The A to Z of Sex

On this episode, we will be talking about how injury and illness can impact sex & intimacy. We will discuss long term conditions, injuries that change our bodies forever, illnesses that wax and wane and even the usual changes that can come with age.

One this episode, I talk with my guest about the history of sadomasochism from where the name originates all the way through to current uses of the term. We will talk about the importance of understanding the history of a subject and how it relates to actual practice.

Dr Meg-John Barker joins me to discuss all things gender and non-binary. We will cover current cutting edge ideas about gender, why life can be and should be seen as non-binary, the basics of gender pronouns, understanding ambivalence and shades of grey. We will finish off the show with some tips and tricks to increase your ability to deal with the non-binary and live in the shades of grey or the rainbow of colour.

In this episode, we will discuss fetishes of all kinds - and go over some of the unusual ones. If this is an area you have questions about, get them in now!

This week we are talking all about the impact of oestrogen on sex and intimacy. We will talk about the changes that women go through as they enter and exit menopause and how these impact upon sex. We will talk pregnancy and sex and we will talk a bit about adolescence and sex.

This episode we will talk about divine and sacred sexuality. Sex and spirituality go together in a variety of different ways from the traditional monogamous marriage blessed by God to the temple prostitutes who would heal soldiers returning from battle.

On the A to Z of Sex with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey ® , C is for Climax. I will be talking about all things climax, cum, or orgasm. We will talk some anatomy for both women and men and then get talking all about the experience.

Problems with climax? Phone in or email in and we will do our best to help you get where you want to go.

Stories about orgasm? Phone in or email in and we will share those and add some of our own.

Dr Lori Beth will be joined by Nadia Deen who is sometimes known as the orgasm whisperer!

B is for BDSM

Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, SadoMasochism

Joining me to discuss this topic are some of the cast and crew of Divine Deviance (https://divinedeviance.com). This is a multipart documentary on BDSM and Kink worldwide. Race Bannon has been an organizer, writer, educator, speaker and activist in the LGBT, leather/kink, polyamory and HIV/STI prevention realms since 1973. Jörg Fockele is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, executive producer and TV director/producer of shows such as Bravo’s “Queer Eye,” ABC ’s “Wife Swap,” MTV’s “Savage U” and AMC’s “Small Town Security.” Lola De Milo, is a German systemic sexual therapist and relationship coach with 20+ years of kink and BDSM activities. .Adam Ouderkirk has been organizer and activist in the LGBTQ, HIV/STI service communities since 1981, working to expand freedom, sexual expression for all. Beatrice Stonebanks has been in the San Francisco BDSM scene for 20 years and lives in a 24/7 Master/slave relationship.

I am joined by Barry Lynn, former Executive Director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and the lawyer widely credited with destroying the last US sexual imagery censorship attempt - the Ed Meese Commission on Pornography when he worked as legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. We will be talking about free speech, pornography, FOESTA other related new legislation and the reasons for keeping the government out of people's bedrooms, loves, and religious practices.

In this episode we will discuss how zoom has entered our sexual lives during COVID-19 (or become more a part of our sexual lives). There are now zoom sex parties of many types, regular zoom relationship dates, zoom munches and polyamory get togethers. Whereas once virtual sex was seen as lesser than 'in real life', it is now becoming a staple way of connecting and sometimes the only way to connect. We will look at the implications for the future including issues around privacy and security.