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What I Wish I’d Known About Hookup Culture Before Going to College

August 13, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

You are not weak for having feelings. Getting pieces of yourself tangled up with someone else is part of the deal of sex sometimes. It’s not a crime to care.

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You Deserve a Partner Who Texts You Back

July 3, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Maybe not immediately, maybe not every single time, but reliably and honestly and with care.

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Stop Calling It “Casual Sex”

March 28, 2019.Reading time 13 minutes.

Our concept of “casual sex” has given us permission to be casual with each other’s humanity.

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Valentine’s Day On a College Campus: Hallmark and the Hookup Scene

February 14, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

In an environment where caring is usually a weakness, what do you do about a holiday centered on showing that you care?

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4 Books to Read If You’re Worried You Don’t Know How to Love

December 16, 2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

Here is my curriculum for the emotionally lost and intimacy challenged.

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Two Bisexuals Talk About Pride, Bi Erasure and Fan Fiction

June 22, 2018.Reading time 39 minutes.

“It’s kind of nice to just say, f*ck it, it doesn’t matter, I’m going to be me, or we’re going to do us, and claim the freedom to figure your shit out.”

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Watch This Charming Short Film About Having Sex After a Herpes Diagnosis

April 5, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

People living with herpes are real, and we deserve to see our experiences in film. Here’s a start.

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“Bad Sex,” Or The Sex We Don’t Want But Have Anyway

December 9, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

Let me be clear: “bad sex” isn’t rape. By “bad sex,” I mean the sex we have that we don’t want to have but consent to anyway.

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“What a Wallflower Wants” Is a Ground-Breaking Romance Novel for the #MeToo Moment

December 7, 2017.Reading time 16 minutes.

This gorgeous romance novel can teach us a lot about how to honor the experiences of survivors, stand up to perpetrators and acknowledge the flawed social norms that allow rape and harassment to thrive.

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It’s STD Awareness Month 2017. Please Show Up For Us This Year

April 2, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

STI stigma isn’t considered a real issue by the feminist community, the body positivity community, or the larger social justice community.

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