Hi! I’m Kate Sloan. I’m a sex writer, podcaster, and speaker. I love sex and I believe that it can be holistic, transformative, goofy, and magic – so that’s what I write about.
I’ve been blogging about sex, kink, relationships, fashion, beauty, and mental health here at GirlyJuice.net since 2012. In that time, I also:
- Wrote a book called 101 Kinky Things Even You Can Do
- Wrote another book called 200 Words to Help You Talk About Sexuality & Gender
- Created & hosted the Signal Award-winning podcast miniseries Making Magic: How the Magic Wand Became the World’s Most Famous Vibrator
- Wrote essays & articles for publications like Cosmopolitan, Glamour, MEL Magazine, Teen Vogue, GQ, & Playboy
- Cohosted two much-loved podcasts, The Dildorks & Question Box
- Designed my own sex toy in collaboration with the Pleasure Tailor
- Started a weekly newsletter, Sub Missives, about sex, kink, & relationships
- Worked on the social media team at adult-industry marketing firm 7 Veils Media for 4 years
- Chatted with fascinating guests while hosting Sex City Radio
- Did copywriting & blogging work for adult-industry clients like Andrew Blake, Weal & Breech, & JT’s Stockroom
- Taught classes on sex writing, vulvovaginal anatomy, productivity, & sex toys
- Earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree (yep, a B.J.!) with a minor in psychology from Toronto Metropolitan University
Sexuality-wise, I’m bisexual, queer, demisexual, and a submissive-leaning switch. I’m polyamorous and married.
Gender-wise, I am a queer femme cis woman who uses she/her pronouns.
I live with fibromyalgia, the symptoms of which include chronic pain, fatigue, depression, sleep issues, and transient “brain fog.” My illness impacts the way I move through the world, and also inspires me to write about the intersections between sex, relationships, and chronic conditions.
When I’m not writing about sex, I’m usually making music, going to improv shows, or playing Pokémon games.
If you want to buy me presents (you sweetheart, you), you can do so via my Amazon wishlist!
Favorite vibrators: Eroscillator Top Deluxe, Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen, We-Vibe Tango X, Magic Wand Rechargeable, Doxy Die Cast.
Favorite dildos: Njoy Eleven and Pure Wand, NobEssence Seduction, Fucking Sculptures Double Trouble, Vixen Creations Bandit, Uberrime Night King, and the one I designed, of course!
Favorite butt toys: Njoy Pure Plugs.
Favorite kink accoutrements: Sportsheets under-the-bed restraints, Aslan Leather collars and cuffs, and absolutely anything by Weal & Breech.
Kinks and fantasies: I’m a submissive-leaning switch who’s fond of spankings, blowjobs, age play, and sex as a service, among an ever-growing list of other things.
Favorite writers: Gala Darling, Oliver Sacks, Rachel Rabbit White, Epiphora, Sinclair Sexsmith, Tina Horn, Casey McQuiston, Alana Massey, S. Bear Bergman, Kasuchi, Shane Koyczan, Maggie Nelson, Grant Stoddard, Matt Haig, Katie Forsythe, Brandon Taylor, Sean Michaels, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Helena Fitzgerald, Kai Cheng Thom, Rachel Syme, and Will Ferguson.
What I wanted to be when I grew up: A writer (mission accomplished!), a musical theatre performer, a singer/songwriter, and a princess.
Obsessions: Beautiful stationery, especially Moleskine notebooks. Improv comedy. Learning musical theatre and pop songs on the ukulele. Video game speedrunners and Pokémon minutiae. The intersections between kink and mental health.
Couldn’t live without: Notebooks and pens, my MacBook, black liquid eyeliner, black leather boots, tweezers, an eye mask, a SAD lamp, good friends, and my iPhone (which you should not even attempt to wrest from my cold dead hands).
Favorite self-care strategies: Journaling, long hot baths, live improv and sketch shows, afternoon naps, dulce de leche cheesecake, hilarious podcasts, and cuddling any soft warm creatures that consent to be cuddled.
Best piece of advice I ever got: “Jump into the fear. It’s super fun.”
Top photos by mb, middle photo by Penny, bottom photo by Ashe.