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October 2020

October 16, 2020

When Your Lover Is Non-Monogamous (Part 2)

A little over three years ago I found myself in a place I had never...

October 14, 2020

Adventures in Non-Monogamy

My personal journey toward ethical non-monogamy has seen its share of good days and bad...

August 2018

August 03, 2018

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby

Writing about sex is hard. Heh. And it's not just because the innuendos keep coming...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

When Your Lover Is Non-Monogamous

Remember the documentary March of the Penguins? It’s about the emperor penguins’ annual journey across Antarctica....

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Vagina Power and the History of Christian Symbols

I saw the symbol for vagina on the back of a car the other day....

October 2016

October 02, 2016

Doing Without: How One Spiritual Discipline Almost Ruined My Life

“Put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite.” Proverbs 23:2 I...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Confessions of a Recovering Christian

This article is a general response to the plight of queer Christians who think their...

August 19, 2016

I Let My Husband Rape Me, and Here’s Why…

I've spent the last few weeks wondering if I should own this story or if...

June 2016

June 11, 2016

Sexualizing Everything Doesn’t Prepare Children for Healthy Relationships

Sex, for me, has never been an easy thing to talk about openly. And I...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

The Privileged Cruelty of Religious Right Sex Rules

Religious conservatives want an exclusive right to dole out the privilege of sexual pleasure and...

May 20, 2016

God’s Controlling Love: A Blueprint for Christian Marriage

“Wives are to follow their husband's lead, not to tell their husband how he ought...

May 12, 2016

Jesus, Friend of Sinners…Except Not You

I really liked Craig and his wife, Sofia*. They were weird, and I was 13....

April 2016

April 25, 2016

STOP! (In the Name of Love)

In the name of honoring or preserving religious doctrine or upbringing, Christian parents say some...

April 22, 2016

Sexual Purity: What They Said vs. What We Learned

I had a very eye-opening conversation with my mom recently. We were talking about my...

April 04, 2016

Overshadowing Bigotry: One Christian’s Plea for Transgender Acceptance

Against my better judgment, I recently got into an argument with someone about how much...

April 01, 2016

Conditional Community: Where Do You Go When the Church Leaves You?

There is an inescapable sense of community in a small town. Whether or not you...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

The Twins of Shame: Self-Esteem and Being Told To Cover Up

Imagine young girls and the women they are supposed to look up to as educators,...

March 16, 2016

God’s Plan For Marriage Didn’t Work For Me

I did everything they ever told me to. When I was 13, they gave me...

March 14, 2016

The Ugly Side of Religious Purity

I've seen families and friendships torn apart, churches split with hateful words, and children denied...

March 13, 2016

Why Sex May Be the Greatest Threat to Christianity

I recently tweeted something of an epiphany and I'd like to take a minute to unpack...

March 09, 2016

Beauty to Ashes: How Sexual Shame Nearly Killed Me

As I entered into adulthood I experienced the deepest turmoil and pain of my life....

February 2016

February 28, 2016

A Brief History of Me and My Buddy

Some rights reserved by stallio (derivative work) I grew up in the purity culture of...

February 26, 2016

Autistic, Bisexual, and Afraid

I feel that I've been luckier than most in my experience of growing up a...

February 11, 2016

Born Again into Purity Culture

At the age of sixteen I became a born again virgin. What is a born...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

Bacon, Sex, and Why Your Condemnation Doesn’t Stick

It has taken me a long time to become confident enough to write publicly about...

January 29, 2016

10 Things You’re Taught Growing Up as a Christian Woman

When you're a young woman growing up in conservative Christianity---or in a culture heavily influenced...

January 27, 2016

Removing the Fig Leaf: A New Blog About Sexuality Without Shame

Abrahamic faiths have never been very big on celebrating the human body. While some religions...

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