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ISSUE 58½ / DECEMBER 2020, TAKE 2
Hello and welcome to the December issue of the newsletter: Part 2. I don't usually do this, but this month I was having a hard time finishing the newsletter so I sent out an incomplete issue. I vowed to send another that would include all of the sections you usually find in our newsletters (job listings, action opportunities, etc.). So here I am, making good on that promise! Thanks for bearing with me.

Thank you to everyone who donates to keep this newsletter going! For folks who don't donate, but are able to contribute without it being a stressful financial burden, here are some great ways to do that:

☛ Buy sex-positive zines, art, pins, temporary tattoos, and more in Pleasure Pie's Etsy shop!

☛ Buy sex-positive and anti-racist T-shirts and sweatshirts in Pleasure Pie's new Bonfire store!

☛ Become a monthly donor on Pleasure Pie's Patreon! There are perks!

Thank you and I hope you and yours have a lovely, liberating, heartwarming holiday season!

With pleasure,
Nicole Mazzeo
pleasurepie.org

P.S. Want to tell us what you think of this newsletter? What are we doing well, and what could be better? Great! You can give feedback here.
Sexuality-Related Virtual Events

Tues. 12/22: TRAUMA: Yoga for Survivors
4:00 PM / Free!
Free, virtual yoga sessions for survivors of intimate partner & sexual violence, including adult survivors of child sexual abuse.

Wed. 12/23: WEBINAR: Consent In Relationships
5:30 PM / Free!
This BAME-led (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic led) sexual health session will explore consent, boundaries, the law, and where to seek support.

Sat. 12/26: BOOK-CLUB: What’s On Your Kinky Mind?
3:00 PM / Donation Based
A virtual kinky book club. Monthly book found on Goodreads page.

Sat. 12/26: FUN: Lehigh Valley Kink’s Virtual Variety Show
8:00 PM / Donation Based
An evening of music, laughter, performance and some naughty good fun featuring drag performers, singers, actors, and burlesque performers.

Sun. 12/27: JUSTICE: Black Sweat: Sexuality Series
3:00 PM / $25 - 50
A program for sexuality educators and professionals to further their learning in the field of sexuality by learning from Black sexuality professionals who are doing amazing work. Registration required. AASECT CE available.

Tue. 12/29: SELF-LOVE: Sexual Health Sessions: Body Image
5:30 PM / Free! 
This BAME-led (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic led) sexual health session will explore body image, self love, self confidence, and their impact on sexual well-being.

Tue. 12/29: TALK: Race & Kink: A Bi-Weekly Discussion
8:00 PM / $15
A conversation intended to empower BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) folks to navigate and thrive in kinky pursuits and to educate allies on how implicit bias, racism, and interpersonal racism happens in kink.

Opportunities for Action
Support: Transanta makes it easy to buy gifts for trans youth who are low on funds this holiday season. Plus, the notes they post from recipients are so heartwarming. ♥

Speak out: Instgram just implemented new anti-sex policies that are shutting down sex-positive and sex education accounts. It's really scary for sex-positive content creators! I am worried about what will happen to Pleasure Pie's Instgram (which thankfully hasn't been taken down yet, but this just happened yesterday so it may very well be taken down soon). Tell Instagram to stop unfairly censoring nudity and sexuality by signing this petition.

Become a part of something: Apply to join the Mass NOW Board of Directors! 8-10 hrs/month (compensated). Women of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, youth, and feminists from all corners of Massachusetts are encouraged to apply.
Jobs in the Sexuality Field
Sexual Assault Prevention Specialist
YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts

Temporary Grassroots Organizer
SAGE | Services & Advocacy for Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and Trans-gender Elders, Inc.

Marketing Associate
Clio

Prevention Case Manager, Youth on Fire
Fenway Health

Patient Services Coordinator
Fenway Health
Manager of Youth Education
Planned Parenthood

Marketing and Brand Associate (Bilingual)
Planned Parenthood

Professional Education Specialist
Planned Parenthood

Events Manager
BARCC

Medical Advocacy Coordinator
BARCC
Free Local Resources
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center offers free counseling for people who have been sexually assaulted (and their loved ones). BARCC is making their services available virtually. Counseling will be done remotely, and their 24/7 hotline is running as usual.

The Network / La Red provides support for people experiencing relationship abuse.

Planned Parenthood's Sexual Health Counseling & Referral hotline is 877-686- 5772, option #3.

Fenway Health offers walk-in STI testing on Wednesdays.
Harbor Health Services offers free HIV & Hep C testing in Dorchester.

The Sexual Freedom Legal Defense and Education Fund helps people with alternative sexual lifestyles.

Here's a list of culturally competent local resources for LGBTQ survivors.
Other Stuff!
Cool art: Sex Work is Work
by Sarah Epperson
Read: Letters people have written to their teenage selves about sex, bodies, relationships, and gender on the Sex Letters Project blog. You can even submit your own letter if you want to!

Cool zine: This Purity Culture Zine by A Disordered Mind looks great.

Want to support this newsletter? You can make a donation to Pleasure Pie here. Donations start at $1 a month. There are perks!
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