Fan girl moment! In this episode we interview one of our idles, Tristan Taormino. We learn all about her life from her upbringing to what lead her to become a trailblazing feminist pornographer and why she's proudly known as Butt Girl. Tristan also shares advice for folks who want to watch ethical porn, as well as how to navigate shame around being turned on by rough or objectifying imagery or fantasies. Get ready to laugh, learn, and listen to an inspiring life story! About our guest: Tristan Taormino is a writer, speaker, sex educator, and host of the podcast Sex Out Loud. A former syndicated columnist for The Village Voice, she is the author of numerous books, including Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships, Down and Dirty Sex Secrets, The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, and her recent memoir A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten. She is the founding editor of the annual Best Lesbian Erotica anthologies, editor of The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play, and the Erotic Edge, and coeditor of The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure. Taormino has won four Lambda Literary Awards and eight Feminist Porn Awards, among other awards. She lives in Los Angeles. To learn more go to tristantaormino.com Join us for our live Topless (and tapas) book reading in San Francisco on Wednesday, November 15th! Tickets are limited to snag yours ASAP here Pre-order our book now! Go to shamelesssex.com and get free access to our online workshop How to Pamper Your Partner for every book preorder (offer/workshop is exclusive to preorders). Other links: Start meditating now with 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/shameless Get 20% off The Personal Massager by Butter Wellness when you go to butterwellness.com and use the code “SHAMELESS” at checkout Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESS10 on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at uberlube.com Get 10% off while mastering the art of pleasure at OMGyes.com/shameless Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at purepleasureshop.com

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