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Savage Love: I’ve Had Two Experiences When a Man Tried to Choke Me During Sex; What’s Up With That?

by Dan Savage September 9th, 2020December 16th, 2020

I’m a 29-year-old straight woman in Pennsylvania. My question has to do with choking and consent: I’ve had two experiences in the past six months or so where someone has tried to choke me without my consent. The first time this happened, I coughed immediately, but he tried multiple times during sex. I was caught […]

Savage Love: I’m Gay, and the Guy I’m Seeing Wants to Paint My Toenails as Part of a Foot Fetish

by Dan Savage August 5th, 2020December 16th, 2020

Trauma and Treatment: It Isn’t Just Veterans Who Deal With PTSD—Millions of Americans Suffer From It

by Brian Blueskye January 27th, 2017December 16th, 2020

Ask a Mexican: How Do You Help a Mexican Man Who Is Abusive?

by Gustavo Arellano November 9th, 2016November 9th, 2016

Ask a Mexican: Why Do Mexican Drivers Stop in the Middle of Traffic?

by Gustavo Arellano May 25th, 2016December 16th, 2020

Aiding the Abused: Shelter From the Storm Wages a Lonely Battle to Protect Local Victims of Domestic Violence

by Kevin Fitzgerald January 25th, 2016December 16th, 2020

Know Your Neighbors: Sexism? Feminism? Words Have Meanings

by Anita Rufus January 13th, 2016December 16th, 2020

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