Labels can be constricting, and while they’re not that they are bad, a lot of people do not fall into the gay, straight, or bisexual labels, but find themselves identifying more with the term “queer” or sexually fluid. It’s okay to not have a label. All that matters is practicing safe and consensual sex with whomever it may be.

We commonly talk about exploitation from the perspective of individuals leveraging their individual power and control to receive sexual gratification. On this, and in future episodes, we acknowledge that individuals who exploit are commonly enacting cultural and societal directives to exploit. As such, we are holding both systems and individuals accountable.

Jeremiah and Julia continue their series The Seven Deadly Sexual Sins, According to the Church, with the deadliest of the “sins”, as we were reminded over the weekend in Colorado Springs: Don’t be gay.