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"The ramifications of such mutual strife are the myriad and deep dysfunctions we see in society at large, embedded in the very foundation of the social fabric." Abso-fuckin-lutely. This is at the heart of what we need to heal. But it's a daunting task, as daunting as a drag queen at a Trump rally or dancing through a load of broken glass. I feel we need to be brave and get into it though, what else are we here for? The transformation of sex as domination into true Eros, as you suggest, is also a major part of this.

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That’s so true! It’s really that challenging, and that’s why we haven’t done it yet. The grand transformation is yet to come and it will be small, personal, profound at the awakening. But we’ve been sloughing through slow progress as a people, I do see it. Being able to talk about it at all is such a big deal, I know it’s relatively new territory for an open public discussion. But a lot of backward sliding in America these years, can’t say ‘sex’ on IG even, which only creates the pressure to amplify the backlash eventually. So that furthers the cause in a distorted way…

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