Social Intercourse - A Scholarly View of Compersion with Michelle Vaughan, PhD - Episode 16

The words we use have power - and in this episode Sarah Sloane talks with writer & educator M. Christian about everything from orientation and gender to sex tech, our experiences of marginalization, and the ways that we define our own pleasure! M. Christian's website: www.mchristian.com The Academy: http://lantoniou.com/book-4-the-academy/ Licking Non-Vanilla: https://redcircle.com/shows/licking-non-vanilla Cute Little F**kers: https://cutelittlefuckers.com/ Lovense: https://www.lovense.com/ Hot Octopuss: https://www.hotoctopuss.com/ Bump'n: https://getbumpn.com/ Crystal Delights: https://bit.ly/SICrystalDelights Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net

For this episode, Sarah is joined by her friend Steve, who is a cybersecurity expert and LGBTQ+ activist with over 30 years experience. We discuss the ways that the safety & security of queer & trans folks are being impacted by government, and how legislation like the EARN IT act can be used to silence and isolate us from access to community & education, and how it's weaponized against sex workers and other marginalized folks. Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org ACLU: https://www.aclu.org Mastodon: https://joinmastodon.org Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net

In this episode, we're excited to welcome Jenée Arthur, who, along with her father, co-hosts the podcast "Daughter Father Dance" ; we'll talk about how the podcast has created a way for them to have conversations founded on love, even though there is a wide gap between his Catholic beliefs and her Lesbian identity. We also talk about the lessons that we can learn when dealing with big picture differences, and yes - we do talk about sex, too! Daughter Father Dance Podcast: https://www.daughterfatherdance.com/ Jenée's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenart11/ Crystal Delights: https://bit.ly/SICrystalDelights Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net  

Social Intercourse is back with a bang! Join Sarah & Theo along with special guest Rachel Kramer Bussel - writer, educator, and erotica editor extraordinaire! Rachel shares what she's learned in her 20+ years of creating, editing, and consuming erotica, and talks about the ways that erotica can help us better understand our own sexuality - and inspire our pleasure for decades to come! Rachel’s Website: https://rachelkramerbussel.com/ Twitter: @raquelita Instagram: @rachelkramerbussel Best Women’s Erotica of the Year: https://www.bweoftheyear.com/ https://rachelkramerbussel.com/call-for-submissions - Sexy Strangers and Couples erotica calls for submissions https://www.bweoftheyear.com/call-for-submissions - Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 9 call for submissions http://www.erotica-readers.com - Erotica Readers & Writers Website https://www.thekissmequicks.com/ - The Kiss Me Quick's podcast Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks  Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net

Theo and Sarah chat with author, activist, and all-around amazing person Heather Corinna about gender, peri-menopause, sexuality education for young folks, and some of our most embarrassing moments! Heather's Website: https://www.heathercorinna.com/ Scarleteen: https://www.scarleteen.com  What Fresh Hell Is This: https://bit.ly/SIwhatfreshhell Wait, What?: https://bit.ly/SIWaitWhat Isabella Rotman: https://www.isabellarotman.com/ Early to Bed: http://bit.ly/Early2BedSI Kink Crate: http://bit.ly/KinkCrate Crystal Delights: http://bit.ly/SICrystalDelights Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net  

The Social Intercourse crew joins together with Mr BLK and AJ Renard, a mental health practitioner & kinky person, to discuss the myths and realities of BDSM! Whether you're new to "all this", just curious, or a lifelong member of the perverati, there's something intriguing for you in this episode. Early to Bed: http://bit.ly/Early2BedSI Kink Crate: http://bit.ly/KinkCrate Crystal Delights: http://bit.ly/SICrystalDelights Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net  

This episode is a solo session with Sarah, where she touches on her thoughts about the changes in the field of sexuality education, what "solo polyamory" is for her, and a little touch of inspiration about creating sacred space for us to deeply nourish ourselves. Heather Corinna's book on menopause: https://bit.ly/SIwhatfreshhell Scarleteen: https://www.scarleteen.com/ Our Bodies Our Selves: https://bit.ly/SIOurBodies Crystal Delights: https://bit.ly/SICrystalDelights Kink Crate: https://bit.ly/KinkCrate Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net  

Michelle Vaughan, PhD, chats with Sarah and our special guest host, Mr BLK, about compersion! We talk about the COMPERSe scale - which is the first ever scholarly work to explore how people experience compersion in ethically non-monogamous relationships - and the misconceptions and challenges around what feeling compersion actually means. Michelle Vaughan's Twitter: @MichelleDVPhD More About Dr. Vaughan: https://people.wright.edu/michelle.vaughan APA Division 44 info: https://www.apa.org/about/division/div44 Compersion Study: https://bit.ly/COMPERSe Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks  Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net

We're honored to have Blane & Lotus RopeWolf, who share their life, love, and work, as our guests for Episode 15. They share their experiences in growing a relationship, their takes on the importance of authentic education & community building, and their explorations as two polyamorous queer folks navigating the kink & professional communities. “If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” - Lilla Watson Blane's Social Media: Twitter: @gawddessblane; Instagram: @thegawddessblane Lotus's Social Media: Twitter: @lotus_ropewolf Instagram: @lotus_ropewolf Rope Bondage Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHY9W1mqLdE Vetting Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd5fniwXFMQ Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks  Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net  

This episode gives our intrepid co-hosts a chance to sit back, have a tasty adult beverage, and answer questions from our listeners! We talk about dating, polyamory & kink communities, what (if any) political offices we'd run for, and what charities we support - and more! Samuel L. Jackson Motherf***er Supercut Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0LBi1MHoaU Show Links & Transcript: http://bit.ly/SiPodcastLinks  Website: http://bit.ly/SocialIntercoursePodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/socialintercourse Sarah Sloane's website: https://www.sarahsloane.net  Charities Mentioned: The Afiya Center: https://www.theafiyacenter.org/ Interval House - https://intervalhousect.org/ Block Club Chicago https://blockclubchicago.org/ Chicago Community Bond Fund https://chicagobond.org/ Chicago Abortion Fund https://www.chicagoabortionfund.org/ Assata’s Daughters https://www.assatasdaughters.org/ TransLatin@ Coalition https://www.translatinacoalition.org/