Sex positive resources, according to you

As Sebastian the Crab says, “The human world, it’s a mess.”

But there are shining lights of sex positivity and excellent information all over the internet! (I am barely on the internet. Someone interviewed me once and asked which platform was most important to me and didn't know how to respond when I answered, “The books I’ve written.”)

Because I am not one’s target audience, I asked you, dear readers, to share your favorite sex positive resources, so that I could collect and collate them and share them with the group, so that whenever you or someone you care about needs an answer, you know where to go!

There were too many responses for a single newsletter post. We’re going to expand this into a whole directory as soon as we can. In the meantime, check out these incredible folks.

Want to do a good deed today? Share at least one of these awesome folks with someone in your life, or leave a comment below with another person, organization, or resource you trust.

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Dr. Shemeka Thorpe
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Author of the Centering Pleasure Workbook
Hi, I’m Dr. Shemeka Thorpe. I am an expert sex researcher and educator. Through my research I cultivate space for Black women to share their experiences around their sexual well-being.

Dr. Candice Nicole
website • instagram
Author of Good Sex: Stories, Science, and Strategies for Sexual Liberation (Feb 2025)
Award-Winning Psychologist, Sexologist, and Professor Neighborhood Healing and Conducting #HotGirlScience Mentoring the Next Generation of Researchers at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health

Dr. Tanya Bass
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Founder of the North Carolina Sexual Health Conference
Author of Representation in Sex Education: Cultivating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Dr. Tanya M. Bass (she/her) is an award-winning sexuality educator and a mental health advocate that is committed to advancing health equity through culturally responsive and inclusive professional development.

Cassandra Corrado
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I’m a sex educator who works with adults to unlearn the harmful myths and misinformation we learned when we were younger.

Steph Zapata
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Founder of the S.L.A.M. Conference
Steph Zapata is a nationally recognized, award-winning Nuyorican sexuality educator and space creator, known for their radically transformative approach that challenges traditional sex education.

Erica Smith, M.Ed
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Founder of the Purity Culture Dropout Program
I am an experienced, award winning, and internationally recognized sexuality educator who provides public and private sexuality education, consulting, training, and speaking. My main area of focus is sex education for people leaving high-control religions.

Dr. Uchenna “UC” Ossai
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Dr. Uchenna “UC” Ossai is a sex-positive pelvic health physical therapist, sexuality educator and counselor. YouSeeLogic is an online platform that focuses on improving the sexual intelligence of ALL adults through innovative content and honest discussion that is free of judgment.

Sonya Renee Taylor
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Author of The Body is Not an Apology
Sonya Renee Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author, world-renowned activist and thought leader on racial justice, body liberation and transformational change, international award winning artist, and founder of The Body is Not an Apology (TBINAA), a global digital media and education company exploring the intersections of identity, healing, and social justice through the framework of radical self-love.

Dirty Lola
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Dirty Lola is an award-winning sex edutainer, speaker, and self-proclaimed dildo slinger. Known for her live sex ed, Q&A show Sex Ed A Go-Go, and as a Sexpert on the Netflix docuseries The Principles of Pleasure, Lola has spent over a decade working to end the stigma and shame surrounding sex and sexuality.

Sonalee Rashatwar
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Sonalee Rashatwar is an award-winning social worker, sex therapist, adjunct lecturer, and grassroots organizer. Based in Philly (licensed in NJ and PA), they are a fat, queer, bisexual, non-binary therapist, specialized in treating: complex sexual trauma, body image trauma, racial and immigrant trauma, South Asian Hindu family systems, brahminical patriarchy, internalized capitalism, fat positive & pleasure positive healthcare.

Dr. Eric Sprankle
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Author of D.I.Y The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation
Dr. Eric Sprankle is a professor of clinical psychology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist and AASECT-certified sex therapist affiliated with the Minnesota Sexual Health Institute.

More to come!

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