17. Exploring Our Sexual Identities ft. Karen Zheng (MX Asian American) - Part 1 - a podcast by Kristy Yee & Angie Yu
from 2021-01-17T01:00
How are our sexual identities formed? Is it from the media that we consume like magazines and porn? And how do we go about unlearning the dysfunctional and destructive ideas around sexuality and body image? **Content Warning**: anorexia nervosa and behaviours of disordered eating is discussed in this episode.
Highlights:
- Learning about sex from magazines and porn
- Trauma from parents who enforce gender roles
- Karen’s journey in accepting her queer identity
- Religious beliefs and how they influence sexual taboos
- Inheriting body dysmorphia
Takeaways:
- Closed-mindedness can hurt your loved ones
- Internalized homophobia can develop from parental pressure
- There are resources out there other than mainstream porn
- Different people want different experiences, there is no one size fits all
- You don’t need a diagnosis to improve your mental health
Resources:
- Mx Asian American on Instagram
- Matt D’Avella on Youtube
- Chester 5000 XYV (NSFW)
- Curvy (NSFW)
- Strictly Dumpling (Mike Chen)
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