Jay and Sara talk about talking! How can you communicate with your partners, friends, and fuck buddies in a way that is direct, honest, and kind. Also discussed: metamours, sexual communication, and mental health in relationships.
Read MoreThis week, Sara and Jay dive deep into submission, including a discussion of different types of pain, what subspace actually is, how some people use kink to heal from trauma, different types of submissive terms you may see online, and consensual nonconsent play (with a timestamp to skip the discussion, if you'd like).
Read MoreSara reads her article on Medium about binary sex and gender. Sara and Jay were unable to record this week, but will be back next week with a discussion episode about submission! You can read the text version of the article in this episode at www.medium.com/@QSE/the-xx-xy-lie-our-social-construction-of-a-sex-and-gender-binary-4eed1e60e615
Read MoreSara and Jay discuss all things dominance! This episode dives deep into the kink role that has the control in a BDSM scene and all of the different facets of dominance that don't usually get talked about in kinky conversations.
Also discussed: Playing with orgasm denial, dealing with sub drop and dom drop, and interrupting toxic masculinity in dominance.
Read MoreSara was interviewed on Portland's KBOO Radio Station for their Transpositive weekly show. They talked about why Sara started QSE, sex positivity, and the magic of trans people dating each other.
Read MoreSara talks with Marla Renee Stewart from the Sex Down South Conference and Velvet Lips about helping people find sexual confidence, sharing your desires with your partners, starting the Sex Down South Conference, her experiences in academia as a sex researcher, and finding love for her body.
Read MoreSara and Jay discuss how you can share your sexual and intimate desires, including strategies for starting the conversation, tools you can use to find where your desires overlap, and ways you can build communicative relationships in every aspect of your life.
Also discussed: fetish, fetishization, and a question about being in polyamorous and kink communities as a therapist.
Read MoreSara and Jay discuss different types of LTRs and LDRs, including thoughts on how you can keep connecting over distance and time with the same person or people, how to ask for what you need, and ways you can work together to build your relationships collaboratively.
Also discussed: Consent, #metoo, the impact of sexual violence, and sex toys for fat bodies.
Read MoreSara and Jay discuss desire, exploration, and how you can identify what you want, learn more about sexual activities you may want to try, and how you could pursue those desires alone or with other folks. Also discussed: Asexual identities, aromantic identities, and a discussion of poly friendships and asexual relationships.
Read MoreThis week on Queer Sex Ed, we talk about ending relationships in an ethical and direct way. Topics discussed include why relationships end, strategies for ending relationships, and thoughts on how to talk about challenges in a relationship.
Read MoreSara sits down with her friend Woodzick, creator of the Non-Binary Monologues Project and host of the Theatrical Mustang Podcast to discuss many different topics including trans allyship, queerness, trans dating, and being in the performing arts as a non-binary person.
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Jay and Sara discuss what "compersion" means, how you can reverse engineer your jealousy, and tips for building inclusive spaces
Read MoreSara and Jay are BACK and talking about one of our favorite topics, group sex! What is a unicorn? How can you find more group sex in your life? What does aftercare look like when you've had group sex? Answers to these questions and more on this month's QSE!
Read MoreHey friends, it's Sara! Even though the show is technically still on hiatus until October, I thought it might be fun to share two performances I recently had at sex positive events. I grabbed the audio track from when I performed my monologue about my first threesome at Bedpost Confessions and also the poetry I read as a speaker at Slutwalk 2017. I hope you enjoy these quickies, and we will be back in the middle of October with another full-size episode hosted by myself and Jay.
Read MoreThis week we are cross-posting an interview Sara did on the Elephant Talk Podcast! She will be on an upcoming episode in Elephant Talk Season 2, but Lisa and Kim wanted us to post the full, unedited Director's Cut version of the interview here, since we recorded way more content then they will be able to use in their shorter format.
Read MoreSara and Jay dive right into the deep end with Kink and BDSM 101. We discuss intro level Kink and BDSM topics from a queer perspective. Discussion topics include the meaning of bondage, dominance, sadism, and masochism, SSC (Safe, Sane Consensual) vs RACK (Risk-Aware Consensual Kink), and different ways to get into the BDSM community
This show was inspired by email to queersexed@gmail.com, please send your questions and ideas for future shows!
This is our first episode! Sara and Jay introduce the show and discuss what it means to "queer" sex ed. Discussion topics include: sex positivity, normalization vs destigmatization, how to tell partners about a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and what it means to center trans and queer people.
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