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stevenleser

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18. I think I agree with the way Mr. Glickman puts it:
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:03 PM
Jun 2012

"the only relevant measure of a sexual act, practice, or experience is the consent, pleasure, and well-being of the people engaged in it or the people affected by it"

That necessarily excludes the underaged and the trafficked as acceptable practices but does include prostitution assuming again that the people are of age and fully consenting.

All of us, I think, can name sexual practices that we find considerably unappealing to say the least. But are we going to delegate to ourselves the right to say to consenting adults that they cannot do them? And if so, why? Because WE dont like those sex acts? Why does what other adults do in private and find acceptable concern us? How is it even our business?

I was watching one of the talk shows 8-12 years ago or so and this couple was on that had a vomit fetish. They liked vomiting on each other. I probably dont need to say that this made me physically ill just to briefly think about. Should we make it illegal because we dont like the idea of those things? If we make that or prostitution illegal, where does it stop? It's easy to see a slippery slope between banning those two acts and making everything except unprotected missionary sex between straight married people illegal.

Charlie Glickman and Sex Positivity [View all] stevenleser Jun 2012 OP
To me, this informs not just my feminism, but my pro-LGBTIQ rights beliefs stevenleser Jun 2012 #1
Thanks Steven libodem Jun 2012 #2
I dont remember any offense, but same here, hope you have forgiven me as well... stevenleser Jun 2012 #3
Great libodem Jun 2012 #4
Bookmarking this site for further reading LadyHawkAZ Jun 2012 #5
Thank you for your excellent comments stevenleser Jun 2012 #6
Important. And it's important that sex positive individuals not be bullied into silence. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #7
As I understand sex positivism, I'm probably sex positive to an extreme. Zorra Jun 2012 #8
Well, for one, I highly doubt ANYONE is advocating prostitution of underage people. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #9
I have this book called Sex in History by Reay Tannahill. Neoma Jun 2012 #10
I think, in some ancient civilizations, it was a religious activity. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #11
Probably because of STD's. Neoma Jun 2012 #12
rationally, STDs may have been part of the biblical hang ups around sex Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #13
Tricking some arrogant, greasy fool is never a religious experience for any Zorra Jun 2012 #14
I'm just telling you what ive read... Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #15
LOL! You're a real hoot! But... Zorra Jun 2012 #16
No, you're reading WAY too much into it. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #17
I think I agree with the way Mr. Glickman puts it: stevenleser Jun 2012 #18
IMO, sex is way overrated. If religions didn't spend so much time and energy repressing Zorra Jun 2012 #19
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