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Category: sexuality

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 12 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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The First Time I Had Sex After Getting Herpes

March 15, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

I didn’t want to fuck—I wanted to disappear inside of him where it was safe, nestled in the warmth of his approval.

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Who I Am Now (This Is a Coming Out Post)

October 29, 2016.Reading time 23 minutes.

I wasn’t ready to come out. Then a stranger sent an email to my coworkers and I didn’t have a choice anymore.

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