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The Ethical Slut
A guide to infinite sexual possibilities

Easton, Dossie; Liszt, Catherine A.
Publisher:  Greenery Press, San Francisco, USA
Year Published:  1997  
Pages:  280pp   ISBN:  1-890159-01-8
Resource Type:  Book
Cx Number:  CX6708

A guide for anyone who dreams of having all the sex and love and friendship they want. Explores the skills and issues of a life beyond tradiational lifetime monogamy, from scheduling dates to handling jealousy, finding partners, resolving conflict, and raising children.

Abstract:  The authors write: "we are proud to reclaim the word 'slut' as a term of approval, even endearment. To us, a slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical proposition that sex is nice and pleasure is good for you. A slut may choose to have sex with herself only, or with the Fifth Fleet. He may be heterosexual, homesexual or bisexual, a radical activist or a peaceful suburbanite.
As proud sluts, we believe that sex and sexual love are fundamental forces for good -- activities with the potential to strengthen intimate bonds, enhance lives, create spiritual awareness, even change the world. And, furthermore, we believe that all consensual sexual choices have these potentials -- that any sexual pathway, consciously chosen and mindfully followed, can be a positive, creative force in the lives of individuals and their communities.
A slut shares his sexuality; the way a philanthropist shares her money -- because they have a lot to share, because it makes them happy to share it, because sharing makes the world a better place. Sluts often find that the more sex and love they give away, the more they have -- a loaves-and-fishes miracle in which greed and generosity go hand-in-hand to provide more for everybody."

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