The act of women owning the narrative of their sexuality remains a vital step towards becoming an honest, sex-positive society. In their memoirs dealing with desire, pleasure, and sexual freedom, Lucy-Anne Holmes and Stephanie Theobald explore political and personal aspects of female sexuality through astute, often hilarious observations.
Holmes’ Don’t Hold My Head Down frankly discusses her journey into self-love and empowerment through sex, while Theobald’s Sex Drive details a road trip in which she gets back into touch with her sexuality, with support from an array of heroic women.
In this conversation, both authors discuss women-authored sexual narratives and the way female pleasure is so often politicised.