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Posted on January 11, 2018 July 20, 2018

Stop Saying Trump Is Unpredictable

Katherine Cross
Written by
Katherine Cross
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
donald trump, politics

Trump is quite predictable. It’s the people who have the power to stop him who aren’t — and that is the true core of the danger we now face. Read more

Posted on January 10, 2018 July 20, 2018

Black And Native Lives Need Each Other To Matter

Nikkita Oliver
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Nikkita Oliver
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Black Lives Matter, Native Lives Matter, Oppression, racism

If we want to progress forward today, we must start from a place of shared resistance. Read more

Posted on January 10, 2018 October 26, 2018

Asexual Authors Speak Out About Representation In Fiction

The Establishment
Written by
The Establishment
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
aromantic, Asexuality, fiction-writing, Sexuality

Too often, sexual and romantic relationships are presented as the most meaningful relationship you can have. Read more

Posted on January 10, 2018 August 3, 2018

Asexual Authors Speak Out About Representation (And Ostracization) In Fiction

Dianna Gunn
Written by
Dianna Gunn
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
Asexuality, Fiction, literature

Too often, sexual and romantic relationships are presented as the most meaningful relationship you can have. Read more

Posted on January 9, 2018 September 5, 2018

Yes, You Need To Talk To Kids About Porn

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Written by
Madhvi Ramani
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
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 9, 2018 October 12, 2018

Bad Advice On Berating Your Fat Friends’ Parenting Skills

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The Establishment
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Wit+Whimsy
Tagged
Bad Advice, Bad Advisor, body-positive, humor, wit-whimsy

Fat people are always an unsightly bother to those who have the upstanding moral judgment and good sense to be thin, but a fat person who is not sufficiently ashamed of their size is a problem of another order. 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
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
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 7, 2018 February 21, 2019

‘Let The Soul Dangle’: How Mind-Wandering Spurs Creativity

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Written by
The Establishment
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
art, creativity, daydreaming, mindfulness, Psychology

Can art itself be a useful catalyst for nudging us towards more helpful emotions and mental states? Read more

Posted on January 4, 2018 November 8, 2018

Why We Must Walk Away From Destructively Dependent Relationships

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Written by
The Establishment
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
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 January 3, 2018 September 5, 2018

This Is The Story Of The Story I Can’t Write

Katherine Cross
Written by
Katherine Cross
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
feminism, metoo, Patriarchy, sexual harassment

None of the stories I’m telling here are about sexual harassment. But these people abuse their power in the same way. Read more

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