Stereotypes often mean people with disabilities are told to wait and delay their engagement in any romantic or sexual experiences.
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Individuals with disabilities frequently confront stereotypes that limit their opportunities to form intimate relationships and have sex.
Contrary to toxic myths and cliché, feminist women are enjoying pleasurable sex lives.
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Research shows that feminist women are more likely to have sex that is more loving and pleasurable.
An image of a reclining Lord Vishnu with the alvar poets arrayed below him.
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In Hindu devotional poetry, love directed toward Vishnu can take many forms, including service, maternal adoration and the intense intimacy of lovers.
Sonnets still have a reputation for being about the unrequited love of a man for a woman.
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These moving poems are a reminder that on Valentine’s Day, it’s OK to celebrate a broader definition of love.
We need to speak more about how to become the kind of man who can openly show love for others while accepting love from those who care.
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Encouraging men to take the risk of expressing tender feelings for others is part of relying on love as a tool of anti-racist and decolonial education.
Looking for love − a store in Huaian, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentine’s Day.
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Young people in China are no longer settling into marriages arranged by their parents. But they are still looking for blessings from Chinese gods to find everlasting love.