Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino

Sarah Tomchesson of The Pleasure Chest & Sara Williams of Dyke Day LA join the show to talk about ways to build community within queer and sex-positive worlds.

Staci K. Haines is the founder of generative somatics, and committed the interdependence of personal, collective and systemic transformation. “We are shaped by our deeply personal experiences and our social conditions. Through embodied transformation and collective action we can move ourselves, communities and society toward what is life-affirming. The focus of generative somatics is to bring the transformative power of somatics to serve social and environmental justice movements.” Staci integrates her extensive work in trauma and healing, a systemic analysis of power and movements for social change, into this unique and powerful work, which she uses to help people heal from sexual trauma.

Outside the XY (OTXY) is filled with stories, confessions, essays, poetry and letters from QTPOCs (queer, trans people of color) around the world for whom masculinity has played a role in shaping their lived identities. Tristan talks to the editor Morgan Mann Willis about this recently published groundbreaking book.

MacKenzie Peck, editor of Brooklyn-based Math Magazine joins us right at the release of issue three of this progressive porn quarterly. Math Magazine is an independent, female operated business dedicated to the production of ethical, diverse, and sex–positive media using honest and altruistic practices. Everyone included in the production shares creative influence and personal vulnerability as they explore the spectrum of sexuality through depictions of an array of genders, assorted bodies, and a bouquet of beauty types.

Tune in for an hour with Sandra Daugherty aka Sex Nerd Sandra from the popular Nerdist podcast, live in the studio with Tristan Taormino. They're talking oral sex advice, funny sex stories, sexual and gender fluidity, and how to do a sexual act for the first time while setting yourself up for success. Questions from listeners will also be taken.

This week Marla Stewart chats live about next month's conference in Atlanta, Sex Down South. Sex Down South was born out of a desire to create a safe space in the Southeast where folks could explore sex and sexuality. Their focus is intentionally broad, catering to a diverse range of people: from those who are curious but not quite committed, to those who have been around the block…and then some! Their mission is to create a sex-positive space for people of all walks of life to come together, explore, connect, and share knowledge and skills. It’s your exploration destination for all things sex and erotic.

Writer Carrie Wade joins Tristan to discuss the topics in her latest essay for Autostraddle 'On Vulnerability as a Disabled Person' as well as her new writing series Queering Disability.

This week Jessica Holter joins us live to talk about Sex Out Loud. Holter, also known as Ghetto Girl Blue, is a gifted writer and visual artist and an anointed public speaker. She is most famous for creating The Punany Poets in 1995 when rapper Eazy-E died of AIDS complications in anticipation of a rapid spread among disenfranchised Black-African American women. Her television debut on HBO's Real Sex 24 and 26 launched the controversial theater company into popularity in the year 2000. We'll talk about the work of Punany Poets, upcoming stage shows, and their creative PSAs for HIV-AIDS awareness.

This week we welcome editor Rachel Kramer Bussell back to the show along with contributors to the newly released collection, Best Women's Erotica of the Year: Rose Caraway, Amy Butcher, Tara Betts and Lazuli Jones. Tune in for steamy samples of this book that deliver risky, romantic, heart-pounding thrills. Featuring a diverse range of characters, sexualities and scenarios, the 22 steamy stories revel in erotic adventure, from the sparks between strangers to the knowing caresses of longtime lovers.