‘1984’

Does Sex Still Matter?

In modern America, sexual expression can’t simply be a private act.

Whether people acknowledge it or not, America’s ongoing War On Sex means that each sexual choice we make either challenges or supports a complex political ecology. This structure involves fundamental issues like who controls our bodies; whose relationships are legitimate; which activities are considered “normal”; and the role of erotic pleasure in the lives of adults and of children.

Consider the current sexual issues now under scrutiny by the government…

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“Sex is the Peasant’s Opera”

Many of my patients feel powerless around sexuality.

In fact, psychological risk-taking is one of the greatest gifts sex has to offer.

Most of the judgements that we fear from others (“she’ll think I’m a pervert”) we actually fear from ourselves. Most of our fear about “failing” sexually is a response to arbitrary standards that we could actually break with impunity. And limiting sex to what’s “dignified” or “manly” or “feminist” or “anti-racist”…

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