Bodies are subject to regimes. To systems and structures. Bodies are the basis of marginalization and othering.
Consent-forward and trauma-informed work often require breaking with the status quo and unlearning traditions and systems of power.
Learning how to have and hold boundaries, how to say “no”, and how systems contribute to our trauma and psychological state is political work.
I do think intimacy direction and intimacy coordination are really important jobs to be doing right now. Especially for queer stories.
Consent work is political work so doing the work means making time do things call your senators. If we advocate for others’ safety in the room, we need to advocate for their safety to be in the room in the first place, to exist. And if you can’t do that, maybe you shouldn’t do this job.