Intimate Interactions

A kinky, nonmonogamous reserve forces veteran and former MRA discusses different cultures of masculinity and what healing has looked like for him on the road to healthier relationships with himself and his intimate partners.

Yana, a criminology student, discusses addiction, shame, abuse, and intimacy from her own experience and research.

An educator and former MRA discusses SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity), GSA (gender and sexuality alliance), and the importance of curriculum. We discuss accomplishing learning objectives using content from queer and indigenous sources.

Yana, a criminology student, discusses the intersection of prison, gender, and addiction with me. We haven't seen each other in more than a decade, so we spend some time catching up first.

Relationships of all shapes and sizes require skills. While monogamy and nonmonogamy sometimes require different skills, sometimes they suffer from the same pitfalls. Emma talks about some toxic relationship ideas and monogamous ideals that don’t serve us in nonmonogamy. My Relationship Primer is available at https://victorsalmon.com/relationships

I chat with Selena, a sex worker for an escort service downtown about the stigma and dangers of sex work. We discuss sex work types, legalities, and resources. Resources are posted on posted about testosterone in older men and how women can promote testosterone secretion in men. We also discuss STI stigma.

Culture includes a collection of values and a lens through which we see the world. That means Relationship Anarchy and Hierarchy are going to look different if you have a different cultural lens. Meet Starship Jones, a Jewish, Mexican man who practices Relationship Anarchy.

Shame expert Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti discusses her experience of shame and then offers some strategies (and a worksheet linked in the description) on transcending shame.