#Touch me not

[derangedrhythms]

Natalie Haynes, from 'Stone Blind'

[locketfemme]

Stone femmes I love you, there is nothing wrong with having a sexual boundary ♡

Stone butches I love you, there is nothing wrong with having a sexual boundary ♡

The way you have sex is beautiful, the way you love is beautiful, you should never feel pressured to engage in a sexual relationship outside of those boundaries.

No one else's pleasure is worth breaking your boundary

[twotwotwospirit]

not loving the "turning my touch-me-not masc girlfriend into a bottom" trend that is doing numbers online right now.

speaking as someone who previously identified as stone, if my partner was to brag about "turning me" it would be a serious problem.

my evolution as a person entailed learning how to navigate the gender dysphoria that previously made (and still sometimes does make) me uncomfortable with certain sexual acts. while this is the case for me and other people who evolve for different reasons, it is not the case for everyone.

many people remain in their stone identities because they are enduringly authentic to who they are. by insinuating that all stone tops/touch-me-nots are in the early stages of lesbianism which they will eventually have to grow out of, certain lesbians are using the exact same rhetoric that is used against us by cisheteronormative folks.

i see parallels between the anti-lesbian "haven't slept with the right man" rhetoric and the anti-stone discourse that is being viewed as lightheartedly harmless in certain lesbian spaces.

if we allow such notions of "turning" someone away from stoneness to continue to permeate within our communities, i fear for stone folks who may have their boundaries and identities undermined by those who believe these ideas to be true.

[brattyfemmebaby]

are you interested in learning more about butch & femme identity, history, and culture? want to talk about stone identity and sexuality? discuss ofos roles and partnerships?

book one of my lectures or guided discussions! ⬆️ these are just a few of the sessions you can choose from

i’ve got some spots (in person or virtual) left open for the spring 2025 semester and im now booking for summer and fall. send me a dm to get more info 💕 sliding scales pricing for small organizations, community colleges, and grass roots collectives

[mildlyscentedsmore]

I think he's neat

[grossgrossgrossgrossgross]

having this weird fantasy where i want to be consensually get the shit beat out of me outside of a sexual context. i’m understimulated

[oakendesk]

book cover - Touch Me Not - 1959

Robert Maguire

[theyoungwaldschrat]

Impatiens noli-tangere - Touch-me-not

[primordialll]

the way some people romanticize “touch-me-nots” and stone butches as if our discomfort and sexual trauma makes us “more masculine” or better lovers is super weird behavior

[vujime]

The first and third are the photos of 'Touch Me Not' flowers.

[overwhelmedfernfrond]

how's your touch-me-not??? i love herrr <3

Ah! I’m so glad you asked!

This is her with her fresh new beautiful frond <3

So green and lively

Photosynthesis-core 💚☀️

And this is her closed-up from the lights being off:

A bit scary-looking! But she’ll unfold in the morning like always :)

🌿

[firstlawcedarprairie]

Touch-me-not balsam (Impatiens textorii)

[gummycube]

Touch Me Not

[faguscarolinensis]

Impatiens capensis / Common Jewelweed at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Common Jewelweed Impatiens capensis Balsaminaceae

Photograph taken on August 12, 2022, along the Culham Trail, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

[thetalesofrosaspandan]

Noli Me Tangere (vintage-style poster)

Artwork Title: Maria Clara and Crisostomo Ibarra

Re-edited and hi-res file of both the artwork and poster now on my patreon

DOWNLOAD AND BE A PATRON HERE (patreon link)