This piece first appeared on the author’s blog under the title "4 Problems with the Trauma-Leads-to-Fatness Narrative" and is reprinted here by permission. I've seen the fatness-as-a-product-of-trauma conversation pop up about five times in my feed this week. Though I have no desire to belittle the truly stultifying realities and effects of trauma (sexual and otherwise), … [Read more...]
4 Keys to Talking About Sexual Desire and Boundaries With Your Partner
I am the sort of person who will refuse to mention anything at all at restaurants when the wait staff or the kitchen makes a mistake with my order. I’ll demurely eat my food, lie when they ask if everything came out all right, and still tip at least 20 percent rather than inconvenience anybody with something silly like my dietary restrictions or personal desires. This is a … [Read more...]
3 pasos hacia un buen sexo mas allá de lo binario: tener sexo con una persona no binaria, incluso si esa persona eres tú.
¿Qué es el género? El género es un espectro, lo que significa que dentro y fuera de las construcciones de varón y hembra, existe toda una gama de identidades de género. A menudo hablamos de "trans" y "identidades cisgénero": "cisgénero" indicando que el propio género coincide con el género que se les asignó al nacer, y "trans" indicando que uno de los géneros no lo … [Read more...]
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