Being stigmatied by sex is being marked by its meaning in a human life of loneliness and imperfection, where some pain is indelible.

Andrea Dworkin
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I have been stigmatized by sex. I have been marked by its meaning in a human life of loneliness and imperfection, where some pain is indelible. I have been called the names, “faggot” and “queer,” and these terms have been used for years against gay people by the media and people in society. At times, I have been ashamed of myself because these words have been hurled at me because I am a gay man. I don't want to be stigmatized because I am a gay man.

However, this stigma is a part of who I am. It's a part of my identity.

Source: Intercourse

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