Queer Theology Pleasure is Political
Mar 15, 2026
A provocative take that reclaiming erotic pleasure can be a form of political resistance. Discussion of how sexual shame has been used as a tool of control. Exploration of separating sex from love and why that split harms aliveness. Personal stories about queerness, nonmonogamy, kink, and how tending to desire replenishes activism and everyday vitality.
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Pleasure As Political Resistance
- Sexual pleasure can function as political resistance rather than mere escapism.
- Brian G. Murphy argues creating pleasure undermines systems that rely on sex shame to keep people obedient, reclaiming bodily agency as defiance.
Sex Shame Produces Political Compliance
- Sex shame has been historically used to manufacture guilt and compliance.
- Brian cites Robert Anton Wilson (1962) to show guilt from sex denial reduces self-respect, making people easier to manipulate.
Do Not Postpone Your Erotic Life
- Tend to your erotic life now rather than postponing it for 'better times'.
- Brian warns political, legal, and economic crises make sexual aliveness more urgent because sexuality is a through line of life.