Sexuality can be many things. It can be a daily practice, a ritual, a way of connecting with ourselves. It can be embodiment, a break from the monotony and labor of thinking, feeling, and dissociating. It can be play, a return to our child self, perhaps lost to adulthood or exiled from our psyches.

Sexuality is a gift, a good and beautiful thing. It’s an opportunity for us to connect with others, something greater than ourselves (God, nature, the universe, and so forth), and indeed, ourselves.

Folks may question your identity as a queer person. These pressures and judgments feel awful. So how do we deal with them?