This was originally published at In Our Words: A Salon For Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 Internet dates. This is date no. 16 (we posted no. 15 here). I wake up. There’s a tall man in my bed next to me. Crap. With all of Benji’s twitching […]
The latest incident of a female teacher sexually involved with her male student came out just last week, but it’s not as clear-cut as some previous scandals. Hugo Schwyzer takes a look at the facts and suggests that the victimizer in this case may also be the victim. Since the Mary Kay Letourneau-Vili Fualaau story […]
Shaming anyone for engaging in any kind of non-exploitative, consensual sex—even if it makes you queasy—is a slippery slope. Lynn Beisner explains why tolerance is best. I think that we can safely dispense with the fiction that John Edwards was prosecuted for campaign finance crimes and admit the obvious: He was really on trial for […]
This was originally published at In Our Words: A Salon For Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 internet dates. This was date number 15 (we posted date number 14 here). I’d like to take a moment to ask everyone who is my parents/ever held me as a baby to […]
Sex work is hard work, and sometimes even sex workers need a break. Clarisse Thorn spoke to Olivia, a 25-year-old sex worker, about the perils of her profession. Previously on Role/Reboot, we ran an interview with my friend Olivia, a 25-year-old graduate student who had just started having sex for money through a “sugar baby” website called […]
This originally appeared on The Good Men Project. Republished here with permission. Agustín Fuentes points out that when it comes to men and women, what “everyone knows” isn’t what science shows. Everyone knows that men and women are really different. We think differently and act differently because we are wired differently. I mean look at […]
I first encountered Arielle Loren when I found her article in Ebony, “The Sex-Positive Black Woman.” I then looked into her new magazine Corset, “the go-to magazine for all things sexuality.” Arielle started the magazine herself, and she’s clearly a real firecracker, so I got in touch to ask some questions. Clarisse Thorn: Could you introduce […]
This was originally published at In Our Words: A Salon For Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 internet dates. This was date number 14 (we posted date number 13 here). My third date with Benji is on my 30th birthday. He calls me in the morning, sings me “Happy […]
Lynn Beisner warns all women to always trust their gut, but sometimes the guys we label as “creepy” aren’t sexual predators, they’re just insecure. In her experience, it’s the charming, popular guys who can be the most dangerous. The recent discussion about creeps has been both encouraging and concerning for me. I am encouraged because […]
Lynn Beisner discusses the defiant stance Melinda Gates recently took against the Catholic Church by stating that she and husband Bill Gates have sex without the intent to have children, and funding millions of doses of birth control for women. Last month, Melinda Gates, who is well-known for her avoidance of the spotlight, addressed a […]
Ozy Frantz has had a lot of sex. But right now, watching cartoons and eating Cheerios on the couch sounds more appealing. So what? I’ve proudly identified as a slut since I lost my virginity in a one-night stand. My sexual identity is the stuff of porn films and horrified columns about The Kids Hooking […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The President’s Gift by Emily Bazelon of Slate.com dissects what Obama’s personal support for gay marriage means for the law. 2. Attachment Parenting: Freakish or Feminist? by Tracie Egan Morrissey of Jezebel.com looks at the […]
