I grew up in a house where roles were quietly, but firmly, divided. The kind of home where cooking wasn’t just something women did — it was what defined them. We had help for almost everything else — cleaning, laundry, even the cars — but cooking? That was sacred. That was women’s territory. My mother cooked no matter what. Whether she was exhausted, sick, or...

Let’s start from the very top. Sex, in its most basic form, refers to the biological differences between people — male and female. But beyond biology, sex is also an experience, often shared between two or more people, built on connection, desire, pleasure, and choice. It’s not a sin. It’s not evil. It’s simply human. But for many religious folks? That definition...