Dear Ms. Stevens:
You can never appreciate how insanely funny it is to me to be seen by someone as prolific a writer and as thought provoking as I find you to be to be worthy of being quoted about human sexuality. That being said, I am 100 per cent in agreement that sex is appropriate only with true consent, which can be withdrawn at any moment and instantly obeyed. While I hardly feel worthy of advising on sex, your post is excellent! However, I have to offer two gentle demurrers. As to paragraph six, humans have two biological genders. Humans apparently have dozens of sexual orientations, but only two genders. For instance, a gay man is a man. A male who transitions to female was a man and, after transitioning, is a female. The reverse is also true. As for paragraph eight, sex before marriage or after divorce is the business of the participants. But, if two people are married or in any exclusive commitment, any sex outside of that couple, even with consent, is as dangerous as juggling nitroglycerin. The participants may believe that they are, in essence, just scratching an itch. The soul won’t always stay in its lane. Marriage should be:
1. Enjoyed;
2. Fixed;
3. Ended
4. Not violated.
Robert M. Lipshutz