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Sex was invented to queer populations.
The biological function of sex is to create diversity — which helps populations endure, even if this is bad for individuals — so we should expect diversity in the expression of sex.
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On kink, advertising, and climate change.
To save our planet, we need to buy fewer things; how might we still be happy?
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On scientific beliefs, Indigenous knowledge, and paternity.
Partible paternity — a child having 3+ genetic contributors — can be real both biologically and culturally.
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On the apparent rise in transgender and non-binary identities.
Our culture has changed, but so has the environment, and we need to acknowledge both.
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