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Pathologizing Difference: A Critique of Sexual Interest, Arousal & Desire Disorders

Did you know that 60% of the panelists involved in writing the DSM-5 were paid $14.2 million by the Pharmaceutical Industry? How much did the drug industry influence the DSM-5? And what role did Epstein play in the quest for the Female Viagra? Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) introduced in the DSM-5, diagnoses persistent absence […]

Belly Dance: History, Politics & Evolution

What if I tell you that the term ‘Belly dance” does not exist in any African language or in Arabic? So what is belly dance then? And how did it come to become the most popular sex worker artform today? Join me as I revisit the dances of Egypt! Belly Dance or danse du ventre […]