By Katie Harbinson and Maddie Womack

So here’s the deal. We’re really big fans of sex. 

Sex education to be exact. 

We’re Maddie and Katie, the faces behind Barrier Babes. Barrier Babes is an organization passionate about bringing unapologetic, inclusive, and comprehensive sex education across the midwest. You might have seen us at Kansas City abortion rallies or Women’s Marches. You might’ve even seen our condoms at venues around town. In our spare time, we enjoy drinking iced coffee and running across the Kansas City metro area to distribute free condoms. Simply put, we try to make risky behavior less risky. We’re proud to be longtime readers of Catcall and are beyond excited to officially partner with our favorite digital magazine!

So strap in and strap up, we’re introducing our new column Call the Babes.

Think of Call the Babes as your cool older cousin with all the answers (and willingness to Google the things you don’t want in your browser history). We’re here to answer your questions about sex, gender, sexuality, relationships, or to just provide general advice. We know what it’s like to feel lost when it comes to sex. Both of us grew up with abstinence-only-based sex ed, which led to a lot of on-the-job training, so to speak. And we’ve had to go through a LOT of training.  

We’ll be here every month to answer your questions, give some unsolicited advice, and crack a few jokes along the way. In the meantime, you can find us on our website, Instagram, and Patreon. Have a burning question you’d like us to answer? Send it our way to barrierbabes@gmail.com. 

Until next time, 

The Babes

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