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(John McCann/M&G)

Kegel exercises aren’t solely for people with vaginas

Often people think that kegels are targeted solely at women who want to increase the tightness of their vagina, whereas in fact the exercises are for everyone who wants to engage…

(John McCann)

Who wants to live forever?

Longevity enthusiasts believe immortality is a worthwhile goal. But refugees from the past could create problems for future generations

(John McCann/ M&G)

Terms of social engagement

Someone’s watching you. Sometimes they’re invisible, other times not. What does their behaviour mean?

(John McCann/M&G)

Beware the psychopath boss

Their behaviour causes stress, burnout, thoughts of suicide, high absenteeism rates and physical illness

(John McCann/M&G)

Beware the toxic narcissist

Their grandiosity masks insecurity and any perceived threat to their image leads to abuse in relationships

(John McCann/M&G)

A dark spiral skewers sleep

Depression is a mood disorder that has physical effects, including disruption of a good night’s rest

(John McCann/M&G)

Avoid the silent killer

Check your blood pressure every six months and, if you’re on medication, take it as prescribed

Abortion services only got a national “how to” document for doctors 23 years after termination of pregnancy was legalised in South Africa.  (John McCan/M&G)

Abortion hypocrisy kills women

People who pass judgment on those terminate their pregnancies can have fatal consequences

(John McCann)

Find your P-spot, bro

There’s nothing unmasculine about a woman pleasuring a man in his anus

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Men keep taking their lives

They don’t seek help for medical problems in general and when they suffer from depression, it can be fatal

(John McCann/M&G)

Yes, men can be harassed too

The issue of abuse of power, contrary to how it is often tackled, is not just about gender

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Sadly, vegans can’t save Earth

Reducing the carbon footprint of farming will take more than some individual action

The constant need to see violence as happening purely across gender lines means there is an underdeveloped understanding of how it manifests within the LGBTQ spaces (John McCann)

Myths shroud queer abuse

The idea that violence is heterosexually defined silences same-sex victims

‘Gender-atypical children can be subject to negative attitudes from peers, family and teachers,’ writes Zanta Nkumane. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

The fear of the feminine is futile

The heterosexual community is not the only group responsible for gender suppression

Certain sections of the penal code impose a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment for consensual same-sex relations. (John McCann/M&G)

Ways to be a super queer ally

But in trying to be supportive, allies sometimes get it all wrong

There is little effort made to encourage men to report physical abuse to the police, says the writer (John McCann/M&G)

Domestic abuse isn’t only by men

Women also abuse men, siblings abuse siblings, parents abuse children and it’s all bad

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Daily moments of loneliness

We queer black men have learnt to hide ourselves and present a front of gay abandon

Some gay men refuse to date bisexual men; we are rendered “strangers” in the LGBTI+ community (Antonio Bronic/Reuters)

No home for bisexual black men

When you love both sexes, rejection comes from both the straight and the LGBTI+ communities

(John McCann/M&G)

Abortion: SA must speak up

Our country has a duty to ensure women’s rights are protected here and in the region

‘I had to find ways to compensate for my lack of masculinity,’ says the writer (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Violence begets violence

A rape survivor endures a long, bitter struggle to overcome the hate of what he aches to be