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Pronoun Wars, Part II
The other night I was at a poetry open mic billed as a “safe space” for the LGBTQAII community. As per the norm in such spaces, the host...
Rebecca Blanton
Jul 5, 20174 min read


Sex and the Resistance
It is Pride month. This year is particularly politically charged. There are fights about adding black and brown stripes to the Pride...
Rebecca Blanton
Jun 26, 20175 min read


Landmines and Pride
Everyone fucks up. It is the result of being human beings. Pride this year has presented one million more ways for us to screw up and...
Rebecca Blanton
Jun 15, 20173 min read


Should Kink Assimilate?
Kink, in many forms, is now more popular and more visible than ever. I knew we had gone mainstream when American Dad, Family Guy and...
Rebecca Blanton
May 26, 20174 min read


Liminal Existance
A friend of mine, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, just became an American citizen. Upon receiving her passport, she posted on Facebook...
Rebecca Blanton
Feb 22, 20173 min read


Kinky Resistance
Let’s talk about the idea of “religious freedom” and why it is absolutely imperative for all of us to be as queer and kinky as possible....
Rebecca Blanton
Feb 2, 20173 min read


Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Lately I feel like I am watching one of those suspense or horror films where the protagonist makes a mistake in the beginning (e.g.,...
Rebecca Blanton
Jan 22, 20174 min read


Kinky Folks, We Better Work
Hey my kinky peeps! I love you. I do. But, as a community, we have got some work to do. We are not inclusive as we should be. We are...
Rebecca Blanton
Nov 19, 20165 min read


Orlando, June 2016
I am sick about the news from Orlando this morning. I am sick of living in a country that allows churches and mosques and temples to...
Rebecca Blanton
Jun 12, 20162 min read


Consent.
I was working on my next blog post about measures around sex and research findings and planned on posting it today, then the American...
Rebecca Blanton
May 2, 20164 min read


Seeking BBC…
I write a lot about interracial dating and am open that I tend to date Black men. I want to address the personal ads and online dating...
Rebecca Blanton
Mar 4, 20167 min read


30th Anniversary
This year marks 30 years of activism for me. In 1986 I started my first volunteer gig with and HIV/AIDS outreach and support organization...
Rebecca Blanton
Jan 4, 20165 min read


Feminism, Bad Feminism, Choice, and Submission
I am a feminist. I am a submissive. This is my choice. There is no conflict between the two for me. However, my submission is not an act...
Rebecca Blanton
May 16, 20157 min read
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