philosophy, Reviews, travel

Je ne suis pas Lyonnaise… encore

Bonjour tous le monde, from a TGV (high-speed train). As I write this, I'm somewhere between Lyon and Zurich. As the third largest city in France, I did not know what to expect from Lyon. Already lucky enough to have visited Europe on two separate occasions, the only places in France I had been were Paris… Continue reading Je ne suis pas Lyonnaise… encore

Ex-Christianity, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Religion

Confronting Sexual Purity Culture (Part 2)

Three and a half years on from Confronting Sexual Purity Culture part one - where do I sit? How is my relationship to my sexuality, and how have I continued to confront sexual purity culture. Where am I at now? Nowadays, I'm fairly free of the guilt, anxiety and fear that was once a crippling… Continue reading Confronting Sexual Purity Culture (Part 2)

Favourites, Health & Wellbeing, Religion

Confronting Sexual Purity Culture

Purity culture within religion is problematic. Reflecting on my time as a Christian, this is one of the fundamental parts of it that still makes me angry, and its ghost still lingers. Today, I consider myself empowered, liberated and sex positive - yet I know I'm still affected by what I was taught by the… Continue reading Confronting Sexual Purity Culture