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We're continuing our Q&A episode today with guest Kitty Stryker. Kitty has been working on defining and creating a consent culture for over 13 years through her writing, workshops, and website consentculture.com. She's the editor of "Ask: Building Consent Culture," author of "Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook," and is especially interested in bringing conversations about consent out of the bedroom into everyday life. In her copious free time, Kitty works as a street medic for direct actions, plays Dungeons and Dragons, volunteers at the local animal shelter, and cares for her two cats. She identifies as queer, asexual, sober, anarchist, and femme. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/multi and get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have a special guest who has been on our show before! Kitty Stryker has been working on defining and creating a consent culture for over 13 years through her writing, workshops, and website consentculture.com. She's the editor of "Ask: Building Consent Culture," author of "Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook," and is especially interested in bringing conversations about consent out of the bedroom into everyday life. In her copious free time, Kitty works as a street medic for direct actions, plays Dungeons and Dragons, volunteers at the local animal shelter, and cares for her two cats. She identifies as queer, asexual, sober, anarchist, and femme. Kitty joins us today to help answer some of our listener questions in another Q&A episode. Quality lube is essential for good sexual experiences. Try our absolute favorite, Uberlube and get 10% off plus free shipping with promo code MULTIAMORYTreat yourself to some stories to turn you on or help you drift off to sleep with an extended 30-day free trial at DipseaStories.com/multi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest: Kitty Stryker (writer, activist) Kitty Stryker, author of Ask: Building Consent Culture and Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook joins Auntie Vice to chat about the nuances of consent, anger, activism, and change. Her deep thinking on consent and how interpersonal and structural power changes one's ability to fully consent has implications for politics, governing boards, medicine, policy, and the culture in general. Sites and Socials KittyStyker.com (site) ConsentCulture.com Facebook Instagram Patreon ----more----
As a culture, we've come a long way in our understanding of consent. It's discussed in schools, on TV shows, and in popular media. But through this mainstreaming of consent, we've also lost some important nuance along the way. This conversation with Kitty Stryker is all about that nuance. From the complexities of consent within various power dynamics to the ways it shows up in every relationship, consent situations seem to be everywhere. Kitty lays down frameworks to help us reevaluate our personal relationships with consent and use what we learn to strengthen our bonds with friends, family, co-workers, romantic partners, and more. Kitty Stryker Bio Kitty Stryker is the author of "Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook" and the editor of "Ask: Building Consent Culture", both from Thornapple Press. She was among the first to coin the term "consent culture", writing in 2010 about the radical act of defining what you want to move towards instead of just what to avoid. A queer nerd, an asexual sex worker, an anarchist journalist; Kitty is often found blurring the edges of communities to forge coalitions and welcome more people in. She aspires to be Baba Yaga when she grows up. Episode 207 Helpful Links & Resources Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook https://bookshop.org/p/books/ask-yourself-the-consent-culture-workbook-kitty-stryker/18725129 Kitty Stryker Website https://consentculture.com/ Kitty Stryker Twitter https://twitter.com/kittystryker Kitty Stryker Facebook https://www.facebook.com/officiallykittystryker Kitty Stryker Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@kittystryker Kitty Stryker Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kitty_stryker/ Kitty Stryker Patreon https://patreon.com/kittystryker Touchy Subjects Podcast https://www.touchysubjectspodcast.com/ Sunny's Free Kink Negotiation & Scene Planning Mini-Workbook https://sunnymegatron.gumroad.com/l/negotiationwb Sunny Megatron TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnymegatron American Sex Podcast Discord Community http://bit.ly/discordasp American Sex Podcast Patreon http://patreon.com/americansex Episode 207 Sponsors & Discount Codes *by using our links & codes you can help support our work while saving a few bucks too—win/win! 30-day free trial of Dipsea Stories when you use code SUNNY at http://dipseastories.com/sunny Get 20% off + free shipping at Manscaped.com with code SUNNY http://manscaped.com Pleasure Podcasts Network https://www.pleasurepodcasts.com/ Sunny's On-Demand BDSM Classes & Coaching: https://sunnymegatron.gumroad.com/ 15% off most items from Stockroom https://bit.ly/sunnystockroom15 with code SUNNY –To support American Sex Podcast/Sunny Megatron & help offset the cost of providing no-charge education: http://patreon.com/americansex --More at AmericanSexPodcast.com
Welcome to Episode 86 of Polyamory Uncensored, where we chat with Keeley Shoup, the Chicago Cuddle Therapist, about how being involved in cuddle therapy can make folks better at relationships. We chat about consent, boundaries, touch, and the self-love act of being selfish. If you'd like to find out more about Keeley, you can find them on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube at "Chicago Cuddle Therapy." Books mentioned in this episode: "Burnout" by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle, "Ask: Building Consent Culture" (which I incorrectly referred to as "Yes" in the podcast) by Kitty Stryker, and "Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators" by Marcia Baczynski. Programs mentioned: "Good Girl Recovery Program" by Marcia Baczynski, The Cuddle Sanctuary, Cuddlists, Cuddle Sage, and Cuddle Parties. Awesome people mentioned: Betty Martin and Marcia Baczynski. Stay tuned as we delve into the good, the bad, the ugly, and the just plain complicated truths about our poly lives. If you would like to support the podcast with a one-time contribution, we have set up a PayPal link to make it super easy! Please show your support in any amount you can here: PayPal.me/polyamoryuncensored. Thank you so much for any amount you can manage. If contributing in a monetary fashion isn't your thing or you just aren't able to, that's fine, you can help us out for free by giving us a review, liking and following us on Facebook and Instagram, sending us a voice message to play on the podcast (https://anchor.fm/polyamoryuncensored/message), or just telling your friends about us! Many thanks to Meaghan Heinrich for our wonderful theme song! Stay safe, we love you, bye! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/polyamoryuncensored/support
Hey there and welcome to Polyamory Uncensored, a podcast where your hosts Lyndzi Miller and Katie Williams interview a poly person each episode and try to answer the 5 basic tenets of journalism: who, what, when, where, and why as it pertains to our poly lives. This is special Episode 34 where Lyndzi and Katie interview each other and chat about their first year of podcasting! Happy anniversary to our guests who made this podcast happen, our audience who have listened to us ramble, and our hosts who have loved every minute of it! Mentioned in this episode is the book "Ask: Building Consent Culture," an anthology edited by Kitty Stryker. If you would like to support the podcast with a one-time contribution, we have set up a PayPal link to make it super easy! Please show your support in any amount you can here: PayPal.me/polyamoryuncensored. Thank you so much for any amount you can manage. If contributing in a monetary fashion isn't your thing or you just aren't able to, that's fine, you can help us out for free by giving us an iTunes review, liking and following us on Facebook and Instagram, sending us a voice message to play on the podcast (https://anchor.fm/polyamoryuncensored/message), or just telling your friends about us! Stay tuned as we delve into the good, the bad, the ugly, and the just plain complicated truths about our poly lives. We love you, bye! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/polyamoryuncensored/support
Welcome to the second podcast for our month of consent. Today we are excited to be speaking with Kitty Stryker. We have spoken with Kitty previously during our month on Kink and today Monkey and the Madame sat down to chat with her about Consent, her book Ask: Building Consent Culture, and a lot more. For more information, please visit our website and check out the show notes: www.bcbcpodcast.com And remember - you can like us on all the social media, subscribe to our channel, download our episodes, become a Patreon supporter and so much more! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization so you can also make a tax deductible donation! Website: www.bcbpodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BCBCPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCBCPodcast Instagram: https://twitter.com/BCBCPodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BCBCPodcast
Reverend Cindi Knox, porn star Chanel Preston, comedians Liza Treyger and Megan Gailey, writer/activist/Juggalo anthropologist Kitty Stryker, and others share their thoughts on a diverse range of issues including #MeToo and Time's Up. This show also features a brief clip from episode 36 of American Sex Podcast, which also includes a lengthy conversation about SESTA/FOSTA. For more on that issue check out episode 598 of the Savage Lovecast, this techdirt post, this Vox story, this Guardian piece, and the Lawfare post mentioned on the show. Also check out the Allure article Cindi recommended: Navigating Beauty Standards as a Trans Woman is an Impossible Balancing Act. Other media mentioned include SNL's Welcome to Hell, that appalling Tony Robbins video, and episode two of Chanel's podcast Sex Think. Finally, don't forget to check out consentculture.com and Kitty's book Ask: Building Consent Culture. Correction: It was suggested that Jen is the only parent featured in the show. That is not true. Cindi is both a parent and a grandparent.
Reverend Cindi Knox, porn star Chanel Preston, comedians Liza Treyger and Megan Gailey, writer/activist/Juggalo anthropologist Kitty Stryker, and others share their thoughts on a diverse range of issues including #MeToo and Time's Up. This show also features a brief clip from episode 36 of American Sex Podcast, which also includes a lengthy conversation about SESTA/FOSTA. For more on that issue check out episode 598 of the Savage Lovecast, this techdirt post, this Vox story, this Guardian piece, and the Lawfare post mentioned on the show. Also check out the Allure article Cindi recommended: Navigating Beauty Standards as a Trans Woman is an Impossible Balancing Act. Other media mentioned include SNL's Welcome to Hell, that appalling Tony Robbins video, and episode two of Chanel's podcast Sex Think. Finally, don't forget to check out consentculture.com and Kitty's book Ask: Building Consent Culture. Correction: It was suggested that Jen is the only parent featured in the show. That is not true. Cindi is both a parent and a grandparent.
Kitty Stryker put the phrase “Consent Culture” on the map. Much of this week’s episode is devoted to SESTA/FOSTA and Kitty tells us why these bills are damaging to not only consensual sex workers but all of our personal and sexual freedoms. We dive into consent both inside and outside of the bedroom and discuss her new anthology “Ask: Building Consent Culture.” Kitty also gives us an interesting peek into Juggalo culture and how it might lead us down the path to a brighter future. Ken & Sunny spontaneously decide to send surprises in the mail to their growing Patreon family & give the secret word for the Peepshow Toys giveaway. Call in your BDSM & sex advice questions to our voicemail line 773-MUFF-TOY (we may play your message on air) or by email to americansexpodcast@gmail.com To support American Sex podcast, please visit http://patreon.com/americansex (plus you’ll get all episodes early, secret episodes, bonus stories from guests, blooper reels & more!) Enter our monthly sex toys giveaway at http://sunnymegatron.com/halo and http://sunnymegatron.com/peepshowgiveaway Get friendly with us on Twitter at @AmericanSexPod or visit sunnymegatron.com or americansexpodcast.com Kitty Stryker's "super awkward poop story" over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/kitty-strykers-18067385 Sunny & Ken, xo! ____________________________________ Episode 36 Links Kitty Stryker Twitter https://twitter.com/kittystryker Kitty Stryker Website http://kittystryker.com/ Kitty Stryker’s book, “Ask: Building Consent Culture” https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Building-Consent-Kitty-Stryker/dp/1944934251 Club Ascension Detroit Memorial Day Chicken BBQ http://club-ascension.com/event/chicken-bbq-memorial-weekend/ COPE Conference Ohio July 2018 http://www.adventuresinsexuality.org/COPE/tickets.html Sunny’s Womanizer/Satisfyer/Sona live stream sponsored by Peepshow Toys on Sunny’s facebook page (this is where you get secret word #2!): https://www.facebook.com/SunnyMegatron/videos/1777396082306225/ SESTA/FOSTA affected web properties: https://survivorsagainstsesta.org/documentation/ Petition to repeal SESTA/FOSTA (please sign & share!) https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/repealstop-fosta-now Explore More Summit (free online sexuality summit April 23-May 3) bit.ly/sunnyexploremore Episode 36 Sponsor, Affiliate & Giveaway Info Jimmyjane Halo Love Pod ($150 value) provided by Castle Megastore. Entrants must be over 18, US resident, no purchase necessary. Visit the giveaway page for details and to enter: http://sunnymegatron.com/halo Giveaway entry ends 4/30/2018 20% off your order at http://castlemegastore.com when you use code SUNNY at checkout (limited restrictions apply) Womanizer/Sona/Satisfyer giveaway sponsored by peepshowtoys.com. Entrants must be over 18, US or Canadian resident, no purchase necessary. Visit the giveaway page for details and to enter: http://sunnymegatron.com/peepshowgiveaway Giveaway entry ends 5/2/2018 10% off peepshowtoys.com with code SUNNY. Peepshow Toys is small, independently owned online pleasure products retailer committed to selling only quality products made of body-safe, non-toxic materials, at fair prices. Peepshow Toys carries a number of “indie” sex toy brands like The Butters, Split Peaches and Funkit Toys - companies that are similarly committed to offering body-safe, quality sex toys.
This week we're doing something different. With the continuing progress of #metoo, #timesup and the questions about consent, there's no better time to talk about building towards a culture of enthusiastic consent. That's why I sit down with activist and writer Kitty Stryker, the editor of "Ask: Building Consent Culture" and talk about Aziz Ansari, what consent culture would look like, how society trains everyone to ignore their own boundaries and how to start examining the other ways we push boundaries - both our own and other people's. Show Highlights: How we get consent wrong Why we find enthusiastic consent to be so scary Why everyone makes mistakes regarding consent and how to handle them How examining non-sexual consent makes it easier to talk about sexual agency What it takes to build a society that prioritizes consent and so much more. Related Links: Ask: Building Consent Culture The Trouble With Aziz Ansari How Do You Ask For Consent? F*ck Like A Gentleman pt. 1 Coerced Consent Don’t forget to subscribe and review us on iTunes , Stitcher and on YouTube. Like the podcast? Consider becoming a Dr. NerdLove patron at Patreon.com/DrNerdLove Want more dating advice? Check out my books at www.doctornerdlove.com/books
We are so pleased to be speaking with Kitty Stryker -- feminist writer, queer activist, and author of Ask: Building Consent Culture. In this episode we talk about how consent affects our lives outside the bedroom as well as the difficult task of holding space for people who have been called out on boundary violations. You can find more about Kitty and her writing at ConsentCulture.com.If this show is helpful to you, consider joining our amazing community of like-minded listeners at patreon.com/Multiamory. You can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, bonus episodes, and more!Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Please send us your feedback and questions to info@multiamory.com, find us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast, tweet at us @Multiamory, check out our Facebook Page, visit our website Multiamory.com, or you can leave us a voicemail at 678-MULTI-05. We love to hear from our listeners and we read every message.
In time for New Year's Eve parties, just a reminder about consent. Welcome to my virtual therapy room! I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones. Today I am starting my series on risk assessment in relationships with the topic of consent. Consent is the foundation for all sexual agreements and relationships. Some feel the current emphasis on consent is too intense and make fun of the idea of having to ask for permission each step of the way in a sexual encounter. Others feel that we don’t take consent seriously and we make too many assumptions. Joining me today to discuss this is Kitty Stryker. Kitty Stryker is a Degenderette, writer, queer activist, and authority on developing a consent culture in alternative communities. She was the founder of ConsentCulture.com, a website that ran for 4 years as a hub for LGBT/kinky/poly folks looking for a sex critical approach to relationships, which will be relaunched on 2017. Kitty also cofounded the artsy sexy party Kinky Salon London, as well as being head of cosplay for queer gaming convention GaymerX. Having finished "Ask: Building Consent Culture", an anthology through Thorntree Press coming out in October, Kitty tours internationally speaking at universities and conferences about feminism, sex work, body positivity, queer politics, and more. She lives in Oakland, California with her wife, boyfriend, and two cats, Foucault and Nietzsche. We started by talking about issues around consent and the reasons for Kitty starting ConsentCulture.com. Kitty spoke about how hard it is for people to take responsibility and then look at changing behaviour. She spoke about the problems in the alternative sexuality communities when consent violations occur. Often calling the police makes things worse as the police are not necessarily friendly to kinky, LGBT or people of colour. She spoke about the need for communities to come up with a clear plan to resolve these situations that don’t simply involve calling someone out and then isolating that person from the community. We spoke about how hard it can be to give proper consent when alcohol or drugs are involved. Kitty advises people to consider if they are willing to go to jail for the person and the activity they are about to undertake. She highlights the fact that we all make mistakes in this area and violate consent. It may be as simple as hugging an acquaintance who didn’t want to be hugged or as serious as rape. We spoke about how it can be hard to draw your own boundaries and how this can be especially difficult if you are involved in power exchange. Kitty spoke about the reasons that people don’t use a safe word even when they should and said that she had done some research that found that often women refuse to do so because they want to please a partner and men are more likely to just want to be seen as tough. She spoke about sitting down and actually looking at how her boundaries had been violated over the years and how she had just brushed this off rather than dealing with the issues. We spoke about things like playing in a public situation and how difficult it is for people to find a way to protect themselves without feeling like they are causing drama in public. We spoke about the trauma that perpetrators experience and the fact that they too need help to resolve any shame and guilt. Kitty highlighted that when we talk about consent in sexual relationships it is only an opening conversation to discussing all the places in which we need to think about boundaries and consent in society. She highlighted things like consent in medical situations, and where information is shared, and education. Kitty’s book will come out in October. If you want to pre-order, here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Building-Consent-Kitty-Stryker/dp/1944934251/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497383382&sr=8-1&keywords=ask+building+consent+culture The website for the book is https://consentculture.com/ Website where stories have been gathered about consent to help deepen understanding https://medium.com/consent-culture-a-conversation Website Link http://kittystryker.com/ Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/officiallykittystryker/ twitter link https://twitter.com/kittystryker Thanks for joining me for Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drbisbey@the-intimacy-coach.com. If there was something you didn’t like, tell me that too! Follow me on twitter @drbisbey, Instagram @drbisbey and Facebook. Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to www.the-intimacy-coach.com and click the button that says Schedule Now! If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes. Sign up to find out more here
Welcome to my virtual therapy room! I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones. Today I am starting my series on risk assessment in relationships with the topic of consent. Consent is the foundation for all sexual agreements and relationships. Some feel the current emphasis on consent is too intense and make fun of the idea of having to ask for permission each step of the way in a sexual encounter. Others feel that we don’t take consent seriously and we make too many assumptions. Joining me today to discuss this is Kitty Stryker. Kitty Stryker is a Degenderette, writer, queer activist, and authority on developing a consent culture in alternative communities. She was the founder of ConsentCulture.com, a website that ran for 4 years as a hub for LGBT/kinky/poly folks looking for a sex critical approach to relationships, which will be relaunched on 2017. Kitty also cofounded the artsy sexy party Kinky Salon London, as well as being head of cosplay for queer gaming convention GaymerX. Having finished "Ask: Building Consent Culture", an anthology through Thorntree Press coming out in October, Kitty tours internationally speaking at universities and conferences about feminism, sex work, body positivity, queer politics, and more. She lives in Oakland, California with her wife, boyfriend, and two cats, Foucault and Nietzsche. We started by talking about issues around consent and the reasons for Kitty starting ConsentCulture.com. Kitty spoke about how hard it is for people to take responsibility and then look at changing behaviour. She spoke about the problems in the alternative sexuality communities when consent violations occur. Often calling the police makes things worse as the police are not necessarily friendly to kinky, LGBT or people of colour. She spoke about the need for communities to come up with a clear plan to resolve these situations that don’t simply involve calling someone out and then isolating that person from the community. We spoke about how hard it can be to give proper consent when alcohol or drugs are involved. Kitty advises people to consider if they are willing to go to jail for the person and the activity they are about to undertake. She highlights the fact that we all make mistakes in this area and violate consent. It may be as simple as hugging an acquaintance who didn’t want to be hugged or as serious as rape. We spoke about how it can be hard to draw your own boundaries and how this can be especially difficult if you are involved in power exchange. Kitty spoke about the reasons that people don’t use a safe word even when they should and said that she had done some research that found that often women refuse to do so because they want to please a partner and men are more likely to just want to be seen as tough. She spoke about sitting down and actually looking at how her boundaries had been violated over the years and how she had just brushed this off rather than dealing with the issues. We spoke about things like playing in a public situation and how difficult it is for people to find a way to protect themselves without feeling like they are causing drama in public. We spoke about the trauma that perpetrators experience and the fact that they too need help to resolve any shame and guilt. Kitty highlighted that when we talk about consent in sexual relationships it is only an opening conversation to discussing all the places in which we need to think about boundaries and consent in society. She highlighted things like consent in medical situations, and where information is shared, and education. Kitty’s book will come out in October. If you want to pre-order, here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Building-Consent-Kitty-Stryker/dp/1944934251/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497383382&sr=8-1&keywords=ask+building+consent+culture The website for the book is https://consentculture.com/ Website where stories have been gathered about consent to help deepen understanding https://medium.com/consent-culture-a-conversation Website Link http://kittystryker.com/ Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/officiallykittystryker/ twitter link https://twitter.com/kittystryker Thanks for joining me for Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drbisbey@the-intimacy-coach.com. If there was something you didn’t like, tell me that too! Follow me on twitter @drbisbey, Instagram @drbisbey and Facebook. Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to www.the-intimacy-coach.com and click the button that says Schedule Now! If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes. If you want more information, sign up for my newsletter here. I look forward to seeing you next week for part two of risk assessment in relationships.
Kitty Stryker is a feminist killjoy—and her tattoo will be the first to let you know it! “If I watched stand-up comedy, I would break my laptop in half,” the queer activist and writer says. Kitty joins me for a lively discussion about call-out culture and modern feminism. We agree that it’s important to do more than just shout and be angry. That’s why she’s writing a ‘zine titled “So You Got Called Out” to show what to do after you’ve been force-fed pages upon pages of feminist theory. Because action is important. And Kitty Stryker is all about action. Enjoy some lively debate—with some light-hearted talk about cannibalism—on an all-new Manwhore Podcast! PLUS: privilege, Patton Oswalt, #PayForYourPorn, pagans, Muki’s Kitchen, and election night orgies! RSVP for next week’s Fanwhore Facebook Live Hangout! You can pre-order Kitty’s book Ask: Building Consent Culture today! Be sure to check out Kitty Stryker on the interwebs: Website Twitter: @KittyStryker Instagram: @MissStryker Patreon Join our fanwhore community for as little as $1! Click here to become a member! The Manwhore Podcast is sponsored by the PURE Hookup app. Download PURE today and have awesome casual sex tonight! Get $30 off convenient, licensed therapy with Talkspace with the promo code MANWHORE at sign up. Email your comments, complaints, and boobie pictures to manwhorepod@gmail.com. www.ManwhorePod.com
Aired Thursday, 15 June 2017, 4:00 PM ET Navigating Consent with Kitty Stryker, author of “Ask: Building Consent Culture” Martha invites Kitty Stryker onto the show to discuss what consent culture is, why it’s important, and how it can challenge rape culture. Kitty has been a consent activist for over 6 years, working with alternative communities to combat abuse and create sustainable accountability practices. Martha and Kitty will explore the ways in which alternative sexualities embrace constructs of consent, and the ways in which they are still learning. About the Guest: Kitty Stryker Kitty Stryker is a Degenderette, writer, queer activist, and authority on developing a consent culture in alternative communities. She was the founder of ConsentCulture.com, a website that ran for 4 years as a hub for LGBT/kinky/poly folks looking for a sex critical approach to relationships and which will be relaunched on 2017. Kitty also cofounded the artsy sexy party Kinky Salon London, as well as creating the award winning Ladies High Tea and Pornography Society, the SF based kink party Whippersnappers, and acts as head of cosplay for queer gaming convention GaymerX. Having finished “Ask: Building Consent Culture”, an anthology through Thorntree Press coming out in October, Kitty tours internationally speaking at universities and conferences about feminism, sex work, body positivity, queer politics, and more. She lives in Oakland, California with her wife, boyfriend, and two cats, Foucault and Nietzsche. Websites: kittystryker.com and https://medium.com/@kittystryker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kittystryker Blog: http://kittystryker.com/blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kittystryker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missstryker/