks to the A...
helloflo.com
Period Cramps Don’t Just Happen in Your Abdomen
Have you ever experienced period cramps somewhere else other than your abdomen? It’s possible!
Between two to seven days out of the month, people with a cervix have a menstrual cycle. Some people have terrible hormonal headaches, others break out with acne, while some crave chocolate. Many of us experience dysmenorrhea, or severe pain during the period cycle. This pain can affect activities, it can occur later in life, it can also be mild—it’s known as period cramps.
The pain is associated wi...
swaay.com
Why We Have To Stop Accepting Painful Periods
Most women think that painful periods, PMS, excess weight and low energy are apart of the slew of hormonal issues that accompany our monthly experience. It’s just the way it has to be, there is no solution. There are only pain pills, birth control and heating pads. Apparently 90 percent of people who have a period experience some type of pain, while only 15 percent seek any sort of professional help.
However, a woman’s nutritionist says that this doesn’t have to be the case. When I asked Alis...
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Leather Archives and Museum
The Chicago Archives + Artists Project (CA+AP) is an initiative that highlights Chicago archives and special collections that give space to voices on the margins of history. Led by Chicago-based writers and artists, the project explores archives across the city via online features, a series of public programs and new commissioned artwork by Chicago artists. For 2018, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has funded a series of pilot projects pairing three artists with three archives ar...
Healthline
The Ohnut May Help Put an End to Painful Sex
After years of experiencing painful intercourse, one woman stopped taking bad advice and helped design a device that may help millions.
An astounding 75 percent of women have experienced pain during intercourse, but little has been done to find a treatment.
Emily Sauer, founder of Lady Parts Justice League, is working for a future where painful intercourse will be history.
After experiencing dyspareunia (painful sex) for 10 years, Sauer began to collaborate on the design of a wearable device ...
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Retelling Lives on the South Side through Film: South Side Home Movie Project
As a Hyde Parker, I hear about the South Side Home Movie Projects (SSHMP) frequently. I’m a hop, skip, and jump away from their front doors; I’m a short bike ride away from where their current exhibition is located. But I’m always surprised to hear that other people, in other parts of our city, are unaware of their presence, and their promising initiative to archive, collect, restore, and preserve the South side’s history. The SSHMP’s mission is to focus on the people who live here, who have ...
rewire.news
Vaginismus Is Very Real. But Doctors Often Ignore the Pain.
I probably first experienced vaginismus when I was around 11, although I didn’t know that yet. I sat crouched over the toilet, fumbling with my first tampon, reading the box it came in and then rereading it. I felt nauseous, light-headed. I sat on the bathroom floor.
Impossible! I remember thinking to myself after the entire process failed—my tampon would not physically go in, and the pressure of it all one summer afternoon resulted in queasiness and exhaustion. I wasn’t aware of it at the ti...
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Queens Who Bathe and Queer Visibility
Andie Meadows (Miss Meadows) is a queer photographer in Chicago whose photographic project, “Queens Who Bathe” immediately pulled me in to their overarching work. New and familiar faces, elegant poses, and dramatic looks occupy the project’s life on Instagram. What is also notable are the descriptions and mentions in the caption that illustrate the importance of collaboration and how artists, creatives, activists, and performers make up the vibrant and growing Chicago family.
I met with Andie...
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Intimate Justice: Amanda Joy Calobrisi
“Intimate Justice” looks at the intersection of art and sex and how these actions intertwine to serve as a form of resistance, activism, and dialogue in the Chicago community. For this installment, we talked to Amanda Joy Calobrisi about Boudoir photographs, ending war by lifting skirts, and the confrontation of a body in her vibrant home over donuts.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
S. Nicole Lane: What brought you to Chicago?
Amanda Joy Calobrisi: I went to SAIC for gr...
helloflo.com
Why Does Urinating Sometimes Feel Like an Orgasm?
Ever feel a tingling sensation while taking a trip to the restroom?
When I was a junior in high school a friend came back from the bathroom and described the feeling of peeing like having a mini-orgasm. Cis-men in the classroom were shocked, wanting to hear more, as we all agreed and were probably all relieved that someone felt a similar sensation. At the time, I barely knew what an orgasm was so I just knew that it felt like an immense amount of relief.
As it turns out, after a few Google se...
helloflo.com
How Pelvic Pain Can Change Your Identity
Chronic pain is considered non-menstrual pain that lasts “up to six months or more” and is located in the pelvic. Endometriosis, fibroids, pelvic floor muscle spasms, adhesions, and other disorders can lead to painful pelvic issues. This is also why pelvic pain can be difficult to diagnose, as there can be various complications to blame for the persistent cramping and throbbing. This is called a “multi-system disorder,” which includes sexual, bowel, urinary, gynecological, and musculoskeletal...