About Pleasure Pie

​Pleasure Pie is a sexual justice organization based in Boston, MA. Our efforts center around combating sexual shame, promoting consent education, and working toward intersectional liberation. We make alternative sexuality education materials (including zines, illustrations, and publications) and experiences (events, conversations, and workshops).​

What is sex-positivity?
​I think sexual pleasure is a legitimate thing to want and ethically pursue.
​​Cliff Pervocracy

This quote is at the core of our definition of sex-positivity. For a more in-depth explanation of what sex-positive means (and doesn't mean), we enthusiastically recommend this article: What I Mean When I Say I'm Sex-Positive.

Our Vision
​We're passionate about helping to create a cultural shift that encourages people to:
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  1. Be comfortable with their sexual desires (or lack of sexual desire).
  2. Respect other people's sexual desires, orientations, expressions, and autonomy.
  3. Be comfortable with talking about sex with their partner(s), and take steps to ensure that all the sex they initiate is consensual and non-coercive.
  4. Be sensitive to the ways in which systematic oppression affects all our lives and work toward a more just society.

Who We Are

Nicole Mazzeo
Founder & Educator
Nicole (she/her) is a queer sex educator based in Boston, MA who is passionate about reimagining sex education through zines. She creates honest, down-to-earth sex education materials—often in the form of zines—that celebrate the beautiful diversity of sexuality. Her work focuses on consent, pleasure, and the intersection between sexuality and social justice. She makes most of Pleasure Pie's illustrations and is available for custom illustration and design projects. Nicole also loves paper crafts, costume parties, wrestling, and animals (including people).

Goddess Cecilia
Educator & Store Manager
​Cecilia (she/her/siya) is a Pleasure Educator and Consultant also known as Goddess Cecilia all over the internets. She runs Mer-Made for Pleasure, a community resource which strives to create space for folks to expand their definition of pleasure. She also hosts the Raw Bar Podcast, the Dive Deeper series on YouTube, and does workshops with a large vulva display named Voula the Vulva. In her non-work time, she enjoys Middle Eastern dance, karaoke, and swimming around in her mermaid tail. She lives in Jamaica Plain, MA with her partner, their kindergartener, and their cat Dorito.

Nina Lee
Educator
Nina (she/her) is a passionate sex educator and community advocate holding a Masters of Education in Community Engagement. Through sex education, Nina focuses on creating inclusive learning environments for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth and adults. She currently oversees community outreach and organizing at a local non-profit, striving to improve access to sexual and reproductive healthcare. Through her work, Nina aims to equip folks with the resources they need to uplift themselves and their communities.

Katy Harrison
Organizer
​Katy Harrison (they/them) is an organizer at Pleasure Pie and an emerging sexuality educator based in Philadelphia, PA. Katy received their Masters of Education in Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University and strives to teach anti-oppression based sex education to youth ages 3-11. In addition to working with Pleasure Pie, Katy loves engaging in discussions about sex, identity, and communication, as well as cuddling with their cats, Bitsy and Dusky.

Margaret Hughes
Communications
Margaret (any pronouns) has worked as a field organizer on campaigns for LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination and economic justice around the country since 2012. When it comes to sexual health, she believes—in the words of sex radical Patrick Califia—that the state is not going to save us, and we have the means at hand right now to save our own lives. Outside of Pleasure Pie, Margaret is a shape-note singer, a fundraiser who's passionate about wealth redistribution, a queer sci-fi/fantasy reader, and an aspiring leatherdyke.

What People Are Saying About Pleasure Pie

Zones for Zines

Improper Bostonian

Zine Queen Nicole Mazzeo

Unbound

Support Our Work!

​​If you value what we're doing and have financial flexibility, please consider making a donation! Any amount is greatly appreciated and makes it easier for us to keep doing what we do.