Nina Hartley shares how her dual paths as a porn star and a nurse shaped her work as a sex educator. This honest essay explores why true sexual literacy requires both embodied erotic experience and grounded, compassionate care.

Nina Hartley explains how pleasure is a physiological form of healing. This science-backed blog explores how touch, breath, oxytocin, and nervous system care make pleasure essential for physical and emotional health.

Nina Hartley reintroduces mutual masturbation as a deeply intimate and shame-free practice. This tender blog offers guidance for lovers of all kinds to connect through honest, embodied self-touch in each other's presence.

Nina Hartley clears away the myths and media hype to offer a grounded, honest take on BDSM. This blog explains how sacred power play can become a deeply healing practice when rooted in care, consent, and nervous system awareness.

Nina Hartley offers a powerful message for those healing from trauma, illness, or shame. This gentle blog reminds readers that no body is broken and that pleasure can return through listening, care, and deep self-respect.

Nina Hartley teaches the deeper meaning of consent as a living, embodied practice. This grounded blog explores how real consent involves presence, choice, and connection, far beyond a simple yes or no.

Nina Hartley reclaims the word “slut” in this powerful reflection on sacred sexuality, embodiment, and erotic self-trust. Personal stories and grounded wisdom invite readers to embrace pleasure without shame.

Nina Hartley teaches erotic sovereignty as a deep form of freedom. This powerful blog reclaims bodily autonomy, self-led desire, and the right to say yes or no without shame or explanation.

Nina Hartley offers gentle permission for people whose erotic lives are shifting. This blog honors the evolution of desire, identity, and pleasure across age, healing, and life change — with deep compassion and zero shame.

Nina Hartley teaches the Five Intentions of Touch — Giving, Receiving, Taking, Allowing, and Mutual — in this clear, compassionate guide to conscious connection. Includes practice prompts and embodied wisdom for lovers, friends, and seekers of deeper intimacy.

Nina Hartley reflects on the emotional lessons of Pride Month, from the courage of queer visibility to the grief of erasure and the hunger for deeper connection. A tender call to carry Pride forward into every season.

Nina Hartley invites us to carry the spirit of Pride beyond June with year-round support for LGBTQ+ lives and sexual freedom. A moving call to make queer liberation a daily practice rooted in truth, action, and care.

Join Nina Hartley in a heartfelt Pride reflection that celebrates how far the LGBTQ+ community has come while honoring the ongoing fight for justice, visibility, and freedom. A powerful reminder that joy and protest walk hand in hand.

Nina Hartley honors the Stonewall riots with a powerful reflection on queer history, sex-positive resistance, and the ongoing fight for liberation. A heartfelt call to remember, rise, and carry the fire forward.

Pleasure is not a luxury. It is resistance. Discover how sex, love, and connection can be used to undermine corrupt systems and reclaim power from the inside out.

Sexual freedom depends on more than self-expression. This blog explores how legal protections shape LGBTQ+ autonomy and why real pleasure requires rights that uphold it.

Not all Pride campaigns are created equal. Learn how to spot rainbow capitalism — and what real corporate support for LGBTQ+ communities actually looks like.

Queer youth face unique challenges — from erasure to misinformation. Learn how to support LGBTQ+ teens with presence, skill, and grounded sexual literacy.

Global Pride means more than parades. Explore the real state of LGBTQ+ rights around the world — from criminalization to celebration — and learn how to support sexual freedom globally.

Learn how to be a real LGBTQ+ ally beyond Pride Month — with grounded, practical tips for supporting queer individuals in life, love, and the bedroom.