Sexualities, Gender, and Relationships

MB explains how her mental health has improved since her transition and how her mental health conditions were connected to gender dysphoria.

MB shares how her sexuality has changed over the years, explaining how she felt during each transition.

MB discusses how consent, communication, and boundaries as practiced in sexual relationships can also be useful in working relationships.

MB shares a few pros and cons of her experience with sex education in high school.

MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.

MB describes how being asexual, a sexuality less prevalent in the media and discourse, has impacted her life and the relationships she has with others.

While motherhood decreased SA’s desire to have sex, communicating with her husband and redefining what sex looks like for their relationship has been helpful.

SA shares how gaps in her sex education curriculum growing up failed to prepare her for sex. She discusses her desire for sex-positive sex education.

SA describes her experience learning about sex and relationships while growing up and in college.

In this conversation, excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality, participants discuss what has helped them cope with past sexual violence and abuse.

How does experiencing violence or sexual abuse affect our intimate relationships? The conversation below is excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality.

"Almost every girl I knew complained about her body—about her stretch marks, the size of her hips, her breasts, her thighs. I always kept quiet. I was chubby and felt like if I complained, I wouldn’t get the reassurance that so many girls were looking for."