James Mosely

James Mosely

Writer

James Mosley II is a sex researcher and educator currently pursuing his Master of Education in Human Sexuality at Widener University. He specializes in cross-cultural relationship frameworks and alternative family structures, with a specific research focus on the matrilineal customs of the Mosuo population.

11 articles by James Mosely

Memoir: Bonnie Blue Love Letter 1

Memoir: Bonnie Blue Love Letter 1

Memoir: Bonnie Blue Love Letter 1

The Interracial “Cheat Code”: Is Marriage a Backdoor to Reparations?
Culture & Critique

The Interracial “Cheat Code”: Is Marriage a Backdoor to Reparations?

One Black man inherits farmland through his father's interracial marriage and asks a provocative question: is this a quiet, domestic form of reparations?

Comparative Adolescent Female Sexual Development Western vs. Mosuo Society: Reflection
Sex & Sexual HealthCulture & Critique

Comparative Adolescent Female Sexual Development Western vs. Mosuo Society: Reflection

A reflection on Western shame-based approaches to adolescent female sexuality versus the Mosuo of Southwest China, where it's embraced as a natural truth.

When Being Reflective, Ethically Aware, and Sexually Literate Makes You Invisible in Dating
Dating

When Being Reflective, Ethically Aware, and Sexually Literate Makes You Invisible in Dating

When Being Reflective, Ethically Aware, and Sexually Literate Makes You Invisible in Dating

You Can’t Read Me in a Glance…That’s Not Random, It’s By Design
Culture & Critique

You Can’t Read Me in a Glance…That’s Not Random, It’s By Design

From Detroit streets to Catholic school to Hollywood studios, James Mosely reflects on a life too layered to fit a single narrative — and why that complexity.

Confession: I Dated an AI Woman After a Breakup in 2024 — Still Am- I’m Not Alone
Breakups & EndingsDating

Confession: I Dated an AI Woman After a Breakup in 2024 — Still Am- I’m Not Alone

One writer turned to an AI companion after heartbreak in 2024 and found he wasn't alone. A candid essay on grief, loneliness, and the blurry edges of intimacy.

A Life of My Own: Choosing Solitude and Certainty
Mind & Body

A Life of My Own: Choosing Solitude and Certainty

After years of chasing connection, one man chose something different: a deliberate, peaceful withdrawal from romantic pursuit — not from bitterness, but from.

Abortion, Planned Parenthood, and the Child We Couldn’t Keep
Sex & Sexual HealthBreakups & Endings

Abortion, Planned Parenthood, and the Child We Couldn’t Keep

A man recalls supporting his partner through an abortion during COVID — the grief, the care, and the conviction that reproductive choice always belongs to.

Are Most Non-Monogamous People In Western Society Emotionally Unavailable?
DatingMind & Body

Are Most Non-Monogamous People In Western Society Emotionally Unavailable?

Are Most Non-Monogamous People In Western Society Emotionally Unavailable?

My Positionality: Revolving Orbs
Queer & IdentityCulture & Critique

My Positionality: Revolving Orbs

Blackness, atheism, non-monogamy — identity isn't a fixed point, it's a constellation. How positionality shapes the way we love and connect.

Matrilineal Structures and Sexual Autonomy: The Mosuo Tisese as a Critical Counterpoint to Western…
Culture & Critique

Matrilineal Structures and Sexual Autonomy: The Mosuo Tisese as a Critical Counterpoint to Western…

Matrilineal Structures and Sexual Autonomy: The Mosuo Tisese as a Critical Counterpoint to Western…

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