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15 September 2009    05:04 pm

KinkForAll Boston

Last Saturday, I attended an “ad-hoc unconference on sexuality” called KinkForAll. At a glance, the event title can be misleading. The word “kink” brings to mind a specific set of activities. But KinkForAll is not only about kinky sex, but all expressions of sexuality, especially those that are not mainstream.

I arrived at the event with my laptop. I had missed the first set of presentations, because I had a few errands to complete in the morning. But I stayed for the rest of the day and live-tweeted what I could. The atmosphere was very casual. The presenters encouraged discussion, and often one of us would interrupt with a comment or a question. I felt very relaxed; it was freeing to be able to talk about kink so openly.

Other people have also tweeted about the event: Look for the #KFABOS and #KinkForAll hashtags on Twitter. The master list of media and responses can be found on the KinkForAll Boston website.

I didn’t tag all of my tweets with the #KFABOS hashtag, so I collected the relevant tweets here in chronological order.

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18 June 2009    06:47 pm

We Are So Much More

Scratch most feminists and underneath there is a woman who longs to be a sex object. The difference is that is not all she longs to be.

– Betty Rollin

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03 April 2009    06:29 am

What Sex-Positivity Does For Feminism

I think that the reason that sex-positivity is important for feminism is that sex-positivity is about making room for the range of sexualities that exist among human beings. It’s about honoring the diversity of experience and ensuring that we each have the space to be the sexual beings that we are, without submitting our desires to a socially-constructed role. It’s about honoring each of our personal experiences and not trying to force someone into a particular image.

Sex-positivity is important for feminism because it invites feminism to make space for our entire experiences as sexual, human beings. If you can’t do that, then you risk falling into the trap of trying to fit people in a different box. It may seem different simply because it’s new, but it’s just as limiting as the box you just left.

– Dr. Charlie Glickman, “Why Sex-Positivity is Good for Feminism”

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01 April 2009    08:34 pm

Booty Call Courtesy

My most inconsiderate booty caller called me repeatedly during lab hours. After a few weeks of declined requests, he complained that I was never available when he called.  When you spend very full days in class and have 2-hour night labs twice a week, you don’t have the time to be on call for an inconsiderate dick.

But he never called at 3 am.

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