[Re-Blogged] The Sex-Positive Black Woman

Recently, I have seen the term "sex-positive" a lot and was pleased to see a feature from Ebony Magazine not only defining it, but discussing its relevance with black women. Dictionary.com gives the following definition: "pertaining to being comfortable with one's own sexuality and with sexuality in general." After considering this definition I realize that The Window Sex Project may be my personal means to becoming sex-positive. The work has forced me to consider my own sexuality - what I am comfortable with, and what I am not - while encouraging others to do the same. Here's a peek at what author Arielle Loren has to say about it.

From Ebony.com:

I am a "sex-positive" Black woman, and I believe that the sexual empowerment of Black women is essential. Sex-positivity is a movement that celebrates consensual, safer sex and the multiple facets of human sexuality as natural, empowering experiences. As Black women have a complex, unique history of sexual oppression, from the rape of our enslaved ancestors to contemporary double gender standards, it’s important that we main spaces for conversation and affirmation that are created for us, by us.

Commonly misunderstood, sex-positivity is not a movement rooted in liberating what’s between the legs. Rather, it is a framework for expanding consciousness, promoting tolerance, and rebuilding human respect. It’s a tool for reimagining our bodies, pleasures, and desires as healthy, normal, and diverse. It’s an instrument for reclaiming our power, challenging shame-infesting ideologies, redefining our relationships, and fortifying our sisterhood.

Here are a few key things to understand about this way of thinking: 

1. Sex-positivity is advocacy for Black women...

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