January’s discussion attempts to talk about my academic journey in exploring sexuality education and what the (non)academic discourse is around sexuality education today.

February’s discussion attempts to talk about the varying nuances of interracial relationships and what they can teach us all about being in better relationships with one another.

March’s discussion talks broadly about the early conceptions of race, some immigration history alongside the context of the contemporary ICE raids, the tensions that exist between Black Americans and immigrants of color, and the USAID executive order from the Trump administration.

April’s discussion attempts to analyze the intersections between the institution of marriage, radical queer critiques of same-sex marriage, the nonprofit industrial complex, and neoliberalism.

January’s discussion attempts to discuss the myths and misinformation that continues to traverse the current and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledge the reality of COVID-19 also being a global reproductive justice issue, and my overall feelings in navigating the pandemic.

February’s discussion attempts to discuss the impact of COVID on our circulatory and respiratory systems, acknowledge the racial disparities and environmental justice issues related to COVID, and my overall thoughts on health advocacy through studying the parts of the body.

March’s discussion attempts to discuss the impact of COVID on our digestive system, the longstanding and underacknowledged battle of GI issues for Black people, the significance of wastewater data for COVID tracking, and surrealism in the midst of psychological warfare.

April’s discussion attempts to discuss the impact of COVID on our endocrine system, environmental impact on endocrine issues for Black people, possibilities regarding HRT & trans folks in COVID-19 research, and additional thoughts on the connection between shame and grief.

May’s discussion attempts to discuss the impact of COVID on our excretory system, different excretory issues for Black people, the importance of air filtration in an airborne pandemic, and additional thoughts on why we should be wearing our masks at the club.

July’s discussion attempts to do a deep dive on the effectiveness of varying PPE (personal protection equipment) on COVID-19. We’ll be discussing masks, nasal sprays, CO2 monitors, testing, CPC mouthwashes, and Far UVC lamps.

August’s discussion attempts to do a deep dive on the impact of COVID on the immune system, the effectiveness of varying COVID-19 vaccinations, the similarities between HIV and COVID-19, and some thoughts on healing justice based on the book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.

September’s discussion attempts to do a deep dive on the impact of COVID on the musculoskeletal system, the disproportionate impact of musculoskeletal pain on Black people, the protective and detrimental components of exercise in relation to COVID, and some thoughts on the 2024 Paris Olympics.

October's discussion attempts to do a deep dive on the impact of COVID on the nervous system, the disproportionate impact of neurological disorders on Black people, and the impact of COVID on children in schools and adults in the labor force.

November's discussion attempts to do a deep dive on the impact of COVID on the reproductive system, the disproportionate impact of reproductive health issues and disparities on Black people, and the varying ways we can attempt to stay safe while engaging in sex during an ongoing pandemic.

January’s discussion attempted to discuss the intersections of Black sexuality, Black innovation, and abolition. We covered topics regarding “critical black memory”, the ever-expanding carceral state, the project of abolition, and the Afrofuturistic possibilities (and cautions) of achieving freedom.

February’s discussion attempted to discuss the intersections of Black sexuality, Black liberation, self-care, and acceptance. We talked about “self” love in communioning w/ spirit, radical “self” love & community care, and “self” love & community in the spirit realm.

March’s discussion attempted to discuss the influences of the Victorian era, eugenics, and the social hygiene movement on Black sexuality. We revisited a past research project on purity and Black sexuality to further unpack some of the many complexities of Black sexuality.

April’s discussion attempted to discuss Black women’s crimes against respectability, the influence of eugenics and Evangelical Christianity on marriage, some of the history of Black marriage, and overall thoughts on the institution of marriage.

May’s discussion attempts to discuss the complex layers of desirability politics in thinking about the neglect of the “undesirables”, the politics of disposability, the “pretty” privileges, the danger of desirability, and the potential of political ugliness.

July’s discussion attempts to discuss new age spirituality and its illusions, spiritually-based scams, commentary on legitimate cultural spiritual systems, and how we can support each other in developing our individual and collective practice of discernment.

August’s discussion attempts to discuss the history of Romanticism and its impacts on modern conceptions of love, the nuclear family structure and the relationship escalator, amatonormativity and the law, personal experiences of Black aromantics, and examples of the expansiveness of Black Love.

September’s discussion attempts to discuss asexuality 101, my personal reckoning with asexuality, and book analyses of “Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex” by Angela Chen and “Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture” by Sherronda Brown.

October’s discussion attempts to discuss the subtle violence of gender reveals, intersex 101 & biological essentialism, medical framework of pediatric intersexuality, and Black intersex stories.

November’s discussion attempts to discuss the histories of ongoing global genocides, specific reproductive justice atrocities, and commentary from Black revolutionaries of the past.