Pleasure and sex activism

Enjoyment can be a form of activism, depending on who you are, where you live, who you love, your race, and your gender.

There are many important people out there doing important work for the general enjoyment and sexual well-being, especially for those who are marginalized in our society.

Excerpt from Brown's "Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good" (2019)

“We need radical honesty—learning to speak from our root systems about how we feel and what we want.

To talk about our needs and listen to the needs of others.

To say, "I need to hear that you miss me." "When you're drunk all the time, it's hard for me to feel your presence." "I lied." "The way you spoke to that man made me feel invisible." "Your jealousy makes me feel like an object and not a partner."

The result of this kind of talk is that our lives begin to align with our longings and our lives become building blocks for an authentic community and ultimately a society built around real needs and real people, not fake news and crap norms."