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For the Fairytale
Why I’m a hypocrite for calling Christian remixes to “For the P” and “For the D” challenges a fairytale
Radical Self-Love: Writing Intimate Spaces in the Age of Tyranny
After the 2016 presidential election, I wondered if writing about God and sex was still important. I realized my work is about self-love, and self-love in a world that hates you is one of the most subversive things you can commit to.
The Night My Body Said No
Betsy DeVos’s Title IX rollback reminded me of the time I couldn’t verbalize consent–and my partner knew to stop.
Daring to Conceive of Women’s Agency as Biblical Truth
Seeing women’s agency as biblical truth requires rethinking the messages we’ve received about women in the Bible.
Why the Time for Pleasure is Now
An unexpected feeling came over me at the end of a day of Charlottesville news: horniness. I felt bad about that, but the time for pleasure is now.
The Ruth-Boaz Myth and the Gospel of Sexual Freedom (#SFS17 Day 2)
Defusing the Power of Toxic Religion for Sexual Advocacy, and how the Boaz myth inhibits black women’s sexual freedom.
The Gospel of Reproductive Justice
When Dr. Willie Parker gives his Christian reasons for providing abortions, reproductive justice sounds like gospel.
A Letter to My Students on the Eve of their AP Exams
Everyone doubts us because we’re Black.
The Decade Before Consent
In the 1990s, date rape as shown on TV required the presence of “no,” not the absence of consent.
Why Being Single Often Feels Like Punishment for Black Church Girls
How is a church like prison and being incarcerated like belonging to a church? Both have a way of asking, “How do you plan to handle potentially lifelong, involuntary celibacy?”