The Feminist Carnival of Sexual Freedom and Autonomy #10

Welcome to the tenth edition of The Feminist Carnival of Sexual Freedom and Autonomy!

Many of us grow-up hating ourselves; if/when we accept ourselves & desires as normal, we have have to deal with those consequences. The Virgin/Whore complex is alive and well, in all its varying shades.

Good Girls Don't, by Silent Porn Star

Dear Boyfriends I Had When I Was In My Twenties, by DeeDee

Sisterhood Of Smut Collectors, by me, Gracie

Worse yet, some of us talk about it.

What it is...

Felice Newman Interview, Author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book, by Genia of SistersTalk

Progress, by aag (Always Aroused Girl)

I’m a Christian, you Fuckers, by Margaret Cho

MILFs, Cougars & Age-Play, by Angela St. Lawrence

What it isn't...

Urban Outfitters Shelves Women, me at Cult of Gracie

Its just a joke… by Moll of Hanging Around On The Wrong Side Of The World (still)

What it is and what it isn't.

SFP STFU, by Gloria Brame

Response to Hugo Schwyzer, by Amber Rhea

Considering Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", by Liz Rizzo

Some thoughts on sex positive feminism (mine, at least), by Caroline of Uncool

Sex-positive feminism (2), by belledame222 of Fetch me my axe

Where & while we can.

The Clash Of The Sex Writers: Should We Stay Or Should We Go Now?, by me, as The Marketing Whore

But even how we talk about it is problematic.

Who Has Permission To Speak, by Renee at Womanist Musings

Privilege? What privilege? by Amanda Brooks

Over sharing, Blogging and Transparency—Notes—and Quotes-- from a Talk at Arse Electronika, by Susan Mernit

But we'll continue to talk about it all, even when it's confusing... Like when you add power play elements to sex:

Faux FemDom Phone, by Angela St. Lawrence

Sunday Night Cocktail Hour: 9/21/08, by Pagan Kinktress

And don't ever forget, we still have to address just who owns our bodies.

Consent & Rape, by Renegade Evolution

The Palin Principle, by Pagan Kinktress

** Please don't forget to check out Edition #9 and to submit to Edition #11, which will be hosted by Fetch Me My Axe. **