Colette in Toronto, spring 2006. Photo by Eric Francis.
What is sexual freedom? The answer is different for everyone. If I had all the answers, I would say it’s exactly what you need it to be. Yet most of us don’t know quite what this is for us; it’s not a place you arrive at, it’s more like a path you follow over your entire adult life; and as the case is for far too many people, if your hands-on sexual education began, against your will, in your childhood, there is an awful lot of unraveling to do before you can even start to build anew. Recognizing the blocks is one part of the process, but to be released from their hold requires courage to take action, to experiment and to go beyond our fears; real or imagined. Often, parents have not been equipped to guide us through this process when it comes to sexuality; more often they are a part of the vision that’s been holding us back.
