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Jill Soloway Teams Up with Porn Star to Discuss Consent

By Sarah Breger November 12, 2014

What exactly is consent? Adult film star Nina Hartley helps one young couple establish and respect each other’s sexual boundaries in this short video co-directed by “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway.

Is visiting a sex dungeon really the best way to understand this idea? “The kink community is actually very centered on honesty, consent, and openness,” Gaby Dunn, who starred and helped created the video, told me via email. “I hope people learn that communication is PARAMOUNT to good sex, and that it isn’t just on the table but absolutely necessary and mandatory.”

Sarah Breger is a former editor of the Sisterhood blog. Follow her on Twitter at @sbreger.

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