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degrees of excitement

I used to think I only wanted sex when I was really horny.  Now I think there are degrees of excitement, and I can enjoy sex in many ways, in different feeling states. youth When I was young, the hormones were coursing through me.  I needed to masturbate regularly for my own comfort, and I

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getting pregnant should not be a crime

I love the ideas and aesthetic of this instagram post by @holistic.abortions.  Getting pregnant should not be a crime.  Bodies get pregnant. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbOVwbphOA/ The colors are so pretty, and the vibrant stripe on the side.  The line drawing of the sitting person.  The flower and the spatteriness. Yes, it reminds me of something John Dobson

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abortion

The right to safe, legal abortion is a relief.  Sure, I could try to diy it, get a medical abortion illegally, or carry to term an unwanted pregnancy, if I had to.  But all that is like adding insult to injury.  Healthcare is too difficult already.  Let alone making a stressful part illegal. I need

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community

“What’s a community, if it’s based on lies?” I asked.  “A community of convenience.  Gentlemen’s agreement.  Fuckery–bullshit.  A charade.  A waste of time.” I was having a lot of feelings about communication issues in the community that I live in.  Some friction had occurred, when I said something true but snarky in a meeting. I

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