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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Marginalized communities continue to be victims of fetish culture. Photo credit: Melissa Joseph

A fetish is not an excuse to sexualize LGBTQ people

Melissa Joseph // September 13, 2019

When a person's sexual identity and gender fluidity are used as the determining factor for another's sexual gratification, the LGBTQ+ community becomes increasingly vulnerable to harassment and exploitation.Unlike...

Photo credit: Diego Ramirez

Kinky sex can rekindle the spark in the bedroom

Rachael Bayuk // December 14, 2018

Sex is as unique as you are, so do you.Sex is as natural as eating or walking. Yet the shame associated with it can be acquainted with committing a crime. We worry our neighbors will hear. We giggle when...

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BDSM 101

Kendall George // December 5, 2017

First, let's learn what the term of BDSM actually means. BDSM stands for bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism and masochism. Although a perhaps scary term, most people who are sexually...

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