We rounded up the best sex-positive influencers you should follow right now. Thank us later!
Less than a decade ago, it was unheard of to set up a social media account to talk about sex. Now, there are entire online platforms that revolve around frank, sex-positive content. The flood gates have finally opened.
Sex-positive influencers are crucial players in online sex discourse. They lay bare the stigmas around sex and sexuality; so much so that many people now rely on them to help them navigate their sexual experiences, choices, and health. It’s guerrilla sex-ed: Instagram algorithms and TikTok “corners” are starting to provide more honest, raw sexual advice than many of us ever received in school.
Digital communities have long cultivated platforms for traditionally marginalised groups; and the sex-positive online world is no different. Many influencers cater content and resources specifically to POC, non-binary, trans people and other users; and we’ve collated some of our favourites for your scrolling pleasure.
Shan Boodram @shanboody
Sexologist and certified intimacy educator, Shan Boodram is a well-known figure in the sex-positive community. Boodram believes that the quality of intimate relationships plays a huge role in one’s happiness, which is why she has dedicated her career to helping others through their sexual journeys and relationship issues. Her Youtube channel has accumulated over 650k subscribers, and is chock-full of helpful tips for spicing up boring sex, having sex after pregnancy, and using bondage effectively.
Cliterally The Best by Evie Plumb @cliterallythebest
Cliterally The Best is a community created by Evie Plumb to help make up for the poor sex education given to us at school. There’s tons of information on sexual orientations and gender identities that aren’t common knowledge (romantic orientation, non-binary, sexual unicorns, to name a few) the potential harms of safe sex in relation to world politics, and debunking crazy sex myths (blue balls actually turning blue or using pineapple juice to taste good down there).
Afrosexology @afrosexology_
If you’re a Black millennial, you’re probably aware that sex is a forbidden topic within the older Black generation. That’s why many Black sex educators have devoted their platforms to reversing this crippling, outdated mentality; Afrosexology included.
Created by Rafaella Fiallo and Dalychia Saah, Afrosexology helps Black people to discuss sexual exploration and liberation openly, while encouraging their followers to understand the full intricacies of their bodies that will bring the ultimate form of pleasure. The brand provides a variety of POC-friendly interactive webinars, such as an intro to impact play (a form of BDSM), and even erotic fitness classes to teach people how to get on top.
Ashley Cobb @sexwithashley
A loud and proud sex blogger, Ashley Cobb is a Black woman who isn’t scared to talk about her sexual kinks – or embrace those of her followers. When she’s not answering sexually frustrated questions for her Madame Noire sex advice column, “Dear Ashley,” you can find Cobb on gossipandgasms, keeping up with sex-related news in the entertainment industry.
If that wasn’t enough, she’s also the host of the Hoe and Tell podcast, where each episode features anonymous guests telling their kinkiest sex stories for the world to hear. Happy listening!
Syd Harris @clitoriscious
Syd Harris is a genderfluid, pansexual, clitoris-drawing, human sexuality grad student who created Clitoriscious, a platform for sexual empowerment and body normalisation in the LGBT+ community. A lot of their feed helps educate people using non-heteronormative sexual acts for the first time, understanding queer identity, and normalising the term “clitoris” over vagina (as it’s the clitoris that is technically the major sexual organ and is full of sensation).