Lena Chen

is a reluctant sexpert, a feminist and queer advocate, and a walking case study on bad publicity. As a Harvard undergrad, she authored the blog Sex and the Ivy about her college sexcapades and misadventures. Her reputation has never quite recovered. Want to give her a book deal, send her hate mail, or misquote her in an article? Read her daily musings at The Ch!cktionary and check out her full bio.

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gURL's Health, Sex, & Relationships Blog Relaunches

And yours truly is the head blogger! I’ll be answering reader questions (in writing and on camera), repurposing posts from The Ch!cktionary, and brainstorming ways to more directly engage with readers. Alloy Digital (who owns gURL.com) filmed a bunch of stuff with me last week when I was in New York, so there will be video content up too. As part of the blog’s debut, I’m working on a multi-part series about virginity right now, which you guys know is a favorite topic of mine.

I really, really loved gURL.com when I was growing up and credit it with a lot of my sex-positive, feministy beliefs, so you can imagine how happy I am to be a part of this project now. Check out the official Lena Chen welcome post, send me questions at askanexpert@gURL.com, and let me know what you think!

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What Did Cosmo Teach Me About Feminism? | Skirt! Magazine

Check out my piece for The F-Word, Skirt! Magazine’s column on feminism. My musings on women’s mags and feminism appear in this month’s issue, and if the headline isn’t tantalizing enough for you, here’s the pull-out quote they used:

“These were women who could advise you on how to negotiate a raise by day and how to hunt for your G-spot by night.”

You know you want to read it ;)

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juli b | sam it up.

I’ll be back in Boston starting August 11th, and already, I’ve got a massive to-go list of the summer openings I’ve missed out on since leaving for Germany. On the top of my agenda is Sam’s, a new restaurant I wrote up for Juli B:

Thumbing through racks of the latest from The Row and Jason Wu can leave a gal awfully fatigued. Devotees of Louis, the high-end fashion emporium, can now head upstairs for a snack break at Sam’s, now open in the store’s new location on the harbor… [more]

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Sex Ed: Sex Toys, Two Can Play At This Game | The Harvard Voice In part 3 of a racy collaboration between The MIT Tech and The Harvard Voice, Christine Yu and I tackle adult products marketed toward couples. For the full article, check out the online clips:

Sex Ed: Sex Toys, Two Can Play At This Game | The Harvard Voice

In part 3 of a racy collaboration between The MIT Tech and The Harvard Voice, Christine Yu and I tackle adult products marketed toward couples.

For the full article, check out the online clips:

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Sex Ed: Sex Toys, Your New Best Friend | The Harvard Voice I’m as big a fan of self-love as a newly sexually-awakened postpubescent, but sometimes a couple digits just won’t do. That’s when I reach for my favorite vibrator made by Fun Factory, a German sex toy company. Before I came across their nifty invention, I’d tried a lot of toys that left me feeling dissatisfied, so I resorted to masturbation without technological enhancements. Though it’s cheaper and equally pleasurable (especially if you’re familiar with your own body and nimble with your fingers), masturbation alone can get boring and sex toys can add variety to the bedroom. Some women have a difficult time reaching orgasm and can get closer to their goal with the aid of a toy. For me, finding the right vibrator made me realize that sex toy shopping is a little bit like playing Goldilocks. You have to find the toy that’s juuuust right and there are a lot of factors that come into play… Part 2 of the educational series being published in collaboration with The MIT Tech and The Harvard Voice. Check out the full article online here:  

Sex Ed: Sex Toys, Your New Best Friend | The Harvard Voice

I’m as big a fan of self-love as a newly sexually-awakened postpubescent, but sometimes a couple digits just won’t do. That’s when I reach for my favorite vibrator made by Fun Factory, a German sex toy company. Before I came across their nifty invention, I’d tried a lot of toys that left me feeling dissatisfied, so I resorted to masturbation without technological enhancements. Though it’s cheaper and equally pleasurable (especially if you’re familiar with your own body and nimble with your fingers), masturbation alone can get boring and sex toys can add variety to the bedroom. Some women have a difficult time reaching orgasm and can get closer to their goal with the aid of a toy. For me, finding the right vibrator made me realize that sex toy shopping is a little bit like playing Goldilocks. You have to find the toy that’s juuuust right and there are a lot of factors that come into play…

Part 2 of the educational series being published in collaboration with The MIT Tech and The Harvard Voice.

Check out the full article online here:

 

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Without the structure of school, making new friends can be tough. I interviewed Arlington-based psychologist Betty Martin to get some tips on how to widen your social circle as an adult. The article is published in this month’s edition of Lola, The Boston Globe’s magazine for women. You can also read the full piece online: [#1] [#2]

Without the structure of school, making new friends can be tough. I interviewed Arlington-based psychologist Betty Martin to get some tips on how to widen your social circle as an adult. The article is published in this month’s edition of Lola, The Boston Globe’s magazine for women. You can also read the full piece online: [#1] [#2]