We're Hiring a Social Media Manager!3/29/2024 We’re looking for a highly organized individual who can assist with communications, social media management, event tabling, and administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will have experience with designing graphics and writing text for social media, as well as assisting in project management and administrative tasks.
To apply: Please email a resume and cover letter that describes your interest in the position and any relevant experience to Nicole at hello [at] pleasurepie.org. Feel free to email with any questions. Applications are due Thursday, April 11, 2024. Help a Sex Educator Flee Gaza3/11/2024 Sexual justice and consent do not exist under genocide. From unsafe and unmedicated birth (including C-sections without anesthesia) to sexual violence and mass murder by the Israeli military, what we are witnessing in Gaza couldn't be farther from sexual justice or consent.
Since our country is actively funding this mass murder of over 30,000 people and counting, I feel a responsibility as a U.S. resident to do everything in my power to stop this. This week, a U.S. Air Force member named Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire to protest the genocide in Gaza after receiving classified military information. His last words were "Free Palestine!"
It can be easy to write off this sort of extreme protest as a mental health mistake. But that that would mean missing the incredibly powerful statement Bushnell made. It's hard to express how bad things are in Gaza right now. I have an internet friend who lives there and it is heart-wrenching to hear him fear death, and recently, mourn the death of a close childhood friend.
I know that lots of sex-positive folks (and other leftists) are thinking "People on both sides are suffering. We shouldn't focus on Palestinians above Israelis. What about anti-semitism?" Why Am I so Upset About Gaza?1/2/2024 I was talking to a longtime friend today and she mentioned that, in the almost 15 years that we've been friends, she has never seen me so upset about a world event as I am about Gaza.
Free Zines About Palestine12/28/2023 Zines are a great way to educate our communities and help move people to action.
Here are some free printable zine PDFs about Palestine. Feel free to print as many as you'd like and distribute them. Pleasure Pie in 202312/22/2023 This year has been a lot. At times, it has been despair-inducing, and other times it's been heartwarming. Pretty much all the time, it has been hectic and I've been spread too thin. But it has also been so rewarding.
A Showcase of Boston's Sexpertise12/10/2023 An Interview with Public Health Advocate Lyv Norris Massachusetts is known for being a liberal haven, along with the rest of New England. But our state policies aren’t always as progressive as you might expect.
For instance, MA schools aren’t required to teach sex education. And if they do teach sex ed, they aren’t required to talk about consent, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The violence in Israel/Palestine is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking. As humans, seeing other humans suffer is naturally disturbing. And as sex-positive folks, we know that sexual freedom cannot exist without basic human rights and safety.
Where basic safety does not exist, it is extra hard to advance sexual rights. Social media is increasingly censoring content about sex education and sexual rights. This can be disheartening—and even downright scary—for folks who rely on these communication platforms to reach our audiences. The social media landscape is constantly changing, and what might have been fine a few years ago could now get your account flagged, or even deleted.
Some of us are good at reading (Aren). Some of us are good at other stuff (Nicole). Which one are you?
Today, we lost musician Sinéad O’Connor, who is known for her hit song, Nothing Compares 2 U. O'Connor caused public outrage for speaking out against rampant sexual abuse in the Catholic church in the 90s.
Reproductive Justice Salon Results3/11/2023 What did you do on the evening of February 11, 2023? We ask mainly because we are itching to tell you what we did that night, which was host the Reproductive Justice Salon! Our goal in hosting this event was three-fold: 1) raise money to donate to abortion funds across the country 2) speak out about pressing issues regarding abortion and reproductive justice and 3) create a space of community for activists and supporters of reproductive rights for people of all genders, everywhere.
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