Unsure of where to draw the line of erotica versus romance with a nuance involved.

Hello everybody, I have a question regarding publishing. TW: mentions of rape

I have a typical college story, but the thing is, it is extremely explicit since the characters are above age. I was looking at KDP and it basically said no sex scenes, so I’m curious as to where my story draws the line.

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It includes heavy topics that are addressed and not just there for the hell of it, as well as personal character development with respect to sexuality, and sex is a part of the story.

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I was also reading that if you had any specific terms like “rape” or something of that nature that you cannot self-publish, and the romance/erotica is not the rape, that is the heavy hitting issue I’m trying to tackle.

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The romance however comes in with my main character and their SO. Does anybody have any advice with respect to this topic?

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