For younger adults, exploring dating and sexuality can quickly turn dangerous without the benefit of comprehensive sex education that includes consent. Because consent is...
Category: Sex positivity
The safety of children in a world without clothes
When we think about possible ways to increase the prevention of child abuse and to create safe spaces for our offspring, at one point or another we will start looking in...
Children don’t exist to fulfill adults’ needs
Kids are great for making you feel better when adulting sucks. Sure, there are good things about being an adult (chocolate for breakfast, pants-free work-at-home days) but...
Age gap relationships through the looking glass
When I was in my teens, I found myself attracted to people who were 25 or, preferably, older. As I aged, the range extended up a little and, since I have been dating as an...
Journalism, modern media, and the taboo
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What purity policing fans get wrong about censorship
Alexus is a 15 year old who writes fan fiction for fun. Her favorite fandoms include Supernatural, Legend of Zelda, and The Chilling Adventures of...
Why the UN is wrong to equate drawings to sexual abuse
Sex or nude scenes featuring teenagers in anime and manga could disappear from the Internet and be driven into underground “dark web” sites, thanks to a...
Banned Books Week 2019
Here we are again. It’s that time of year when we build our TBR piles against the better judgement of those who wish to censor literature and control thoughts. Yes,...
The Weapon of Shame
When you associate shame and guilt with sex, you are facilitating sexual abuse.
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came of age when sexual activity...
Who should be excluded from child protection?
Traditionally, child protection law and policy has been the domain of sexually conservative organizations with close ties to organized religion. In researching a recent...