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AFAF Ep. 12: Sexological Entrepreneurship with Mickie Woods

Asking for a Friend podcast guest Mickie Woods.

In the season two finale of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Mickie Woods, founder of Intimacy Games, to chat about entrepreneurship in sexological spaces, approaching conversations about love and sex with a new or long-term partner, and how the metaphysical and spiritual realms play into her sexology work and business.…

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AFAF 9: Sex Education in Black Southern Communities with Jasmine Phillips

On this episode of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with sex educator, Ph.D. candidate, and disease intervention specialist Jasmine Phillips to discuss being a Black LGBTQ researcher, sexual satisfaction and communication among partners, healing generational trauma, and how to meet communities where they're at when it comes to sex education.…

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Is Dating Actually Worth It?

A photo of the cons of dating.

Growing up, we’re all fed the same fairytale ending: We’ll find our person, they’ll offer us love and devotion, they’ll complete us, and together, we’ll settle into a life of fulfillment. From story books, to romantic comedies, to the arc of almost every book, romantic partnering is presented as the ideal. Surprise, things aren’t that easy.…

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When ‘The One’ Becomes Two: Top 5 Myths About Polyamory

An illustration of polyamory.

Polyamory, like many relationship expressions that fall outside the societal “norm” of monogamy, is largely misunderstood, often dismissed, and rarely validated as a natural way for humans to connect with one another. This dynamic is not as provocative or alluring as the media depicts, nor is it fraught with more complications that the traditional two-party relationship system. In fact, almost no mammal on earth is truly monogamous (yes, even those that “mate for life”). As queer people, our relationships are…

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Why Are Straight Folks Obsessed with LGBTQ Folks’ Bodies and Sex Lives?

A photo of LGBTQ bodies.

So, who is the man and who is the woman? We’re both males. We’re partners. We share duties and don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. At least, that’s how it is in my own relationship. And here we are, six years together, and people still believe it’s okay to ask me if my partner or I shapeshift into a lady behind closed doors, as if the notion that two people of the same gender can live together and share their lives,…

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