This article originally appeared in the UK’s FS magazine, a publication of GMFA, here.
I want to be a ‘slut’. There, I said it.
You might be thinking, “why would anyone want to be a slut?” After all, this word is deeply misogynistic, where women are criticised for dressing a certain way and for having openly active sex lives. Heaven fucking forbid! This negativity also spills into the gay world to some extent, particularly when STIs are involved, and people get on their high hor