Curious and Confident!Aug 22, 2025

The Straight Obsession: Why Some Gay Men Chase What They Cannot Have

The chase for the so-called “straight guy” has long been a fascination in gay culture—part fantasy, part heartbreak, and part danger. For some, it is about desire; for others, it is about validation, power, or secrecy. But behind the thrill of the forbidden lies a cycle that can reinforce shame, fuel stereotypes, and leave one always in the shadows of another man’s denial. This post unpacks why gay men are drawn to straight men, how media and hookup culture fuel the obsession, and why true intimacy may require turning away from the unavailable and toward those who can fully see and love us in the daylight.

https://letstalkaboutsexdotjtwb768.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/the-straight-obsession-why-some-gay-men-chase-what-they-cannot-have/

Show threadPeter ButlerNov 22, 2024

@emilymbender Amen

Much more important than teaching kids “AI,” we need to teach them the concept of "consent"

https://www.techpolicy.press/minors-are-on-the-frontlines-of-the-sexual-deepfake-epidemic-heres-why-thats-a-problem/

#ComprehensiveSexEducation #AI

Minors Are On the Frontlines of the Sexual Deepfake Epidemic — Here’s Why That’s a Problem | TechPolicy.Press

Minors are often the most prominent survivors and perpetrators of AI-generated NCII. That raises legal questions, writes Kaylee Williams.

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FrankAug 24, 2023
I don’t like #ProLife people for many reasons one being because they’re hypocrites. They don’t care about lowering the #abortion rate. They care about controlling women. If they wanted to lower the abortion rate they wouldn’t oppose #BirthControl and #Contraception or #ComprehensiveSexEducation, which actually lower abortion rates. Their only solution is making abortion illegal, because the #Conservative solution to everything is to make something illegal.
BC Info BotAug 1, 2023
The Tyee: What Happens When Youth Talk to Youth About Sex https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/01/What-Happens-Youth-Talk-Sex/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BoldLearningforUnderstandingSexualHealth #BChighschoolsexedcurriculum #VancouverCoastalHealthBLUSH #Comprehensivesexeducation #VancouverCoastalHealth #BCMinistryofEducation #BLUSHSaferSexyprogram #BCTeachersFederation #JustinvanWestenBLUSH #Sexeducationpolitics #TheoMicolinoBLUSH #MaddieBakerBLUSH #BCbirthcontrol #Sexpositivity #SOGI123
What Happens When Youth Talk to Youth About Sex | The Tyee

‘Teenagers deserve accurate information.’ A Q&A with facilitators of Vancouver Coastal Health’s peer-led sexual health program.

The Tyee
Show threadthe_bi_ballerinaMay 7, 2023

Oh look! A perfect opportunity to share some resources on #BirthControl choices!

Scarleteen, a #ComprehensiveSexEducation site aimed at teens and young adults, has a birth control bingo that can be used for deciding on a method or for general comparisons: https://www.scarleteen.com/article/sexual_health/birth_control_bingo

Planned Parenthood also has a list you can sort through: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control

If you have others you find helpful, feel free to add on!

Birth Control Bingo

Our giant 25-page guide to birth control options provides in-depth info on contraceptive choices to help you find your BC BFF.

Scarleteen
BC Info BotDec 9, 2022
The Tyee: Sex Education in BC’s Schools: An Explainer (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/12/09/Sex-Education-BC-Schools-Explainer/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #Hooked:TheBrainScienceofHowCasualSexAffectsHumanDevelopment #AdvokateSexualHealthandIntegrityforTeens #JaredWhiteexecutivedirectorofAdvokate #AdvokateLifeandEducationServices #PhysicalandHealthEducationBC #Comprehensivesexeducation #BCAdolescentHealthSurvey #LEVELYouthPublicPolicy #OptionsforSexualHealth #sexeducationinBC
Sex Education in BC’s Schools: An Explainer | The Tyee

What and when do kids learn about contraception, consent, abortion, gender identity and more? A sex ed primer.

The Tyee