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Possible Signs of Asexuality – Part 1: About You. A lack of experiencing sexual attraction is the only thing that all asexuals have in common.

Possible Signs of Asexuality – Part 1: About You

That’s what the definition of asexuality is. But that definition doesn’t help people who are trying to figure out if they’re asexual. It’s a definition through negation, which isn’t useful if you’re not sure what’s being negated. It’s like saying “You’re unxonoxian if you’ve never seen a xonox.” Knees weak, arms terezi, Okay, I realize this hilariously late for... Animal Lives Webcomic. Why I'm Disturbed by Screening for Intersex Traits in Utero. As an avid proponent of reproductive rights, I strongly feel that safe, legal abortion must be accessible for everyone, including trans* people, gender-nonconforming people, and intersex folks like me.

Why I'm Disturbed by Screening for Intersex Traits in Utero

That being said, I’m concerned—disturbed, really—by an increasingly common feature of prenatal care that’s affecting my community: screening for intersex traits in utero, and making reproductive decisions based on that screening. And I can’t help but feel that this simply isn’t OK. Since the 1990s, intersex activists have advocated for the right to bodily autonomy, first in the United Kingdom, later in the United States, and now globally. Bossybussy (Female-assigned intersex kids’ vaginal canal size...) Born In Between: When A Newborn’s Sex Is In Question, Why Do Doctors Get To Decide. Transgender Surgeries in the US. Disabled People Are Still Being Forcibly Sterilized—So Why Isn't Anyone Talking About It? In India, at least 15 women have died in government-run clinics due to complications from botched sterilization surgery.

Disabled People Are Still Being Forcibly Sterilized—So Why Isn't Anyone Talking About It?

Many more are in the hospital. These tragedies are the latest consequence of India’s state-sponsored sterilization program, in which women are offered payments in exchange for consenting to an invasive—sometimes dangerous, even fatal—procedure. For low-income women trying to meet expenses, these financial incentives can amount to a coercively high degree of pressure to undergo the surgery. The practice has unmistakable roots in colonialism, as well: For years, activists have criticized Britain for funding reportedly dubious sterilization practices in India, including threatening women with the loss of their benefits, lying to them about the nature of the operation, and leaving patients in pain without any kind of aftercare. Body and Sexuality Disconnects with Disability. Evan21 asks: Hi all!

Body and Sexuality Disconnects with Disability

This might be a super specific question only to me, or it may help some of you out in the Interwebz, too. I am a university student with a disability called cerebral palsy. As a result, I walk on crutches. I have also been a virgin for all my 21 years. Exploring Ableism and Cisnormativity in the Conceptualization of Identity and Sexuality ‘Disorders’ Exploringableism and cisnorma-tivity A.

Exploring Ableism and Cisnormativity in the Conceptualization of Identity and Sexuality ‘Disorders’

Baril and K. Trevenen ists, individuals, medical professionals, ethicists and anyone else, to conceptualize or un-derstand the desire that some people express around transforming their bodies—whether. The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Ages 1-21. Consent culture. Today I'm going to fulfill a promise I made quite a while ago, and talk about what a consent culture would look like.

Consent culture.

A consent culture is one in which the prevailing narrative of sex--in fact, of human interaction--is centered around mutual consent. It is a culture with an abhorrence of forcing anyone into anything, a respect for the absolute necessity of bodily autonomy, a culture that believes that a person is always the best judge of their own wants and needs. I don't want to limit it to sex. Corrective Rape. It was in that moment that I realized two things: All Rapes are Corrective Rapes.

Corrective Rape

And this notion of women needing to be kept in their place to avoid being candidates for rape is also an underlying mechanism of female on female bullying. What is the sin of pride in a girl or woman's world? Standing out to such a degree, that one might be considered competition with her male counterparts. I don’t like being raped. Still don’t like being raped: Extended discussion Q and A. Accidental Assault, Due Diligence, and Consent. Here’s a question that someone sent to me that is definitely worth asking: Is it possible to accidentally sexually assault someone?

Accidental Assault, Due Diligence, and Consent

My short answer: yes. And I think there’s a lot to say about this. One of the biggest difficulties when we’re talking about sexual assault and consent is the question of what consent is and how we know when someone has given it. How To Have Sex On Purpose. "Legitimate rape," moral coherence, and degrees of sexual harm. Downloaded: 15 Sep 2015IP address: 68.197.198.170 didn’t work or something.

"Legitimate rape," moral coherence, and degrees of sexual harm

I think there should besome punishment. But the punishment ought to beof the rapist, and not attacking the child. Now, contrary to the view advanced by Akin, there appearsto be no scientific basis for the claim that the trauma of forced intercourse can interrupt ovulation or in any other way prevent a pregnancy. Indeed pregnancy is just as likelyafter rape as after consensual sex, according to a review of the evidence by Dr. One Step at a Time. - Boundaries are a complicated thing- especially for...

I Feel Guilty for Wanting Sex. Weelittlehedgie asks: I've been wanting sex again with my partner for a long time but I'm having problems.

I Feel Guilty for Wanting Sex

Because of our age gap I'm sort of the stereotypical hormone-raging teenager. I feel guilty for thinking about having sex so often and bothering my partner by trying to initiate sex. How to Understand, Identify and Make Choices About Desire. What's Desire Sex. To Have and to Hold: Consent and Intimacy for People With Alzheimer’s - Pacific Standard. On April 22, a jury acquitted Henry Rayhons, a 78-year-old house representative in Iowa, of felony charges that he had sexually assaulted his wife, Donna Rayhons, who had Alzheimer’s and lived in a nursing home.

The case, widely publicized and held up as emblematic of the problems with consent laws and patients with dementia, has a tragic backstory. Henry and Donna Rayhons were wed in 2007—a second marriage for both. Yes Means Yes, So What’s the Catch? A Reading List About Consent. I subscribe to writer Ann Friedman’s fabulous newsletter, where she recently shared a link to an article she wrote for Cosmopolitan magazine. Friedman visited the University of California at Santa Barbara and interviewed twenty-something students about their sexual habits and desires—specifically if they’d been affected by the “Yes Means Yes” law, SB 967, which demands enthusiastic consent from all parties throughout a sexual encounter. I’d heard of SB 967, but I hadn’t done any real research about it. Unsurprisingly, I discovered a variety of reactions. Some feminists welcome the bill wholeheartedly, while others are trepidatious about its limitations and do not think it does enough to protect victims and their advocates. 1.

⭐️Underneath The Stars⭐️ (if you consider a woman less pure after you’ve...) The female price of male pleasure. Sign Up for Our free email newsletters The world is disturbingly comfortable with the fact that women sometimes leave a sexual encounter in tears. When Babe.net published a pseudonymous woman's account of a difficult encounter with Aziz Ansari that made her cry, the internet exploded with "takes" arguing that the #MeToo movement had finally gone too far.

Students Active for Ending Rape, Do you know your Title IX Rights? Thank you... Bernice Sandler, the 'Godmother of Title IX,' Explains How the Civil Rights Law Covers Sexual Assault. The Midwife Is In. The Great Bluff That Led To A 'Magical' Pill And A Sexual Revolution. This is FRESH AIR. I’m David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross.

For as long as men and women have been making babies, they’ve also been trying not to, writes today’s guest Jonathan Eig. His latest book, which comes out in paperback later this month, is a history of the creation of the birth control pill. It’s titled "The Birth Of The Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex And Launched A Revolution. " Religion, support for birth control health coverage can mix.

Birth control's slow path to the mainstream. Ricki Lake And The Rise Of The Birth Control Truthers. Birth Control Sabotage Prevalent Among Abused Women. Sex and Play-Doh: Exploring Women’s Sexuality Through Larp. Condom love: Find out how amazing safer sex can be: Bedsider. The condom of the future? Syphilis of the Eye Outbreak: A Reminder That Curable STDs Can Be Serious. STD Awareness: 10 Myths About Sexually Transmitted Diseases. HPV & Herpes: Why Safer Sex Isn't Always Safe Enough. What Safer Sex Isn't.

#484: “How do I minimize embarrassment when telling a partner that I have a body and a past?” Pulling Out Is as Effective as Using Condoms. 5 myths about pulling out, busted - Bedsider. Norwegian sex-ed show teaches kids how to French kiss and masturbate. Masturbation Is at the Root of the Culture Wars - Hugo Schwyzer. The Ridiculous History of Virginity Tests - Pacific Standard. 4 Myths About Virginity. 20 Questions About Virginity: Scarleteen Interviews Hanne Blank. Why America's Outdated Morals Won't Let Porn into Mainstream Business. Why Do We Judge Virgins? How the Government and the Christian Lobby Quash Real Research on Sex Workers - Pacific Standard. Vaginas, Wombs and Menstruation - The Electric Typewriter. Vulvas and Vaginas Smell Like, Well, Vulvas and Vaginas.

PeriodicTablePeriods. It's a Vagina, Not a Crystal Ball. Dealing With Doctors: Taking Control of Your Health Care Destiny. New Study Gives 'Definitive' Answer on Average Penis Size. Donna J. Drucker, “The Classification of Sex: Alfred Kinsey and the Organization of Knowledge” (University of Pittsburg Press, 2014) Support Groups. [NSFW] Lynch 2.0 » SCIENCE: Boobs! Milk! How does it work?! TH-GH: When Fat Women Made the World Go Round. Fighting Teen Pregnancy: Portrait of a Radical High School Program, 1971. Scientists Have Discovered How Common Different Sexual Fantasies Are. Where people have the best sex, the worst sex, and the most STIs. Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence: Esther Perel: 9780060753641: Amazon.com: Books. Women hurt more by breakups but recover more fully.

When women are few, men settle down: study. 'God Loves Women Who Have Abortions': The Religious Abortion Advocates That History Forgot. Percy Sutton's 1966 Abortion Rights Bill: Groundbreaking, But Often Unremembered. Why women’s bodies abort males during tough times. Meet the Actress Who Performed the First Onscreen Orgasm. If we liberate men’s sexuality, the war against women can end. In Praise of Shailja Patel and Calling Out Sexual Predators in Our Movements. Sexual Chaos! The New Debauchery! Reactionary Professors Discuss Rape. Condom Monologues. Waxing Sensual. Sex-Pozzie. The invisible dick of Adam Smith. The Problem With “Nice Guys” The myth of the male bumbler. What It's Like Being A Black Woman In A Dom/Sub Relationship With A White Man. Thinking Kink: The Right to Play With Race. The Race Dynamics of Online Dating: Why Are Asian Men Less 'Eligible'? Sex Is Sex. But Money Is Money. — Matter.

Sex Workers Don't Owe You Any Answers. On Those Who Must Work as Whores, and Those Who Can Afford to Just Play at It. Getting Out of Sex Work - Pacific Standard. #433: What if my past as a sex worker hurts my current employment chances? What Sex-Positivity Can Offer The Sex Workers’ Rights Movement. The end of the Lusty Lady. How Working As a Stripper Made Me Have More Sympathy for Men. Google bans revenge porn - Jun. 19, 2015. What Revenge Porn Tells Us About Sex and Humiliation. Romance and pornography : Popular Romance Project. Why We Need Romance Novels.