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Power, Privilege, and Play: A Primer on Healing Through Anti-Racist, Kink-Affirming Care
Jul
25
9:00 AM09:00

Power, Privilege, and Play: A Primer on Healing Through Anti-Racist, Kink-Affirming Care

In this upcoming workshop, I lead an exploration of how systemic and institutionalized inequity shows up in clinical framework and practice and provides an alternative narrative where kink is held as not only a healthy manifestation of sexuality but as an avenue for healing.

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Power, Privilege, and Play: A Primer on Healing Through Anti-Racist, Kink-Affirming Care
Jul
24
9:00 AM09:00

Power, Privilege, and Play: A Primer on Healing Through Anti-Racist, Kink-Affirming Care

In this upcoming workshop, I lead an exploration of how systemic and institutionalized inequity shows up in clinical framework and practice and provides an alternative narrative where kink is held as not only a healthy manifestation of sexuality but as an avenue for healing.

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 UCI Gender Diversity Program's Transgender Health Community Conference
Mar
15
12:00 PM12:00

UCI Gender Diversity Program's Transgender Health Community Conference

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Join me at UCI Health Gender Diversity Program’s first annual Transgender Health Community Conference on March 15, 2020. I’ll be there representing Gather & Grow OC with Ami Amimoto.

Stick around as I’ll be facilitating the presentation + panel “How Do I Know I’m Doing the Right Thing?” from 3:15pm - 4:05pm at Tamkin Hall.

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Contemporary Relationships Conference
May
13
to May 14

Contemporary Relationships Conference

Clearing the Cache: Demystifying and Destigmatizing Porn Consumption in Contemporary Relationships

There is a lot of work done around the problematic nature of pornography: how it represents our sexuality, what the acceptable amount (if any) it’s okay to consume, and the politics of the industry itself. Even the most sex positive of individuals, couples, and providers may find themselves a bit shy when it comes to our own personal browser histories. Still, the numbers remain the same. The industry continues to boom. There is a lot of porn being watched and not always by the demographic you might think. So why is there so much shame around it? If we’re all doing it, why can’t we talk about it? Is it possible that breaking the silence around the consumption of commodified sexuality might also shed some light on our most private pieces of identities and relationships?

  • Start the discussion around destigmatizing and demystifying our culture’s consumption of pornography.

  • Create a basis for the consideration that there are ways the consumption of pornography may have value and empowerment properties for the individual and the relationship.

  • Give some recommendations on how to open up communication about what we are drawn to, why, and how it can increase intimacy and self-awareness.

So excited to be heading back to ATX for the Contemporary Relationships Conference! I'll be teaming up with Kristel Penn of TAIF (Trans Adult Industry Foundation) and Grooby to talk about shame and porn consumption in relationships. 

Lindsay Lege, co-conspirator of Poly 101... Or 2... Or 3... will also be there doing a sneak preview of what we have in store in our online training! Hope you can make it!

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