Black and brown people prioritizing our joy, pleasure, and mutual and self-care isn’t just revolutionary in itself, it’s also a key part of the infrastructure of resistance. Exploring how sex positivity embodies and intersects with liberation and self-determination, this series features a diverse body of work from LGBTQI+ educuators, artists, and other culture workers of color, highlighting the many ways sex positivity impacts and informs their distinctive work.
What is sex positivity?
This explainer, featuring original illustrations by visual artist Zahira Kelly, breaks it down.
Meet ‘Las Mamis of Myth and Bullshit’: The women behind Locatora Radio
The one-of-a-kind feminist podcast draws on the hosts’ backgrounds in sex education and organizing.
Comic: ‘Adventures of a Bitter Fag’ confronts life in 2020
Alter ego ‘Bitter Fag’ shows up when white supremacy, anti-blackness, homophobia, and transphobia arise.
Q&A: Director Shine Louise Houston on porn’s ‘seismic shift’
Female, queer, POC, and other marginalized voices have begun to re-envision what porn can look like.
How brASS Burlesque fuses sexy, silly performance art with social justice
Come for the glitter and nudity, but stay for the political action.
Four radical sex educators you should know
LGBTQI sex educators of color are using social media to help educate the masses.
Q&A: How author and ‘pleasure activist’ Sami Schalk finds joy amidst oppression
Ridiculous outfits, bright colors, and good food—Schalk shares why pleasure and joy matter.