The Saturday Rumpus Essay: The Cost of Intimacy
Chasing intimacy can feel cheap—and yet intimacy we pay for can be meaningful. I find traditional therapy as awkward as sex, exposing my emotional self like I expose my body.
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Jera Brown
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Jera Brown writes about being a queer, kinky, polyamorous Christian on her blog Church of the Scarlet Letter. She also edits Sacred and Subversive, a multifaith site offering queer perspectives on the future of faith communities. She is seeking representation for her memoir about her sexual/spiritual journey exploring psychotherapy and sex work.
(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Jera Brown
I wanted to uncover the nest of wires comprising my gender identity and describe its complicated mass.