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What would a virtual pillow talk between feminist bloggers sound like? In this last week of the blogging carnival, bloggers Naïanthy (L’Anonyme), Carly (Project 10), Jessica (Native Youth Sexual Health Network), Tanya and Lya consent to sharing their reflections on the role of power in pleasure in girls’ sexuality. Isn’t empowerment sexy?

March 8th to 12th: “Girl-talk: sexual power and pleasure”

• Monday March 8th: Lya Pierre-Ruddock
• Tuesday March 9th: Naïanthy Fortin
• Wednesday March 10th: Carly Boyce
• Thursday March 11th: Tanya Déry-Obin
• Friday March 12th: Jessica Yee

Learn more about our guest bloggers here.

Quand on m’a approché pour participer au blog, j’ai passé en revue les sujets proposés et j’ai bien évidemment choisi de me pencher sur le thème de la sexualité. Vous n’êtes probablement pas surpris, n’est-ce pas? Sexologue-intervenante, je suis!

I was asked to blog about sexual power and pleasure. I asked a close friend of mines what she thought and our opinions differed greatly. I decided to ask around to see what other young women thought. Here are the responses of those who took the time to answer:

For as long as I can remember, I have been different.

One of my earliest memories of this awareness was in first grade. One of my classmates came up to me during recess and asked, "Why is your skin such a weird colour?"