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A healthy sense of erotic entitlement is built on a relaxed, generous, and unencumbered attitude toward the pleasures of the body—something our puritan culture continues to grapple with.
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
“No, he’s, like, I don’t know what. A computer programmer. Might be on the spectrum. Does yoga, though. Huge cock.” “So fun,”
Melissa Broder • The Pisces
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Andre Aciman • Call Me By Your Name
Very few same-sex-attracted or gay people report that when they become Christians, their desires simply disappear. Rather, as in my story, many find that God gives them a special empowering grace to be celibate.
David Bennett • A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus
Gina felt that in reality she wore Fred out, that he couldn’t keep up with her. To some extent this was confirmed by his tendency to ejaculate quickly, but it also reflected Gina’s view of herself in relation to men in general, namely that she overwhelmed them with her sexual energy. Gina’s
Michael J. Bader • Arousal
Thompson, tireless and unrelenting, brought her case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. There her lawyers argued eloquently that it was “astonishing” that a judge would issue an order that would “have the effect of limiting Sharon Kowalski’s contact with Thompson and the love Karen feels for her.” The lawyers demanded to know, “In what moral framew
... See moreLillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Beziehungsanarchie – Liebe ist Liebesbeziehung
LinkA recent lover shared a framework with me called relationship anarchy, which is the most precise articulation I’ve come across so far of my approach to love and sex, basing connection in trust, freedom, change, and honest communication.
adrienne maree brown, Rodriguez, • Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Emergent Strategy Book 1)
The PR person for Latinos pro Derechos Humanos, Manolo Gomez, who’d arranged the radio “debate,” was beaten and left for dead in an alley. His car was firebombed. He was also fired from his job as an editor for the Spanish-language edition of Cosmopolitan magazine because he’d made public declarations about his homosexuality.