Who is an Ethical Slut?

(a blackout poem from The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy & Dossie Easton)

dream of love and sex and friendship.

such a life is impossible.

settle for less,

always a little lonely.

try social pressures

and decide that such dreams must stay in the realm of fantasy.

being openly loving, intimate, and sexual is not possible.

love quietly, without much fanfare.

so, ethical slut,

if you dream of freedom,

of intimacy hot and profound,

of friends and flirtation and affection,

then you’ve already taken the first step.

By Jenna Tobias