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Ms. Saah said that having to ask questions about another person’s comfort level has forced many of us to consider what consent means. If you have to ask whether a hug is OK, or whether you can take off your mask, you learn to honor your own boundaries and other people’s, she said. “We’re getting so much practice that we weren’t getting.” READ MORE.

 

In this episode, Dalychia and Dr. Nazanin discuss the following:  the internal and external oppressive challenges that get in the way of pleasure; a lack pleasure pride in our society; how we seek to create goals and aims out of every aspect of our lives; the detrimental effect of being too goal orientated; why struggle to connect with our bodies; the power of self-care; liberation through masturbation; finding your erotic voice; and learning to overcome our fears of allowing ourselves pleasure. LISTEN HERE.

Tim and Dalychia discuss social justice, how culture and media impact erectile issues and sexuality (specifically for men of color), alternatives to penile-vaginal intercourse and the importance of sexual pleasure. LISTEN HERE.

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“And because of all the racist, sexist, transphobic, homophobic shit we’re dealing with [in] America, our bodies are carrying a lot of tension,” she says. “Asking for and receiving consensual hugs, cuddles, and massages can help release that tension.” READ MORE.

“I had this perception that dirty talk was this really complicated thing, and you had to be sexy. And I’m someone who’s really nerdy and awkward,” Saah says. “This idea that I had to put on this sexy voice and do this whole performance was really weird to me. Once I realized that dirty talk was just being way more descriptive, it made it a lot easier.” Dirty talk can be as basic as saying “I want you to do this here, at this speed, until this”—with you filling in those blanks with your own personal preferences. READ MORE.

“In Nola, I was looking for a 2017 version of Claire Huxtable. A sex-positive, polyamorous, pansexual, sexually liberated woman that I could hold up as someone to aspire to be, instead I got a beautiful, messy, and complicated story of a woman on a journey. And even though I’ve now learned how to practice polyamory in a healthy, loving, and emotionally present way (something that Nola has not yet learned), I am reminded by Nola of what my journey has looked like and of the journey that’s ahead of me.” READ MORE.


“It’s not just how to get people to have better sex, but how sex is tied to patriarchy, sexism and racism, capitalism, colonialism, heterosexism, truly all -isms and how we can change the way we relate to our bodies, and so to one another without replicating oppressive norms.” READ MORE.