Queer is a Verb: An Interview with Polyamory Weekly

I’ve already written about how much fun I had at Momentum. Somehow, in the middle of all of the presentations, events, and conversations, Cunning Minx and I found a few minutes to sit down and chat. This interview first posted on Polyamory Weekly and is reposted here, with permission. Click on the play button below […]

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Queer Is A Verb

I wrote this for the Momentum Conference anthology, to accompany my presentation at the event. What does “queer” mean? One of the things about the word queer that fascinates me is how many meanings it has. It can be used as an adjective, a pejorative, a noun, an identity, a sexual orientation, and as a […]

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Keeping the MOMENTUM Going!

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. This last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at MOMENTUM: Making Waves in Sexuality, Feminism, and Relationships. It was easily the best sexuality conference I’ve ever been to and I’m still smiling from it. There were a lot of reasons I enjoyed it so much, […]

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Why Make Sex Sacred? Some Thoughts On Atheism and Sexuality

I suppose I should start by coming out of the closet as an atheist. More specifically, as a jewish-pagan-atheist, as I once told a very confused Mormon missionary who accosted me on a sidewalk. I grew up non-practicing Jewish in the suburbs of New Jersey. I did have a bar mitzvah, mostly because a lot […]

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Why Can’t We Have Good Articles About Polyamory?

Though it’s 9 months old, I just got pointed to the article The Lust Frontier: Why Can’t We Make Open Relationships Work?  by Meghan Murphy. I have to admit that I was a bit surprised by the tone of the article, which is all about how many people try open relationships and have it not […]

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Who Uses Condoms?

I’m always intrigued by the ways that language shapes how we think about sex. Even seemingly small shifts in how we talk about sex can affect how we behave and feel about it. ABCNews.com posted an article yesterday with the title Money Seems to Matter for Teen Girls, Condoms. And if you look at the […]

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It’s Almost Time For MOMENTUM!

I’m really looking forward to being on the keynote panel for this event, as well as presenting a new workshop, Queer is a Verb. There are some amazing speakers on the lineup, as well as some really fun entertainment. And Carol Queen & I will be hosting a meet and greet, too. If you’re looking for […]

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