" >Age 8 and Wanting a Sex-Change
I don’t recall the first time I heard the “trapped in the wrong body” analogy to explain being transgender. But while it was certainly a narrative that captured the public’s imagination as the struggle for greater acceptance and understanding burgeoned, it also turned out to be an overly simplistic way to describe the actual experiences … Read more
The Bedroom Commandments
Spirituality and sexuality have a long, complicated entanglement. It’s not that they’re not meant to be together: in fact, I would argue that they are. But, like a couple with meddling friends who have not yet sorted out their own lives, they have been pushed and prodded in a million directions. The precise way in … Read more
Sarah Elspeth Patterson is Fighting For Your Sexual Liberties
To talk to Sarah Patterson about sexual freedom is enchanting. There’s no doubt she knows her shit and she’s passionate about sexuality education, but she is also just so frickin cool. Discussing everything from transgender prostitutes to rape culture, she is thoughtful, informed and compassionate. It’s immediately apparent how she can reach as many populations … Read more
Openly Gay Athletes
Sports and sexuality have a long, complicated and occasionally sordid shared history. Ideas about gender roles and the interaction between sexual orientation and gender expression have colored the expectations many people have about who can be athletic… and who can be LGBT. First: Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Tewksbury visits Pride House at the 2010 Games and … Read more
Yeehaw! Check out the RodeoH!
I’m going to assume that you don’t already know a great deal about the history of strap-on harnesses. This is not because I underestimate your knowledge, simply because there isn’t a ton in the written record about the ingenious minds that thought to attach dongs to things in order to make it easier to bang … Read more
