Boston's First-Ever Sex Week!5/7/2025  "Where were you during the first Sex Week Boston?" is a question you'll get for decades to come. Now's the time to make sure you have a good answer! From May 11 to 18, Sex Week Boston is hitting the city with a vibrant lineup of events that celebrate community based sex education, queer and trans joy, and sexual liberation. Each day of the week has multiple events, so clear your schedule! Here's a teaser of the week's events:
Where are the events? They are all over Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville. Check each event’s blurb on the website to see where it’s at and whether there’s an admission cost. Who is this for?Most of the events are for adults of all ages (18+), though some are for younger folks. If the thought of being in a room with people who value pleasure affirming, consent centered sex ed sounds good to you, we want you there! Sex Week Boston events are affirming of queerness, transness, kink, asexuality, monogamy, non-monogamy, and the amazing diversity of human sexuality. Some events are going to be more relevant for specific communities, but that should be clear from reading the event name/description. What is sexual liberation? Sexual liberation is the freedom to express your authentic sexuality—without shame, oppression, or other barriers. It means having access to 1) the resources you need to care for your sexual wellbeing (like sexual healthcare) and 2) the information you need to live a sexually empowered life (like how to find and navigate the types of connections you desire). Sexual liberation is one part of intersectional liberation. It involves acknowledging how systems like racism, sexism, classism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia shape our sexual lives—and actively working against them. Who’s behind Sex Week Boston? Sex Week Boston was dreamed up by the Boston-based sex educator and pleasure advocate Goddess Cecilia. Cecilia has been teaching Bostonians about sex and pleasure for almost 20 years now. Her approach to sex ed is anchored in liberation, community, and advocacy. The other half of the Sex Week Boston team is Pleasure Pie, a sex-positive education organization in Boston, established in 2014. They create zines on sexual liberation and lead sex ed workshops for colleges and organizations. Why have a Sex Week? Boston already has so many people and organizations doing important sexual wellness and advocacy work. Sex Week is a way to bring all of this together and create something bigger than each of us can alone. In a country where sex education, queer and trans rights, reproductive rights, and so many freedoms are under attack, we have power in community  This article was written by Nicole Mazzeo and originally published in the Boston Compass.
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