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Posted on February 20, 2018 October 9, 2018

Age Critiques On ‘The Bachelor’ Are Anti-Feminist — And Miss The Point

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age-gap, arts-creators, bekah-m, feminism, the-bachelor

When people critique relationships with age differences, I suspect they’re concerned not about the effects of the patriarchy, but about young women expressing agency. Read more

Posted on February 9, 2018 December 11, 2018

A Brief History Of The C-Word

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etymology, feminism, history, sex

Our self-contempt originates in this: in knowing we are ‘cunt’. Read more

Posted on February 7, 2018 July 26, 2018

‘Men’s Rights’ In Divorce Court: When Domestic Violence Becomes Financial Abuse

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Nikki Gloudeman
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Lust+Liaisons
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Divorce Court, Law, Misogyny, Sexism

I saw firsthand how the divorce court system caters to abusers at the literal expense of victims. Read more

Posted on January 18, 2018 July 25, 2018

How Can We Teach Consent If We Don’t Teach About Pleasure?

Andrea Barrica
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Andrea Barrica
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Lust+Liaisons
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consent, metoo, Pleasure, sex

Let 2018 be the year we demand more than freedom from sexual harassment and abuse. This year, it’s time we demand pleasure. Read more

Posted on January 12, 2018 August 3, 2018

Ex Domme Revolutionizes Sex Toys, Stigma, And Everything Else In Between (The Sheets)

Suzannah Weiss
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Suzannah Weiss
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Lust+Liaisons
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Sex Toys, Sexuality

‘Working as a domme isn’t really about how to crack a whip. It‘s how to use the power you already have and put it into your everyday sexual life.’ Read more

Posted on January 9, 2018 September 5, 2018

Yes, You Need To Talk To Kids About Porn

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Madhvi Ramani
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Lust+Liaisons
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Education, Growing Up, Parenting, Pornography

Erotic film director Erika Lust discusses her new project to help adults teach children about healthy (and unhealthy) sexuality. Read more

Posted on January 8, 2018 January 31, 2019

Why Will People Be Into Sex Robots?

Tina Horn
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Tina Horn
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Lust+Liaisons
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sex, sex work, sex-robots, technology

‘Sex robots combine the propensity people have to panic about technology with their propensity to panic about sex.’ Read more

Posted on January 4, 2018 November 8, 2018

Why We Must Walk Away From Destructively Dependent Relationships

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Depression, emotional-abuse, lust-liaisons, relationships, suicide

My instincts were screaming at me to move forward, but I was scared to leave. I was afraid of what he might do. Read more

Posted on December 7, 2017 October 9, 2018

No Erotic Act Is Inherently Nonviolent

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bdsm, consent, kink, lust-liaisons, queer

It’s not about gentleness — it’s about consent. Read more

Posted on December 1, 2017 October 9, 2018

The Remarkable Intersection Of Anal Sex And Toxic Masculinity

Katie Tandy
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Katie Tandy
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Lust+Liaisons, members-only
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anal, lust-liaisons, sex, sex-beasts, Toxic Masculinity

‘Being penetrated is a potent symbol of vulnerability!’ I thought another man could get through to my man-friend in a way I never could. Read more

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