Why Travel Makes Us Horny

It's not just you, it's science!

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Do you ever notice how you get a little more riled up at the airport?

Maybe you open Grindr the second you're through security. Maybe you wait til your hotel room. Maybe you just share a lingering glance with a stranger, imagining where they're going, who they're going to see. It all feels a little more intense.

Turns out, you're not alone. Travel makes us hornier and there's a biological reason for that.

After talking to some friends, I realized how common this is. So, in today's piece I wanted to unpack all the reasons we go feral on vacation, how traveling affects Queer people more than our straight counterparts, and finally I bring us home by exploring how we can bring that travel sexual empowerment back into our day-to-day.

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