Patrick Califia, erotica writer and sexuality activist, has had a heart attack.
...and like many of those whose work leads them to challenge the way society runs, he doesn't have health insurance.
yezida says"If you are a writer, a queer, a tranny in any form, a proponent of free speech and hot sex, or all of the above - or if you know someone who fits into any of these categories - and have a few extra dollars floating around, ( Read more... )
yezida says"If you are a writer, a queer, a tranny in any form, a proponent of free speech and hot sex, or all of the above - or if you know someone who fits into any of these categories - and have a few extra dollars floating around, ( Read more... )
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I just read on your userinfo that you believe that spirituality and sex are closely intertwined...I'd love to hear more about this statement - it's something i've been struggling with for the last while. Do you have any entries pertaining to this, or any websites you could share with me?
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Historically, sex has been used to produce religious ecstasy in many cultures (I'm sure you've heard of tantra, for example). Even in cultures that are very sex-negative, like eighteenth-century America, theologians have had to police religious revivals very carefully, because as Jonathan Edwards warned, ecstatic religious worship that leads into hugging and kissing can quickly turn from "Christian love" into "brutish lust"! Sounds to me like the two probably aren't very different. ;)
If you know very little about the subject, this book might be a good place to start. There's also The Shadow Sacrament, a free online journal.
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