As a queer person who grew up at a time when all sexual activity involved risk management, its fascinating watching people who told me to “just abstain” freaking out over missing a dinner party.
You think not taking a trip, or wearing a mask, or going to a party is tough? Imagine having everyone in your life — from family members, to friends, to teachers, to doctors — telling you during your most formative years that acting on sexual desire *will* lead to your death.
I get that this situation is challenging. I’m exhausted and sad, too. But it’s hardly unprecedented and watching a quarter of the population act like nightmare babies because they’re not used to being inconvenienced is honestly worse than the virus itself.
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