@Sex 2.0: At the intersection of social media, feminism and sexuality

This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Sex 2.0 “unconference.” It’s the second time this meet-up has occurred, and it’s focus is the intersection of social media, feminism and sexuality. What does that mean? You get a group of about 200 sex positive bloggers, writers, sex workers and affiliated fans together in a room to talk about sex, feminism and technology.
It was pretty awesome.
While I am not a sex blogger, I do often write about sex-related topics (feminist sex shops anyone?) and am a big fan of many of the people who do write about sex and culture.
I was also psyched to see that feminism was a highlighted intersection, as I do think that sex positive movements and feminism go hand in hand.
I’ve also very much benefited from the way the internet has given me access to all sorts of sex related experiences and writing that I never would have had otherwise. Sex bloggers like Sinclair Sexsmith provide me with experiences that often mirror my own, and that is so valuable and validating.
Some of the great bloggers/activists/writers I met this weekend whose work you might want to check out:
(Warning, some of this content might not be safe for work)
Audacia Ray, author of Naked on the Internet and the Waking Viken blog
Amber Rhea, co-founder of the Sex 2.0 conference and blogger at Being Amber Rhea
Essin’ Em, sex blogger at Sexuality Happens
Melissa Gira, sex and technology writer
Mollena, incredible sex educator and blogger at The Perverted Negress, where her tagline is “it ain’t just the hair that’s kinky”
And many more! You can check out the twitter feed here
One of my favorite quotes from the weekend:
Ricci Levy, Woodhull Freedom Foundation Executive Director
“Imagine a country where you are just as comfortable talking to people about sex and what you like as you are talking about chocolate. That would be what sexual freedom would look like.”