Ep 3: How does your identity impact your pleasure?

Your name. Your job. Where you're from. That's the version of you most people get. In this episode, host Danielle Bezalel asks deeper questions about identity. Danielle turns to Dr. Candice Hargons for what research shows about how identity impacts pleasure, the orgasm gap by gender and sexuality, why queer couples report better sex than straight ones, and what "pleasure worthiness" means when you don't feel entitled to it. Three participants from the Magic Wand study share how the study reshaped their sense of self: Binx working through years of not feeling worthy of pleasure, Stanley navigating shame about what "counts" as sex, and Sueann tracing a lifetime of respectability politics tied to her height, her hair and her desirability. Pleasure People is hosted and produced by Danielle Bezalel Executive Producer: Sarah Tomchesson Lead producer: Kate Helen Downey Music supervision, sound design, and mixing: Kelly Kramarik at Maven Post Media Our theme music was composed by Julie McCarthy Pleasure People was made possible by the financial support of Vibratex, Inc. Thank you to Magic Wand Study principal researcher Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons and sex educator and author Emily Nagoski, phD for appearing on this episode as expert guests. And a huge thank you to the participants in the Magic Wand study who shared their experiences in this episode.