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Originally Posted by abaya
Maybe this is unnecessary, but I had to say something. It was thousands of years of mostly *men* denying women's sexual selves, in the interest of controlling women's sexuality (for the sake of "religion," "purity," or whatever). In more traditional societies today, it is still the man who controls the woman's sexual "self," to the point where she is not allowed to have one. I doubt women would have ever wanted to deny themselves sex if they had been in a position of power for thousands of years... there was simply no other choice, however, when one could be burned at the stake or murdered for exploring sexuality.
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Not unnecessary at all! We can't say it often enough or loud enough ourselves.
Breaking free of the myriad taboos and commonly-accepted mores is challenging, but in our opinion worth the effort. We were pleasantly surprised to find that there are LOTS of others out there who bridle at the double standard most cultures have regarding sexuality, and who are actively working to change (or at least work around) the paradigm.
cheers,
Matt and Khym
ps- "Hi!" and thanks for the warm welcome, abaya and Sultana!