Something Private News Today

Young Singaporeans are increasingly seeking open conversations about sex, consent, self-pleasure, digital safety and LGBTQ relationships.

Even today, the topic of sexually transmitted infections (STI) can be hard to broach – but perceptions seem to be slowly changing, and it's becoming increasingly acceptable to talk about sex and, by extension, sexual health. On Tiktok, public figures such as Jenelle Marie Pierce, creator of The STI Project – a US-based movement that focuses on breaking the STI...

Feel like you've seen Nicole Lim somewhere before? It might be because you've caught an episode of Something Private, which started out in 2019 as a podcast on female sexual health and wellness, but now includes videos of the discussions and covers a variety of other topics. The 25-year-old is not only its host and producer, but also its brains...

With her series Something Private, she has tapped into a growing appetite for more open discussion about sensitive issues affecting women in the city-state and beyond. It has featured interviews on subjects ranging from domestic violence to disabled women’s dating experiences and intimate relationships involving multiple partners. The podcast has racked up tens of thousands of downloads, mostly in Singapore but also in Indonesia and Malaysia, where traditional media shy away from covering to...

Singapore podcaster aims to break Asian taboos, from cancer to self-pleasure Nicole Lim started her ‘Something Private’ podcast after a friend’s herpes diagnosis led her to realise she knew little about her own sexual health She hopes by talking about issues such as genital warts, masturbation and breast cancer, the podcast will help shift mindsets in Asia

Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 02:25 PM MYT Nicole Lim smiles as she poses during the recording of an episode of her podcast ‘Something Private’ in Singapore October 7, 2020. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, Dec 19 — From vaginal warts to masturbation, taboo-breaking Singaporean podcaster Nicole Lim tackles topics that may make some squirm but has won a following in socially conservative Asian societies. With her series Some...