Pleasure, desire, consent, queerness, bodies and love. Every book, film and TV show here has been picked by sex educators and therapists because it treats sex as something to celebrate, not fix. Start with our essentials or dive into a topic.
A. Andrews (2020)
Pleasure & IntimacyA quick, easy, and educational comic book guide that will help change the way we talk about sex and sexuality for all bodies. This guide can help disabled people (and their partners) on their journey toward self-love, better communication, and confidence.
Gigi Engle (2019)
Pleasure & IntimacyCome As You Are meets How to Date Men When You Hate Men in this sex handbook for the millennial feminist on how to own your body and sexuality, and use that confidence to take charge of your life
Vic Liu (2021)
Pleasure & IntimacyWant to know how to masturbate? Here's your guide. Whether you're choking the chicken, flicking the bean, or something in between, masturbation doesn't have to be a taboo topic. This straightforward, unapologetic illustrated guide to self-pleasure will teach you what you need to know to get to know your own body.
Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg (2017)
ComedyAn anarchic animated comedy about a group of teens navigating puberty, desire, body changes and consent with raw, hilarious candour and heart. Honestly, so many amazing lessons in this.
Molly Forbes (2021)
No parent wants their child to grow up with anything less than wholehearted confidence in themselves. Sadly research shows that children as young as five are saying they need to 'go on a diet' and over half of 11 to 16-year-olds regularly worry about the way they look. Campaigner and mum-of-two-girls Molly Forbes is here to help.
Rightor Doyle (2019)
ComedyThis dark comedy follows a NYC grad student who runs a side gig as a dominatrix and recruits her gay best friend as her assistant - a playful, sex-edged look at friendship, kink, identity and consent.
Eleanor Morrison (2018)
Sex EducationThe book teaches that it is okay for kids to say no to hugs and kisses, and that what happens to a their body is up to them. This helps children grow up confident in their bodies, comfortable with expressing physical boundaries, and respectful of the boundaries of others. Full color.
Emily Neilson (2020)
An important lesson on consent for over-exuberant little huggers, nestled inside this lighthearted, summery story about expressions of love and friendship.
Zoe Lignon (2020)
Pleasure & IntimacyThis book takes readers through every aspect of sexuality-from body basics and physiology to maintaining healthy relationships. It highlights the usefulness of sex toys in aiding solo and partnered exploration and explains why there should really be no stigma around using these practical tools. It also includes advice on setting boundaries, being respectful of other people's gender identities, and thinking outside the orgasm.
The Lowdown (2025)
Sexual HealthEvidence-based information about contraception options, side effects, and making informed choices.
Erika Moen, Matthew Nolan (2018)
Sex EducationHave you ever wanted to learn exactly how pregnancy works? How about what to expect at your next doctor’s visit? Or even just really understanding what’s “down there”? Erika and Matthew are ready to help out with their second book in the Drawn to Sex series.
Molly Forbes (2024)
Sex EducationWe all have a body. They don't always function the same as other people's. And they certainly don't all look the same. But one thing is certain - every body deserves respect. This is an essential guide to embracing and respecting all bodies, for readers aged 9+.
Alice Oseman (2022)
DramaBeautiful portrayal of queer young love with healthy communication, consent, and body positivity. Shows what positive relationships can look like.
Jacob Tierney (2025)
DramaTwo rival hockey stars at the top of their game face an unexpected challenge when they develop feelings for each other, complicating their careers and the sport's expectations.
Michaela Coel (2020)
DramaI May Destroy You is a powerful, sex-positive series by Michaela Coel that centres on a woman processing and healing from rape. Through an honest exploration of consent, desire, friendship, and digital culture, it holds space for the ways sex can be joyful, confusing, harmful, and reparative, without resorting to shame or moral judgement.
Russell T Davies (2021)
DramaA powerful drama about a group of friends navigating life and love in London during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
Gigi Engle (2025)
Pleasure & IntimacyThis book delves deep in every corner of the kink sphere. It jumps headfirst into the foundations of powerplay, at the differences between kink and fetish, and gives you the low-down on all kinds of bondage and impact play styles, while putting mental and physical health at the forefront.
Lydia Reeves
Gender & IdentityWithin these pages, you’ll find stunning photographs of 200 vulva casts, lovingly created by me between 2019-2021. Each one is unique, just like the people they belong to, each with an intimate story to share. The book also includes 100 stories from the participants of the project about their relationships with their vulvas.
Anna Richardson (2023)
DocumentaryA body-positive educational series aiming to normalise all body types, champion people's differences and break down stereotypes.
Jessica Fern (2022)
Pleasure & IntimacyPolysecure is both a trailblazing theoretical treatise and a practical guide. It provides non-monogamous people with a new set of tools to navigate the complexities of multiple loving relationships, and offers radical new concepts that are sure to influence the conversation about attachment theory.
Niharika Desai (2022)
DocumentaryThis empowering docu-series digs into the science, myths and cultural barriers around female, trans and non-binary pleasure, celebrating diverse bodies and experiences in honest, insightful ways. Plus it features our dear friend, Danielle (Sex Ed with DB)!
Sophie K. Rosa (2023)
Pleasure & IntimacyRadical intimacy insists that to remake the world we must pay attention to connection, care and community as sites of struggle. It analyses the way we feel the pressure to perform and connect with each other under the oppressive capitalistic lens.
Mcruer (2012)
Pleasure & IntimacyThe title of this collection of essays, Sex and Disability, unites two terms that the popular imagination often regards as incongruous. The major texts in sexuality studies, including queer theory, rarely mention disability, and foundational texts in disability studies do not discuss sex in much detail. What if "sex" and "disability" were understood as intimately related concepts?
Ruby Rare (2020)
Pleasure & IntimacyThis is the information you should have been taught at school: a no-holds-barred roadmap that covers everything from how the brain is the most important sex organ and how to communicate what you want to yourself and a partner, all the way down to the messy stuff - solo sex, orgasms, touching, kissing, blow jobs, cunnilingus, anal play, lube, toys, kegels.
School of Sexuality Education (2021)
Sex EducationA positive, practical and empowering guide for teenagers, tackling sex and relationships in an inclusive and non-judgemental way – created by the winners of the Pamela Sheridan Award for Innovation and Good Practice in RSE.
Grace Alice
Sex EducationSex Educated is the first publication of its kind in Ireland; a sex positive, inclusive, age appropriate, comprehensive evidence-based Q&A guide for teens, young adults, parents, teachers…or anyone who did not receive adequate sex education.
Laurie Nunn (2019)
DramaA heartfelt comedy-drama following a teenage boy who teams up with a classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Netflix (2020)
DocumentaryA smart, accessible docu-series that breaks down the science, culture and history of human sexuality with curiosity and clarity, narrated by Janelle Monáe. It explores everything from attraction to birth control and childbirth in short episodes that educate without stigma.
Cate Campbell (2022)
Sex EducationSex Therapy: The Basics offers an introduction to modern sex therapy and is essential reading for anyone working professionally with sexual issues or just interested in sex. This book contains all you need to know to get started, find more information or learn how and when to refer.
Karley Sciortino (2016)
DocumentaryA fearless exploration of modern sexuality, fetishes, and relationships through candid conversations and personal experiences.
Lola Phoenix (2022)
RelationshipsEmbarking on a non-monogamous relationship can be a daunting experience, opening old wounds that cause anxiety, fear and confusion, something Lola Phoenix knows about all too well.
Jess Tarpey, Katy Venables, Andrew Gurza
Pleasure & IntimacyThe Handi Book of Love, Lust and Disability unearths new conversations on sex, relationships and disability. It's beautifully designed and full of raw, powerful and inspiring stories, poetry and artwork from 50 phenomenal contributors from the disabled community.
Kate Moyle (2023)
Pleasure & IntimacyKate Moyle, a certified psycho-sexologist and relationship therapist, aims to encourage curiosity and pleasure, open up a variety of perspectives and voices, build awareness and discovery, and enable readers to think about sex holistically. With a question-and-answer format directly addressing the reader, you can discover the sex you like having and move to a place of more acceptance, less judgement, and the freedom to be curious.
Dr. Jen Gunter (2019)
Gynae Health & PeriodsThe Vagina Bible is a comprehensive, empowering guide to vulvas, vaginas, pelvic health and sexual wellbeing, written to replace myths with clear medical facts and affirming information. Dr. Jen Gunter combines science‑based anatomy, consent‑centred sexuality education and compassionate guidance to help readers understand and care for their bodies with confidence and dignity.
Florence Bark (2023)
Erotica & FictionIn the simplest and most exciting way possible, sex expert Florence Bark explains how vulva-owners’ anatomy works and the many ways to engage it. And, because 85% of women don’t like watching porn, to go with each tip is a ‘masturbation meditation’ – a steamy story specifically designed to be masturbated to, where you can imagine what the people within it look like and you know it’s been ethically created. Whether you use this audiobook for some much-needed ‘me’ time or to spice up your sex life with a special someone, it will give you the tools and the permission to not only feel something, but to feel everything.
David Jenkins & Taika Waititi (2022)
ComedyOur Flag Means Death is a joyful, sex-positive comedy that reimagines pirate life through tenderness, queerness, and emotional intimacy. The series celebrates desire, softness, and chosen family, offering a playful but affirming portrayal of love and self-discovery without shame, rigidity, or traditional gender roles. Sadly like so many queer shows, it was cancelled after two seasons.
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Sex positivity means seeing sex and sexuality as a healthy, varied part of life, where consent comes first and nobody's body, identity or desire is treated as shameful. A sex positive book doesn't have to be about sex at all. It just has to respect that pleasure and relationships look different for everyone.
Before a title makes it onto our shelves we ask: is it inclusive of queer, trans, disabled and neurodivergent people? Is it grounded in evidence or lived experience? Does it leave readers feeling more informed and less alone? If it's a yes, it goes in.
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