sexuality — Stories

I still remember sex education class vividly. Condoms on bananas, cheesy videos, and the odd inappropriate comment from one or the other of my classmates. I was in an all-boys school in Perth, Australia…

Sri Lankan TCK Sex

I wasn’t keen on my first time being as awkward and fumbling as the house-party sex stories I was hearing about from my peers…

Cigarettes and Selfishness

The bed was a disarray of white sheets and pillows…

SexBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)11 March 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, atck, ATCK, sex, sexuality, partner, bed, skin, emotionsComment

Rice Cracker Sex

Sex can be rice crackers, crumbs in the corners of the bag…

SexBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)7 March 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, sex, Guam, American, United States, american, sexuality, condom, condoms, Hong KongComment

Kama Sutra & The Perfumed Garden

To an outsider, the Arab world may seem like a culture where norms propagate misogyny and inequality, but this quote showed that sex is a two way street, and pleasure is bilateral…

SexBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)4 March 2020TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, tck, atck, sex, sexuality, culture, India, Indian, Pakistan, Arab, Kama Sutra, The Perfumed Garden Comment

It’s Only Sex

I personally don't understand monogamy too well. Most cultures give it lip service but very few honor it…

SexBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)19 February 2020TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, sex, sexuality, cultures, cross cultural, culture, intimacy, intimate, couple, gay, gay communityComment

We Have The Power To Write Our Own Narrative

‘It’s cancer’… The doc said. And with that prognosis, I saw myself living back in Perth, Western Australia…

Shattered Plates In Mexico

I'm attracted to other international souls. As a TCK, I am fascinated by different cultures and I seek to be a part of them in exchange for mine, no matter how muddled it might become...

In Love, RelationshipsBy Albert Kurniadi (From Indonesia, Australia & Canada. Living in London)25 September 2019TCK, tck, TCK TOWN, Mexican, British, accepting, sexuality, Heathrow, East, West, International souls, Canada, London, eloping, divorceComment

Painful Standards About Sex

After one too many times of giving in and being uncomfortable or having it hurt, I said no. He questioned my sexuality because I didn’t want to have sex with him that night…

SexBy Molly Kaitlin (From Peru, Costa Rica, Minnesota & Florida. Living in Tennessee)19 May 2018tck, TCK TOWN, Tck, sex, sexuality, sexual abuse, relationships, relationship, Costa Rica, family, communication, dating, couple, partner, boyfriend, commitment Comment