“Community” might look a bit different right now, but a support system can be vital for survivors of sexual trauma. Here’s how to ask for help, or be there for a friend who might need it.”

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Fire-up freaking. Horngry humping (that’s horny + angry). Impassioned intercourse. Whatever you call it, many lovers claim make-up sex = best sex.

But what is make-up sex, exactly? Why does it happen? And for orgasms sake, why is it so damn hot!?

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remember my first real sex toy. It was a pink pocket rocket given to me as a gag gift by a friend. I laughed and claimed I’d never use it; spouting it was a waste of money and rolled my eyes at its intense coloring. But, internally, I was enamored.

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Think back to before your sex toy collection and list of bedroom trysts rounded out to about the same number. Imagine that cringe-worthy moment when your pre-teen self was sat down for the infamous “talk.” Are you still getting shivers just thinking about mom or dad uttering anatomical textbook terms like penis and vagina?

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Audrey’s calming space feels like an oasis in the middle of a sweaty, sunny day in Crown Heights. She greets us at the door barefooted and glowing, like some kind of domestic version of the High Priestess tarot card. This seems fitting, since we come to learn that cards, crystals, and plants are hugely sacred to Audrey.

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After 2018, Mistress Velvet (a.k.a @missvchicago) practically became a household name after word caught on that the dominatrix uses a radical form of race play to get reparations from her clients. Using a syllabus full of Black feminist theory, Mistress Velvet has found a way to use the system and pay it forward by educating the white cis men that seek her progressive services. Now that she’s stabilized her practice, she’s been linking and building with apprentices to train in the field as well.

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