#sexualit

Maybe he likes the look of Mae," Nick drawled. "Don't be ridiculous." Nick raised his eyebrows. "Does he like the look of Jamie? ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#sexuality #humor

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her whole mood because it is part of her sexuality, her confidence. I don't have that problem any more. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#any #bad #because #confidence #day

One is that if women's sexuality in Africa wasn't under assault, if women were able to say no, if women weren't subject to predatory attacks by men, or predatory behaviour generally, then you would have a disease in Africa called AIDS. But you wouldn't have a pandemic. ↗

— Stephen Lewis

#africa #aids #assault #attacks #behaviour

As a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my reality. Back then, many library card catalogues didn't even list 'homosexuality' as a topic. ↗

— James McGreevey

#better #card #catalogues #child #difference

No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation. ↗

— James McGreevey

#damnation #faith #forthcoming #homosexuality #mortal

I just want to be known for things other than my sexuality. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#just #known #other #sexuality #than

I'm very comfortable with myself and my sexuality, but it doesn't define me. I also read books believe it or not. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#believe #books #comfortable #define #i

It's a good thing that columnists don't make homosexuality their last taboo anymore. But I wish the columnists themselves would come out too. ↗

— Michael Musto

#anymore #columnists #come #good #good thing

There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality. ↗

— J. M. Roberts

#church #conclusion #contribution #elements #hostile

We did not learn how to feel or experience our bodies, how to appreciate our own strengths, how to value or respect or understand the packages we came in. Instead, we learned how to look at them, to pair sexuality with desirability, to measure the worth of our bodies by their capacity to elicit admiration from others. ↗

— Caroline Knapp

#body #sexuality #women #beauty