Annie Liontas, author of Sex with a Brain Injury, sits down with DB to discuss the challenges of sex and intimacy after experiencing brain injuries. DB and Annie also answer a listener's question about having sex for the first time with someone you don't know, and play a fun round of sexy trivia! 11:53 Challenges in sex and intimacy when you have a brain injury 21:20 Socio-political impact of brain injuries 25:02 The exclusion of women in medical research 26:21 Navigating sex after a brain injury 32:53 Bedroom Brainiacs: Fun sexy trivia! 43:32 Booty Call! Answering a listener's question about losing virginity Annie Liontas is the genderqueer author of the queer-crip memoir Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery, which was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and selected as SELF Magazine’s Book of the Month. They co-host the literary podcast LitFriends. At George Washington University, they helped to secure a Mellon Foundation grant on Disability Justice to bring storytelling to communities in the criminal justice system. Annie lives in Philadelphia with their wife, dog, and Email the rabbit. ——   Do you have a silly sex story to share, need some advice, or have thoughts on the episode you just heard? Send us a voicemail for a chance to be featured on the podcast!  —— Follow Sex Ed with DB on: Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdbTwitter : @sexedwithdbThreads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB Rep your favorite sex ed podcast with our brand new merch! Sign up for our newsletter with BTS content and exclusive giveaways here. Are you a sexual health professional? Check out DB’s workshop: Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand. Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 is Sponsored by: Lion's Den, Uberlube, and Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB’s favorite things here! —— About Sex Ed with DB: Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experts. We discuss topics such as birth control, pleasure, LGBTQ+ health and rights, abortion, consent, BDSM, sex and disability, HIV, sex in the media, and more. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Producer: Sadie Lidji Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser