Category: Sex

Not unfriending people is a privilege
Gay, LGBTQ, Race, Sex

Not unfriending people is a privilege

About a year or so ago, I wrote a Facebook post where I mentioned that I was unhiding all the people and pages that I had previously hidden, that I was unsanitizing my own news feed, unsiloing it.

I’ve been contemplating that position recently. I’m still doing this, trying to expose myself to different viewpoints and trying to not dismiss viewpoints contrary to my own.

However.

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We force gender and sexuality onto our children
Gay, Gender, LGBTQ, Sex

We force gender and sexuality onto our children

Gender and sexuality are things we all force upon our children, as society and as parents.

If our child is born with a penis, for example, the doctor tells us it’s a boy. We believe that doctor and raise that child as a boy. We assign him gendered pronouns and give him a gendered name. We envision him growing into a man one day. We dream of him falling in love with a woman and providing us with grandchildren one day.

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Virginity isn’t always a bad thing
Sex

Virginity isn’t always a bad thing

Some time ago, I noticed more commentary than usual about the LDS Church’s approach to virginity. I recognize that their approach is problematic and comes with a lot of baggage. I also recognize that a lot of people view virginity in general with a critical lens. That‘s fine. I want to be clear that I’m not trying to shame them. I also want to be clear that I’m not defending the approach the LDS Church takes on virginity, either literally or culturally.

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