FLP is joined by the one and only Leanne Yau (aka Poly Philia) for a lecture that joyfully complicates our relationship with relationships
CLASS DESCRIPTION
What does it mean to be in a committed relationship? Why is romantic love perceived as a limited resource that you can only give to one person? Why are marriage and children typically reserved for romantic connections, and does it have to be this way? How can you customise your relationships with everyone around you and live a life that is tailored to your true and authentic desires? Polyamory educator Leanne Yau will explore these questions and more in this talk on relationship anarchy, and how this political philosophy when applied to human relationships has the potential to deeply enrich people's lives, no matter what relationship style you are in.
ABOUT OUR LECTURER
Leanne Yau (she/they) is a British award-winning content creator, certified sex and relationships educator, writer, and trainee sex therapist whose work is all about non-monogamy and sex positivity. She draws from her lived experiences as a polyamorous, bisexual, neurodivergent, and Asian a-gender femme who has been openly non-monogamous since 2016 to bring her audience educational and entertaining multimedia content about creating healthy and sustainable non-monogamous relationships. Since 2020, she has connected with millions across the globe, whether through her social media posts, online and in-person talks, workshops, panels, and lectures, in the media, or her private non-monogamous peer support sessions. She also writes A Polyamorous Perspective, a polyamory advice column at Gay Times.
Leanne was named in 15 LGBTQ+ Educators Who Took Instagram Infotainment To The Next Level (Buzzfeed, 2021), '10 Polyamory Experts to Follow on TikTok' (Cosmopolitan, 2022), and 60 Top Influencers Who Are Actually Worth the Follow (Mens Health, 2023). She holds a Special Recognition and Appreciation Award (The Panel ENM, 2021), and was nominated for Sex and Relationships Creator of the Year (BCreator, 2024).
INSTAGRAM: @polyphiliablog
WEBSITE: https://polyphilia.blog/
SPRING TERM 2025
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Vex Ashley (she/her)
The Body And The Screen - Sexuality Against The Machine
Monday 10th February
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Holy Hags: Sinners and Sheela Na Gigs - RECORDING ONLY
Monday 17th February
Dr. Kimberley Baltzer-Jaray (she/they)
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Monday 24th February
Alekszandra Rokvity (she/her)
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Monday 3rd March
TBC
Monday 10th March
Jennifer Anyan (she/her)
The Madonna Whore Dichotomy: Motherhood And Sexual Agency
Monday 17th March
Alyssa Velazquez (she/her)
Spawn: The Fantasy Of Women's Right To Choose
Monday 24th March
Leanne Yau (she/they)
Radical Connection Through Relationship Anarchy
Monday 31st March
Dr. Noam Yadin Evron (she/her)
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Monday 7th April
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Monday 14th April
Anna Souter (she/her)
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Monday 21st April
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Monday 28th April
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RECORDING
A recording of the lecture will be sent out by The Feminist Lecture Program after the event finishes, within 2 hours of the end of the class. This email will also contain any resources/reading list the lecturer shares.
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Please note that the recording will expire 7 days after sending.
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
Everyone is welcome to join this Pay-What-You-Can class. We suggest a donation of 20, however, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we can continue to offer our sessions on a donation basis.
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