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Roots with Leeza: Finding pleasure in and beyond sex

03/11/22 • 54 min

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Our guest today Leeza Mangaldas, is one of India’s foremost sex educators. She wants us to imagine a world where all sexual experiences are consensual, safe, and pleasurable. We talk about the western gaze on sex in India, why cis-het men dominate the comment section of a sex educator, and how we should listen to our bodies.

Leeza's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/
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