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Warren DeMontague

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9. Well, for one, I highly doubt ANYONE is advocating prostitution of underage people.

Reply to Zorra (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 10, 2012, 04:50 PM

Jun 2012

I think you'd be hard pressed to find sex-positive individuals or even advocates of legalized sex work for adults who are making that case, in fact that sort of thing is pretty universally reviled, as well it should be.

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Charlie Glickman and Sex Positivity [View all] stevenleser Jun 2012 OP

To me, this informs not just my feminism, but my pro-LGBTIQ rights beliefs stevenleser Jun 2012 #1

Thanks Steven libodem Jun 2012 #2

I dont remember any offense, but same here, hope you have forgiven me as well... stevenleser Jun 2012 #3

Great libodem Jun 2012 #4

Bookmarking this site for further reading LadyHawkAZ Jun 2012 #5

Thank you for your excellent comments stevenleser Jun 2012 #6

Important. And it's important that sex positive individuals not be bullied into silence. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #7

As I understand sex positivism, I'm probably sex positive to an extreme. Zorra Jun 2012 #8

Well, for one, I highly doubt ANYONE is advocating prostitution of underage people. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #9

I have this book called Sex in History by Reay Tannahill. Neoma Jun 2012 #10

I think, in some ancient civilizations, it was a religious activity. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #11

Probably because of STD's. Neoma Jun 2012 #12

rationally, STDs may have been part of the biblical hang ups around sex Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #13

Tricking some arrogant, greasy fool is never a religious experience for any Zorra Jun 2012 #14

I'm just telling you what ive read... Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #15

LOL! You're a real hoot! But... Zorra Jun 2012 #16

No, you're reading WAY too much into it. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #17

I think I agree with the way Mr. Glickman puts it: stevenleser Jun 2012 #18

IMO, sex is way overrated. If religions didn't spend so much time and energy repressing Zorra Jun 2012 #19