

I've experimented with all kinds of ways of being a sexual person. And as I've worked to uncover who I am within these realms of sexuality, identity, and pleasure, and outside of narratives of shame, trauma, and fear. I've been on a journey of sexual liberation and sensual self-discovery for a minute. I'm Ev'Yan Whitney and this is a space for you to slow down, tune in, heal and feel the sensations and pleasures of your sensual body. I know I'll be tuning in, and I hope you will, too. Listen to Come As You Are wherever you get podcasts, and unlock your most pleasurable life in the bedroom and beyond. In conversation with her producer, Emily debunks cultural myths and flips the script on everything you thought you knew about sex and sexuality. Get a modern guide to sexual awakening backed by groundbreaking research about desire, anatomy, orgasm, and much more. Emily Nagoski (you might have heard of her) answers questions about sex with the latest science on her new podcast Come As You Are. They have devoted much of their work to writing and thinking about asexuality, hoping to push conversations beyond what is familiar and comfortable in order to make new interventions about a topic and identity that has been long misunderstood.Ī special note: Before we get into today's episode, I wanted to let y'all know that one of my favorite educators in the sexuality space has started her own podcast and I wanted to tell you all about it, educator and best-selling author Dr. Brown (she/they) is a Southern-grown essayist, editor, and storyteller with a focus on media analysis and cultural critique.

Get Sherronda’s book: Refusing Compulsory Sexuality The full transcript of this episode is below.

Ev'Yan also shares a practice to help you uncover your sexual authenticity outside of stories of "should". Sherronda talks about how compulsory sexuality shows up in our world, its links to systemic oppression (like ableism, racism, and fatphobia), and how we can see asexuality as a queer identity to radically reject it. Are you trying to be someone you're sexually not? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with asexual storyteller and author of ' Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture' Sherronda J Brown about the ways compulsory sexuality has shaped and harmed our sexualities.
