Sex
Men, don’t let the manosphere ruin sex for you
March 27, 2025By: John Easton, SFU Student If there’s one thing the red-pilled manosphere has managed to do with stunning efficiency, it’s strip sex of its joy, intimacy, and social complexity. According to the worldview, sex is nothing more than a transactional function of evolutionary biology, the linchpin of a so-called “sexual marketplace” where men and women exist in rigid, pseudo-economic roles. Women, they argue, seek out “Alpha men” for genetic superiority while cruelly exploiting “Beta men” for financial security. As an international network of online communities, the manosphere has had a global negative influence on our generation’s men and the way…
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Love, intimacy, and more in The Peak’s February TV picks
February 13, 2025By: Karly Burns, Fact Checker; Mason Mattu, News Writer; Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor; Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief A love letter to XO, Kitty — Karly Burns, Fact Checker [caption id="attachment_130766" align="alignnone" width="300"] PHOTO: Courtesy of Awesomeness and ACE Entertainment[/caption]…
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Where’s the sexy in sex?
February 10, 2025By: Anthony Houston, SFU Student Not too long ago, right after hooking-up with a guy I met on Tinder, I thought to myself, “Man, that was such a boring interaction.” There were many factors influencing my perception: it was the…
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Breaking the cycle of sexual shame
February 14, 2024By: Sarah Reynolds, SFU student Content warning: discussions of sexual trauma. Yes, I’ve cried after sex, often to me for what seems like no reason. I wasn’t crying because the sex was bad, or I was in pain, or I…
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By Us, For Us reports pressing circumstances faced by BC sex workers
May 16, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The By Us, For Us project surveyed over 200 sex workers across Metro Vancouver and Southern Vancouver Island; it highlights essential topics like the COVID-19 pandemic, the criminalization of sex work, the ongoing overdose crisis,…
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The ongoing campaign for free contraception by AccessBC
February 16, 2023By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer AccessBC’s campaign has been at the forefront in fighting for access to contraceptives in BC. In a statement to The Peak, a spokesperson for the ministry of health said AccessBC’s advocacy is welcome and “our…
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Our conversations about sex lack nuance and perspective
February 14, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer I learned about sex for the first time at the ripe young age of five, when my kindergarten class had a presentation on the reproductive system. I continued to learn and hear about sex all…
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Analyzing the lack of queer representation in reality dating shows
February 14, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor and Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Reality dating shows have a huge influence. With 52 seasons of The Bachelor franchise, it’s safe to say that audiences are heavily invested in all the messiness and…
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Learn more about sexual health resources on the SFU campus
February 14, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The week of February 14–18 marks the annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week in Canada. A survey designed by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada was conducted by the Canadian Journal of…
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Anything can be a kink if you believe in yourself
April 8, 2022By: Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor There’s no kink police — unless you’re into that. Roughly, a kink can be described as an unconventional sex behaviour, and there is little further clarification. The result of this is that anything you enjoy…
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