Cory Stieg

Jun 20, 2024 | refinery29.com | Cory Stieg

When you run into a friend whom you haven't seen in a while, sometimes the only question you can manage to spit out is, "What are you up to these days?" Then, you both rattle off some flashier version of your LinkedIn profiles to make it seem like you have your lives together, and cap off the conversation with a halfhearted, "We should hang out!"Sometimes there's a mutual understanding that you're never actually going to make plans, and it's just the thought that counts.

Jun 20, 2024 | refinery29.com | Cory Stieg

When you're hanging out with your friends, you can go from casually chatting about the weather to delivering a monologue about your last sexual encounter. Or, even if you're not super close with a person, talking openly about something like sex can be an instant icebreaker that lets everyone's guard down — which might seem counterintuitive. So why can it feel so good to share such private details with your friends and with people who you barely know?

Jun 5, 2024 | msn.com | Cory Stieg

May 13, 2024 | refinery29.com | Cory Stieg

When we talk about the queer community, we often think about people who identify as lesbian, gay, queer, or trans — and we breeze right past the bisexual part. That's a problem, and one that reflects how many people refuse to acknowledge that bisexuality exists at all, a phenomenon which is called "bi erasure." Surveys suggest that people who identify as bisexual actually make up more than half of the queer community, so clearly, bisexuality is A Thing.

May 2, 2024 | refinery29.com | Cory Stieg

Whether you live in a studio apartment the size of a shoebox, a shared house with five housemates, or a mansion with a guest house, you should take advantage of the space you have to have sex. The bed is an obvious location for hooking up; it's comfortable, big, and private. But expanding your sex life to other rooms — or corners — of your home can be thrilling and feel extra sexy. Having sex around the house does require some creativity and experimentation.