Sex is Yours

Anne Marie Gunn shares a poem she wrote, dishes a hook up story, references The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti, and reads a poem by Haley Jakobson titled "this is for the sluts." Enjoy this casual, safe, slutty sharing of an ep! The playlist AMG made while procrastinating recording this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ng2H2J3H8j0lWjE1a6bCh?si=vP6v-wFLQDS6YOAHzrTFtg&utm_so...

In this episode, Anne Marie Gunn reads Audre Lorde's essay, " Uses of the Erotic: Erotic as Power " (1978). This essay was first published in Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, was later published in 1982 as a pamphlet by Out & Out Books, and was most recently published in  Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown.

This week, Anne Marie Gunn welcomes her friend Parisa Shirazi Chavoya to the podcast to discuss various movement practices and their impact on sexual health, the cultural impact of body hair in Iran and the U.S., The Vagina Monologues by V Ensler, and both Parisa and Anne Marie offer reflections on their spiritual journeys over the last decade or so. For folks sensitive to religious trauma, purity...

Audio Disclaimer from Anne Marie: I am still learning how to record and edit with two live microphones and unfortunately in the transfer and editing process, I deleted the original file with the better audio quality. The episode you’ll hear is a result of this mistake (only my microphone became the driving audio of the playback track). I apologize for the unevenness in the quality, but sincerely h...

In this episode, host Anne Marie Gunn highlights the book “Pleasure Activism” by adrienne maree brown and shares her own lineage of who taught her how to feel good.  “Hot & Heavy Homework” Prompt from “Pleasure Activism”: “Write up your pleasure activism lineage! Who awakened your senses? Who politicized your experiences of body, identity, sensation, feeling good? If they are still living, hav...

With a focus on how sex is for all bodies, Sex is Yours host, Anne Marie Gunn, explores media representation of sex plots for people with disabilities, a sex education resource guide for people with disabilities, the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution , and shares an expounded statement by author and educator, Denise Sherer Jacobson. You can also read Denise’s statement provided for th...

It's a fact that men masturbate more than women. But where did this masturbation gap come from? How is it being perpetuated? What impact does it have on peoples' sex lives? This episode explores these questions and more. Sources: https://refreshtherapynyc.com/guilt-vs-shame-why-understanding-the-difference-matters-for-your-mental-health/   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-...

Content warnings: rape, sexual assault This episode gives the background of host Anne Marie Gunn and her personal reasons, as well as broader reasons, for starting this podcast. Some topics that are covered include: Christian messaging about sex, finding personal sexual ethic, coming out as bisexual, queer and trans rights, masturbation, the ways patriarchy is preventing people from having good se...