censorship

The short answer is "yes."

This is a community and as a community it needs to have some of what we sociologists call "norms" -- basic expectations about behavior that help the whole community run smoothly.

We won't tell you what you can and can't talk about. (As long as it's at least somehow, even marginally, connected to issues of sexuality. And really, what isn't?) If you have questions ask them. If you have ideas share them. Don't be shy.

We also won't tell you how you have to think. We encourage debate, disagreement, and dissent. We want a free exchange of ideas and we want that exchange of include lots of people. In order to make that possible, though, there are some basic rules of etiquette that we expect people to follow: