How do you give and receive pleasure while detaching from gender expectations? Storyteller and writer Matthew Beld has spent the Pandemic isolating and reflecting on who they really are, so a first time road trip celebration with new sluts feels daunting. Should they join the ass buffet? Can they be part of the orgy in the hot tub? As this proud slut embraces a more expansive non-binary identity, Matthew learns that the right people can help you find joy and connection - and that you don’t really have to know yet. It’s a bold choice, but you have to respect the confidence! #Nonbinary #ThatDressTho #Trans #TheMeatHasToGoSomewhere   Song: ‘I’m Good’ (The Mowgli’s) About the Storyteller:   Matthew Beld is a Non-Binary storyteller and writer in San Francisco. They've performed for Bawdy Storytelling and BawdySlam, Litquake, KQED, StoryCorps, and comedy shows around the Bay Area. Most recently, they've started writing sketches with Killing My Lobster. They're interested in kink, gender, and making tall men submit. When not on stage they work in LGBTQ+ health research and training.   Episode links:   Come to Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Y’all means All’ THIS SUNDAY! It happens on Sunday June 26th, and features true stories from Trans activist & Community leader Mx. Shannon Amitin, Queer Femme Dyke & sex-positive artist Shilo McCabe, Infamous Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Flora Goodthyme, the return of beloved Best of Bawdy repeat offender Jeffrey Allen Hayes. With Music by Queer Theater / TBA award-nominee Joshua Beld, and more.  Watch the stories live and in person in San Francisco, or on the Livestream - Get tickets to Bawdy’s ‘Y’all Means All’ now at  https://bit.ly/BawdyYallMeansAllSF   Uberlube: Uberlube is a luxurious, high-grade silicone lubricant made from clean, body-friendly ingredients; it’s just silicone with a little Vitamin E. Uberlube is Dixie’s favorite lube, and they’re offering Bawdy Storytelling listeners a special offer – 10% off and free shipping when you use my code “Dixie” at UberLube.com. That’s 10% off and free shipping!   Quit Naturally with Füm: Whether you are a smoker or ex-smoker who still struggles with cravings or you have someone in your life that you wish would quit, Füm is the perfect tool for you. Füm is the natural inhaler designed for a better, safer, and natural way to quit cigarettes. It’s a no smoke, no vape, and no nicotine replacement for the hand-to-mouth habit of smoking. Head to https://www.breathefum.com/Dixie or use promo code Dixie at checkout to save 10% off your entire order.   My Storytelling Workshop ‘How to be Fascinating: Dixie’s Secret System for Brilliant Storytelling’ is almost sold out, and this is the last HtbF workshop I’ll do this year (next up: Sex and Story! I’m gonna focus on rolling that out later this year). I have a System that’s been used at Bawdy for over a decade, making it easy to get to the heart of your story. The next workshop starts on Wednesday, July 13th, with weekly office hours, all-you-can-eat custom story coaching & Q&A’s, and a final storytelling performance for you and your friends. This class is a prerequisite for Sex and Story, so Register now for ‘How to be Fascinating: Dixie’s Secret System for Brilliant Storytelling’ at  https://bit.ly/HowtobeFascinatingWeds   Bawdy is coming back to Seattle! Learn more and buy Tickets at https://bit.ly/BawdySeattle2022   Private Story Coaching: Storytelling for Self-Discovery can help you find, create and polish your own stories (this is my one-on-one private coaching option, and my last client said ‘OMG, you just saved me 2 years of therapy, Dixie!’ Why? Because together, we do the work and find what that story is really about for you) Do you want learn to tell a compelling, relatable personal true story? I can help you dig deep, gain understanding and communicate with clarity. Writing a memoir, creating a podcast, or want to learn brand storytelling for your business or another story-related endeavor? Email me at