About Pleasure Activism Australia

Pleasure Activism Australia is a non-profit community group for sex-positive, pro-womanist / pro-feminist people of any gender who believe in advocating consensual sexual pleasure for adults and who believe in the power of consensual sexuality to transform our society. We are inspired by people such as Annie Sprinkle, Carol Queen, Betty Dodson and Tristan Taormino. To quote Dossie Easton and Catherine Liszt in The Ethical Slut:

[W]e believe that sex and sexual love are fundamental forces for good --- activities with the potential to strengthen intimate bonds, enhance lives, create spiritual awareness, even change the world. And, furthermore, we believe that all consensual sexual choices have these potentials --- that any sexual pathway, consciously chosen and mindfully followed, can be a positive, creative force in the lives of individuals and their communities.

Pleasure Activism Australia seeks to:

• bring together people working towards acceptance of sexual diversity - such as in the areas of queer issues, polyamory, bdsm and swinging - and build mutually supportive alliances based on finding common issues and challenges;
• support and promote sex-positive personal growth, such as via sex-positive spiritualities, education and health professionals;
• encourage open, inclusive and uninhibited dialogues about human sexuality, with the aim of dispelling myths and ensuring that individuals feel empowered to take charge of their sexual health, e.g. by engaging in safe sex;
• develop a community which, rather than being judgemental, is respectful and supportive of all sexual behaviours involving consenting adults.

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