The growing openness and changing attitudes around sexual wellness are clearly linked to the rise of internet, social media and OTT content
(Illustration by Siddhant Jumde)
We live in the (almost) golden age of sexual wellness. Sure, sex toys and accessories have been around for ages, but until very recently, they existed only in the underbelly of society: the black market, shady alleys and gaudy sex toy shops where you’d have to avert your eyes from fellow shoppers. While humans have innovated and experimented with devices to explore our bodies, for probably as long as humans have been alive, sex (and, moreover, pleasure) is still reserved for low voices and closed doors. subject is. And often with a healthy dose of shame.