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Becky Lund-Harket
Founder of The Candid Collective She/her Becky is an advocate for frank, straightforward and openminded discussion about topics that can be difficult to talk about. She strongly believes that the quality of the relationships we have determine the quality of our lives and that continuing to learn about the relationships we have (whether they be sexual, romantic, platonic or the relationship we have with ourself) improves wellbeing and helps people to lead happier and healthier lives. Becky also works as a sex and relationships educator at School of Sexuality Education, delivering workshops in secondary schools on topics ranging from porn, consent and healthy relationships to periods and genital anatomy. |
Collaborators
We work with wonderful people to bring you discursive, educational and fun events. Here's a little bit more about them.
Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
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School of Sexuality Education
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Dr Keon West
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With experience of working with a range of audiences, Gayathiri is committed to creating equitable and inclusive learning spaces. Their specific fields of interest are intentional balancing and SRE for queer people and people of colour.
A keen collage artist, Gayathiri aims to queer up spaces through making visible the stories of those who have been erased throughout history. Gayathiri also works with School of Sexuality Education and Decolonising Contraception. Find out more about Gayathiri here. |
School of Sex Ed work to bring sex and relationships education into the 21st century. They provide SRE from an intersectional feminist, non-binary, sex-positive perspective and believe every young person in the UK should have access to a complete, inclusive and comprehensive sex education.
All credit for our genital model making workshops go to the fantastic team at School of Sexuality Education Find out more about School of Sexuality Education here. |
Dr Keon West is a social psychologist, Reader at Goldsmiths University, London, and the director of Equalab – a group committed to conducting and disseminating research on prejudice and prejudice reduction.
His research covers many diverse areas of intergroup relations and communication. In recent years, his publications have focused on gender roles, sexism, anti-LGBT prejudice, and specific prejudice-reducing interventions. He is also the expert psychologist on Channel 4's show, Naked Beach. Find out more about Keon here. |
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Almaz Ohene
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Emma Chan
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Becky Young
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Almaz combines her expert knowledge of sexuality and pleasure to bring a new and unique experience to understanding intimacy.
Almaz is an award-winning writer and Founder of ‘Kayleigh Daniels Dated’ which combines sexy stories with informative health features to encourage and normalise free and frank discussion about sex. Almaz also collaborates with Decolonising Contraception and School of Sexuality Education. Find out more about Almaz here. |
Emma is a junior doctor, taking an open-ended break from Obstetrics and Gynaecology speciality training. Emma is the Reproductive and Sexual Health Lead at School of Sexuality Education
as well as being a workshops facilitator with them. She also blogs about genitals and sexual health at Squish Squash Squelch. Find our more about Emma here. |
Becky founded the Anti Diet Riot Club to bring the body acceptance movement from online spaces into real life. She believes that body positivity is more than just an inspiring quote and that it can save people from disordered relationships with food, exercise, and their bodies. The aim of Anti Diet Riot Club is to give people practical tools and support networks to help them with that.
Find out more about ADRC here. |
Samantha Evans
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Fran Bushe
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Hani Lees Dresner
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Samantha Evans is the co-founder of the online sex toy company Jo Divine.
Coming from a professional background in nursing she has an extensive knowledge of sex toys and writes informative articles about sexual health, sexual pleasure and the menopause with the aim of normalising conversations about these topics. Find out more about Sam here. |
Fran Bushe is an award winning playwright and comedian. Her writing has recently been performed at Soho Theatre, VAULT Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Pleasance Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Her debut solo show Ad Libido focused on sexual pleasure and had a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Find our more about Fran here. |
Hani is the Founder of Gashtrays - a sex and body positive ceramics line, celebrating the glorious curves, folds and flaps of real bodacious bodies. Gashtrays have a wide range of handmade, functional and decorative pieces that aim to challenge the censorship and shaming of the natural body that occurs in society today. Placing these supposedly ‘obscene' objects in every-day context is a step towards breaking stigmas around sex and body image.
Find out more about Gashtrays here. |