Sex

Learning to Love Myself as a Woman

I, like many women, am no stranger to the difficulties and dangers women face: ...

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Staging a Prison Break

Femininity in men is often seen as both lesser than masculinity and as predatory ...

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The Coin on the Floor

A short story about first experience, coercion, and the illusion of choice - a ...

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The price of belonging: Who gets to be ‘Queer Enough’?

The queer community is often celebrated as a haven of acceptance, a place where ...

men and women in a landscape

Beyond the Male Gaze

Ever since I have openly identified as a lesbian I’ve regularly been faced with ...

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Sekhmet Institute’s Mission for Inclusion: Queer Voices in Kosovo’s Art Scene

Sekhmet Institute, a non-profit organization based in Prishtina, Kosovo, has steadily gained attention for ...

Balkan Travel Diaries: Love, Learning, and Queer Realities

When embarking on his trip around the Balkans, Haakon Stratte, a young gay American, ...

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Sekhmet Institute: Unveiling queer literature

E&M author and Editor in Chief Fatlind Duraku spoke with Arbër Selmani, the researcher ...