This piece resonated deeply with work I do around intergenerational trauma and the historical loss of bodily autonomy in Black women. The “orgasm gap” doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It sits on top of generations of forced reproduction, no consent, and the severing of sacred ceremonial practices around intimacy. When the body has been historically used rather than honored, pleasure becomes something we have to reclaim rather than something we are taught to inhabit. Grateful to be connecting with writers here who are unafraid to go deeper.