NO HEAUX LEFT BEHIND: CASUAL SEX & INTRINSIC VALUE
Writer Jessica Lakay explores casual sex, sexual agency, and the complicated work of separating a woman’s intrinsic value from the people who fail to recognize it. I want sex. My body deserves the soothing that it brings. Oftentimes, my shame and fear seek to understand the potential of being hurt
The Vacancy Doesn’t Stay Open
On fatherhood, masculine belonging, and becoming my own primary authority. The first time my son rested on my chest, only moments after he was born, I didn’t think about my own childhood. I didn’t think about my father, his absence, or any of the questions that absence had left behind. I thought
Jasmine King | More Than What You See
Behind the image of Slim Gawd is Jasmine, a self-described lover girl whose story of survival, reinvention, trust and creativity reveals just how much gets lost when we mistake being seen for being known. When we spoke recently, Jasmine had been spending her days watching old-school romance movies f
Her Man: Chapter Two
I Called Her Boyfriend Behind Her Back. I woke up Saturday morning with my phone underneath my titty. Don’t ask. I don’t know how it got there. I went to sleep holding it, apparently rolled over sometime during the night, and woke up with one corner of my iPhone digging directly into my left bre
Faith Is a Socially Accepted Delusion
I recently heard someone discussing religious psychosis make an observation I haven’t been able to shake. She wondered what actually separates faith from delusion. Not whether religion can become delusional. Not whether religious people can experience psychosis. Something much simpler. What makes
Her Man: Chapter One
My Best Friend Asked If Her Man Wanted Me. I Lied. Soooo, this is a real-life situation. I promise I’m not capping. You might want to buckle up for this one because it’s really that deep. But before I get into all that, I should probably tell y’all who I am. My name is Jamie, [&hel
Men Are Now Useless To Women
Women don’t need men anymore. You hear this more often now from women, and they’re right. It just depends on how far away you’re willing to stand from the men you need. There’s something undeniably true about the statement. A woman in 2026 doesn’t need a husband to open a bank account. She
Charleen Gyamfi
Skating is one of those things that takes a lot of time to master. Some people stay at the same level for years, while others seem to have a real knack for it & they’re able to glide effortlessly through crowds of people on the rink. With so many different styles and tricks and techniques,