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In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement

Nico

Feb 21, 2023
first person

Our Desire, Our Power: QTBIPOC BDSM and Consent

Noor نور

Dec 7, 2021
literature

A Quick and Easy Guide to Making Consent Exciting, Not Scary: An Interview with Isabella Rotman on Her New Book

A. Andrews

Nov 6, 2020
love + sex

How To Negotiate Better Consent: An Asexual Perspective

Angela Chen

Oct 30, 2020
culture

10 Things I Learned At My First Big Queer Conference

Helen

Feb 17, 2014
politics + activism

Kaitlyn Hunt’s Case May Already Be Bringing Change for Laws About Gay Teen Relationships

Rachel

May 28, 2013
lesbian sex

ConsentEd: Your Sexy, Savvy, Consensual Resource

Malaika

Oct 15, 2012
lesbian sex

I Spoke to 2,500 Sluts on Saturday: Why We Need to Start Talking About Consent, Sex Ed, etc.

Carmen

Aug 15, 2011

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In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement

Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.

Nico —

Feb 21, 2023

bdsm

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first person

Our Desire, Our Power: QTBIPOC BDSM and Consent

Without confronting the cycle of oppression, we reproduce trauma, even in spaces that try to focus on consent.

Noor نور —

Dec 7, 2021

comics/graphic novels

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literature

A Quick and Easy Guide to Making Consent Exciting, Not Scary: An Interview with Isabella Rotman on Her New Book

Rotman’s comic A Quick and Easy Guide to Consent is a fun, well-written, and much needed refresher that I strongly recommend to anyone with a body that wants to connect…

A. Andrews —

Nov 6, 2020

asexuality

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love + sex

How To Negotiate Better Consent: An Asexual Perspective

Most consent conversations are based on the assumption that everybody experiences sexual desire and attraction — but asexual people don’t.

Angela Chen —

Oct 30, 2020

beyonce

college

culture

10 Things I Learned At My First Big Queer Conference

Ever wonder what happens when you put a bunch of queer folks in a room and tell them to get shit done? Here’s my recap of the IvyQ 2014 Conference…

Helen —

Feb 17, 2014

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politics + activism

Kaitlyn Hunt’s Case May Already Be Bringing Change for Laws About Gay Teen Relationships

Kaitlyn Hunt’s case is motivating Florida state senator Thad Altman to revisit Florida’s laws regarding teens’ consensual sexual relationships; he argues that they should “provide more forgiveness” for teens like…

Rachel —

May 28, 2013

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lesbian sex

ConsentEd: Your Sexy, Savvy, Consensual Resource

“When there are so many of these unhealthy ideas floating out there, it can be really challenging for many of us to fully understand and embody healthy sex, which from…

Malaika —

Oct 15, 2012

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feminism

lesbian sex

I Spoke to 2,500 Sluts on Saturday: Why We Need to Start Talking About Consent, Sex Ed, etc.

Slutwalk DC: “I was standing right in front of the Washington Monument. My name tag said “Carmen (Fucking) Rios,” and I had cut my shirt into a crop top tank…

Carmen —

Aug 15, 2011