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The book's open, identity-affirming view of sex is wildly empowering, particularly for young people who might not have had the idea ingrained in them that intimate contact with another person should always be initiated out of a desire for pleasure.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[brown] demonstrates how we can tap into our emotional and erotic desires to organize against oppression.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColorlines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"adrienne maree brown...continues to stake her claim as one of our most critical thinkers and strategists by intentionally combining the power of story-telling with practical applications to help readers conjure their own definition of pleasure and how it is inextricably linked to every part of our existence.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Simpson, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"adrienne marie brown is back, again dropping wisdom about alternative ways to live at this deeply fucked-up moment ... Let this book be the best Valentine's Day gift you've ever given yourself.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVice\/Broadly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"adrienne maree brown dives deep, head first, into a fast swirling pool of pleasure-related topics. She swims her way from one end of the pool to the other with some help from her body-wise, experienced, friends. This book is all at once so cool, and so hot, with a rainbow of glorious compleXXXities. \u003cem\u003ePleasure Activism\u003c\/em\u003e is bound to make a huge splash!\" --\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Sprinkle, author of \u003cem\u003eExplorer's Guide to Planet Orgasm--For Every Body\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging with politics and social justice issues, whether it's climate change, race, or gender, can feel like work (and it is). Adrienne maree brown makes the case that you can feel good while doing so ... 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