My unarticulated logic went like this: if I give my body away, over and over, I can prove to myself that sex is my choice — even though, and this see… - Roxane Gay

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My unarticulated logic went like this: if I give my body away, over and over, I can prove to myself that sex is my choice — even though, and this seems significant now, I always let the men choose me. Until I was nineteen years old, it never occurred to me that I could do the choosing. Not you, not you, not you. Yes, okay. You.

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About Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.

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Alternative Names: Roxanne Gay

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A woman should always have the right to choose what she does with her body. It is frustrating that this needs to be said, repeatedly.

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