We could all do with a little more open discussion about sex and sexuality in our lives. How many times have you worried about something sexual – then talked about it with friends and felt so much better?
Luckily for us, there are some incredible influencers and sex educators on Instagram who can take this dialogue way beyond a casual chat with friends. Check out some of the most inspiring, smart, informative and influential sex educators changing the world one post at a time!
Ericka Hart
Ericka Hart (she/they) is a breast cancer survivor tackling societal prejudices about black bodies – and black femme bodies in particular. Their posts are often deeply personal, spreading sex education alongside her social justice work for an intersectional take on improving our dialogue on sex and sexuality. Just follow her already, she’s amazing.
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Tyomi Morgan-Najieb
Tynomi founded sexual education blog Glamerotica 101 but also runs a highly entertaining (and informative) YouTube sexology series. She brings some serious real talk on how to heighten your sex life, be yourself and get empowered. Brilliant stuff.
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Florence Given
Artist, influencer, author and all-round outspoken queer queen, Florence Given (or Floss, as she’s known to her thousands of followers) is style, attitude and smarts. Her book, Women Don’t Owe You Pretty became an instant bestseller and modern classic. Read it.
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Evy’an Whitney
Whitney is a genderqueer, non-binary New York-based sex educator who loves to help you love yourself, empowering people to embrace their sexual potential. They made waves with her Sensual Selfie Challenge, and approaches sex education with an interdisciplinary angle, sharing meditations, thoughts and advice about sex of all kinds.
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Dami Olonisakin
Dami Olonisakin – known on insta as Oloni – offers articles, thinkpieces, advice and inspiring messages on relationships and sex. Intimate encounters, navigating modern dating and boosting your own self-respect and sexual autonomy, Oloni is a vital influencer to follow for anyone interested in sex.
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I didn’t purchase my first vibrator until I was in my 30s. Like most women, I’d been raised to believe that sex and masturbation were dirty, and typically saw my role in the bedroom as providing pleasure to my partner. My own pleasure was typically an afterthought, and, to be honest, I was usually left frustrated. The truth was, I didn’t know my body, at all…
