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Apr 8, 2020

Social Distancing Could Have Spared Me the Worst Night of My Life

Social Distancing could have saved me from the worst night of my life. That’s what I realized this morning as I considered using some of my “downtime” to write about the experience at last. If Social Distancing rules had been in place, his “casual touch” would have been immediately alarming…

Social Distance

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Social Distancing Could Have Spared Me the Worst Night of My Life
Social Distancing Could Have Spared Me the Worst Night of My Life

Published in Human Parts

·Oct 11, 2019

The Myth of the Girl Who Gets Raped

Purity culture’s most insidious gift is damaging us every day — Every year, the health teacher at my school organizes a blood drive. If I’m present when she is doing her recruitment in the teachers’ lounge, she takes a moment to say, “Not you, Liz.” …

Rape

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The Myth of the Girl Who Gets Raped
The Myth of the Girl Who Gets Raped

Published in Human Parts

·Jul 10, 2019

A Catholic School Teacher’s Argument Against Abstinence

Who does purity culture protect, really? — Candy Crush is not a great antidote to purity culture, but it was my last line of defense at a mandated middle school chastity talk. …

Chastity

11 min read

A Catholic School Teacher’s Argument Against Abstinence
A Catholic School Teacher’s Argument Against Abstinence
Liz Thomas

Liz Thomas

A pseudonym to protect my job as a catholic schoolteacher from my radical queer advocacy. Or vice versa. I haven’t decided yet.

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