Purity testing heroic work doesn’t raise standards. It leads to fewer heroes.

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Is Visibility Enough?

Being an “influencer” is not activism. It’s just growing your own brand.

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Communities (F)or Change

“We put on our leather chaps one leg at a time just like everyone else.”

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The Underbelly of Political Correctness

When it comes to social ills, political correctness only treats the symptoms, and with some serious side effects.

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“If you think it’s strange that a man would call himself a slut, you are why I do it.”

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Dreams of a Queer Utopix

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Maricón

“My mind was bound by the language and trauma of my childhood. Becoming bilingual set me free.”

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Elitism in the Queer Community

Social justice is hardly quantum physics. If you can’t explain it in plain English, that’s on you.

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The trend of labeling every other thing “problematic” is, well, problematic.

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The Identifier Problem: A Barrier to Communication

The divergence of how different groups interpret the same words has turned politics into the Tower of Babel.

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Zach and the City: A Word For Us

“It seems there’s a label for every type of relationship. Except ours.”

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Let’s Talk About Sex (Toys), Baby

We say to sexual dissatisfaction, you know where you can stick it!

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Critique of the SWERF: On Feminism and Sex Work

That moment when you become so “feminist” you roll back around to Puritanism.

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The In-Between: Go-Go Dancing

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The Stripper’s Dilemma

The business of stripping can be dirtier than the dances.

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Sonya Saturday Likes a Challenge

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Respectability in Sex Education

Teach safe sex, nobody bats an eye. Teach good sex, everyone loses their minds!

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Autism, Sex Work and Empathy

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Queer: A New Narrative

Identity politics is the wrong tool for preserving LGBT rights.

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Living in the in-between of race, gender, and sexuality isn’t easy, but it puts things in perspective.

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