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Fly the freak flag high

Pride parades? Kinky street fairs? Still relevant?

By Dan Savage

Published: September 26, 2012

 

A:

 Turnabout is fair play and reciprocity is important, yes, but a person can have a legit physical limitation that makes certain sorts of reciprocal turnabouting impossible. Such is the case with you and your butt. You have a perfectly good reason to avoid being on the receiving end of anal play, IBS, and I can't imagine that your boyfriend — who is obviously interested in his end receiving regardless of whether yours does — is going to object to your offer to plug him or peg his ass even if he isn't allowed to plug, peg or fuck yours.

 

Q:

 Yes, Dan, there are still plenty of straight guys out there who are put off by women who go "too fast," and oral sex on the first date is typically perceived as too fast. It's part of a misogynist mind-set, IMHO, that says women who are too sexually assertive are not "relationship material." Or maybe it's some ancient male fear of the insatiable nympho who will drain his male power by overwhelming him sexually. Or, more generously, maybe these men think going too fast just speaks to poor judgment (although straight men rarely apply that logic to themselves). Whatever the cause, I've experienced it myself, and I found the solution to be to date more sex-positive feminist men who take responsibility for their half of the pacing. I've found that feminist men actually appreciate women who are sexually assertive while many nonfeminist men are happy to accept the attentions of sexually assertive women while at the same time harboring contempt for us. —The Happy Whore

 

A:

 Thanks for sharing, THW.

Find Dan Savage's weekly podcast every Tuesday at thestranger.com/music. Reach him at mail@savagelove.net or @fakedansavage on Twitter.

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