who we are

A group of sex educators, sex workers, and sexual healers from across the country, the SLC was born from the desire to provide support, encouragement, and inspiration to those of us doing this work. Together we vision to create a world of radical body positivity and sexual freedom for the purpose of our collective liberation.

Alba Onofrio

Rev. Alba Onofrio, aka Reverend Sex, is a public theologian and spiritual activist rooted in the Appalachian mountains of the US South engaged in movement work for over 20 years. As a first-generation Latine, Evangelical Bruja, Non-monogamous Queer Femme healer, their work focuses on the intersections of religion, gender and sexuality to subvert systems of domination, combat spiritual terrorism, reclaim the Erotic, and eradicate shame and fear wherever they are found. Through their current position as Executive Director and Spiritual Strategist for Soulforce, Reverend Alba has authored a series of politicized theological publications focused on liberatory approaches to the Bible and uncovering the ideologies of Christian fundamentalisms. They are also the co-founder of Teología Sin Vergüenza, a Spanish language, digital platform and live webcast on queer Latinx feminist theology with an online following in over 47 countries. Also known by their public persona, Reverend Sex, they are an international speaker with deep commitments to the work of queer liberation and gender justice across the Global South. Their life’s sacred call is to support individuals and groups to decode white Christian Supremacy, heal internalized religious-based trauma, and reclaim authenticity and pleasure.

Aredvi Azad

Aredvi Azad (uh-Red-vee ah-Zah-d) is a certified sex and relationship coach, and an educator, writer, and speaker who has been producing educational media on gender and sexuality, kink and BDSM, and intersectional approaches to relationship building for the past decade. An Irani-American immigrant, Aredvi is a queer and trans/genderfluid relationship nerd who uses the gender neutral pronoun “they.” Aredvi’s work focuses on identifying patterns of bonding in adults who have experienced childhood emotional and sexual trauma, including generational and oppressive trauma of racism, sexism, classism, and other systems of inequality. As a scientist-turned-sex-educator, Aredvi is a self-proclaimed sexual liberationist working towards a sexually imaginative and expansive world. Aredvi is a Co-Executive Director at The HEAL Project, on a mission to prevent and end childhood sexual abuse through healing the wounds of sexual oppression and embracing sexual liberation. aredviazad.com | heal2end.org

Asha Leong

Asha Leong is a lover of queers and has a deep passion for helping people create and manifest their personal vision of sexual liberation. She specializes in spiritual coaching, chakra energy healings, goddess card readings, and non-profit consulting.  Leong is the founder of the Sexual Liberation Collective www.sexualliberationcollective.com. Through her business Dreaming Desires Asha help’s QTPOC heal from trauma, life plan, mediate relationships, build poly relationships and prepare for queer family building. Visit her website at www.dreamingdesires.com. Email: femmetron (at) gmail.com

Roan Coughtry

Roan is a writer, facilitator, coach, and healing artist hailing from New York and Atlanta. With a background in somatics, their work weaves together ancestral healing, embodied practice, and the liberatory power of desire. As a queer and nonbinary sex educator, they center the importance of pleasure, desire, and reclamation of the body as essential practices toward healing and liberation. They work specifically with white folks in the US around ancestral healing and co-creating white anti-racist culture and practices. In addition to co-founding the Sexual Liberation Collective, they’re a member of the Decolonize Race Project, a facilitator of global YES! Jams, a consultant for the UN, and a nerd for linguistics and herbalism. Learn more about their work at www.roancoughtry.com. Email: roancoughtry (at) gmail (dot) com.

Mija

Mija is a sex farmer & sexual savant who has been working in sex realms for 20+ years including HIV/STD education, prevention, coaching, gender & sexuality, polyamory & non monogamous relationships. They help curious people struggling with gender & sexuality cultivate personal value & joy by making acceptance & pleasure #1. 

Mija is motivated by their mistakes and by indigenous brilliance.  They fight for accountability and liberation by resisting notions that suggest colonial ideals, beliefs, and practices are superior. Mija rejects a gender binary that confines bodies and identities to toxic policies and posturing.  Mija believes that everyone has a right to their personal autonomy & that sexual liberation is a key component for personal & global, harmony. Email: thelovingwarrior (at)gmail.com 

Dr. Robin Nussbaum

Dr. Robin Nussbaum (Doc Rob) is passionate about passion. Just kidding!—well sort of. Doc Rob does care deeply about social justice, sexual liberation, living into our deepest desires, and the right to self-determination for our bodies, identities and communities. They have been a queer activist and organizer for decades, as well as a sex educator and relationship skills instructor. In addition, Robin has become a leader in the polyamorous/non-monogamous community, helping folks learn relationship skills, navigate the complexity of myriad relationships, and advocating for recognition of polyamory/non-monogamy in the queer community. She has led the LGBT centers of several universities and now does racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion work for organizations of all shapes, types, and sizes. They identify as a white, queer, pronoun-switching, genderqueer woman who is committed to anti-racism and ending oppression in all its forms.

Supa Suga Snatch

Supa Suga Snatch is a queer black femme geek passionate about the intersection of justice, community, and tech. Supa's superpowers include extraordinary kegel strength and the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Committed to a web that works for everyone, she spends her days (and far too many nights and weekends) as a web accessibility specialist training an army of developers and stakeholders to carry the charge. Email: blkdykegoddess (at) gmail.com

SLC Emeritus

Cavanaugh Quick, LMSW

Cavanaugh Coury Quick is a queer, trans, polyamorous, AfroLatinx adventurer who values critical thought and personal autonomy. Using art and media analysis alongside introspective, strengths-based techniques, Cavanaugh assists folks of all ages in exploring sex and sexuality as individuals, in relationships, and in professional spaces.  They are a sex and trauma therapist in Albany, NY, a New York Rape Crisis Counselor, a lead developer for the KinkedIn Community Accountability Team, and the founder of Awkwardology. Learn more about them at cavanaughquick.com. Email: cavanaughquick(at)gmail.com

Marla Renee Stewart, MA

Marla Renee Stewart, MA is a professional sex, intimacy and relationship coach and sexuality educator. Not only is she a lecturer at Clayton State University, she is also the co-founder of the Sex Down South Conference and the Sexual Liberation Collective.  Gaining her reputation for being “The Sex Architect,” she created Velvet Lips to empower people of all ages to embrace, educate and enjoy their sexuality and their sexual lives. She has studied human sexuality for more than 16 years at San Francisco State University and Georgia State University, respectively, and has expert knowledge in a wide variety of subjects, which has enabled her to publish academic articles, as well as continually do sexuality research. She also sits on the board for the Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition and SPARK Reproductive Justice Now! Email: marla (at) velvetlipsllc.com