What is Female Genital Mutilation and how does it affect sexual empowerment? Sexual empowerment is a basic human right that all women should enjoy. It is an important factor in general well-being, confidence, and self-worth. However, feeling sexually empowered can be difficult for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM). Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting, is the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons (this simply means that …
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Written by Precious “Yes, I frequently talk to my mother about my relationships and my sex life.” I declared to the bewilderment of my friends with which I was in discussion. The petite lady amongst us …
Written by Mariam Pleasure is what we live for, whether we know it or not. And pleasure is deeply connected to sex. As a woman, sexual health is beyond sex itself; it is the moment of …
Chapter 2 I finished my ice cream while I was reading, and my biggest surprise was feeling a stir in my core as I read the sexual fantasies the writer masturbates to. I relate so much …
I grew up in the church. That probably tells you a lot about how I’ve been conditioned to think about sex and pleasure, especially as it relates to me as a spiritual being. I hadn’t always …
I need to buy a new nightdress. The one I’ve been wearing is torn all the way down the armpit and around the neck. It’s an old nightdress so it’s paid its dues, so to speak. …
“Nimechoka kupendwa kwa giza kama mihadarati” (I’m tired of being loved in the dark like illegal drugs) My best friend said this to me when we both got turned down at the same time by these …
I agreed to go spend the Christmas holiday at my boyfriend’s family house because I spoke with his mum and she called me daughter-in-law. Over the phone, my boyfriend told me, ” Babe, you know, my …
A few weeks ago, I shared on Twitter about how Valentine’s Day brings hard feelings for me as a queer person living in a homophobic country because the threat of danger and violence just looms over …
Theme: Your Creativity As Resistance Adventures From The Bedrooms of African Women is pleased to announce that applications will open on January 15, 2022, for the 2022 Adventurous Social Media, Writing and Visual Arts (SWV) …