Our projectsWe aim to shape how sexuality, intimacy and joy are experienced, understood and brought into the public sphere. We create and curate spaces where pleasure can be explored openly: through cultural programming, events, collaborations, and content. From museums to festivals, from workshops to digital platforms, we bring together artists, educators, and communities to rethink how we engage with sexuality. We see pleasure as more than personal — it’s a form of expression, connection, and cultural change.
A recap of the Pleasure Society Community Mixer we hosted at Barbue, The Hoxton, Lloyd during World Pride. All photos by Bete van Meewen.
A recap of our special night at The Willet-Holthuysen House. We came together to celebrate queer pleasure in all corners of this 17th century house. All photos by Prins de Vos.
A recap of the hot and sexy "A Night of Lust" by ERIKALUST x The Queer Agenda. The Pleasure Society hosted the event and moderated the Q&A session. All photos by Leroy.
In this series, I’ve shared my experience co-founding Strings, an Amsterdam-based sex-positive collective, and organising our first event last year. Here are my final reflections, and some hopes for the future. If you've made it this far, thank you for reading!
In this series, I’ll be sharing my experience co-founding Strings, an Amsterdam-based sex-positive collective, and organising our first event last year.
In this series, I’ll be sharing my experience co-founding Strings, an Amsterdam-based sex-positive collective, and organising our first event last year.
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In this series, I’ll be sharing my experience co-founding Strings, an Amsterdam-based sex-positive collective, and organising our first event last year.
What does it take to unlearn societal expectations about sex? What if the ways we have sex are not entirely our own? We explored these questions and more in our newly launched Pleasure Narratives podcast.
If someone asks me what my favorite sex toy is, I don’t say vibrator.I don’t say strap-on.I don’t say anything that requires charging.I say: lube.Yes. A humble bottle of slippery goodness has done more for my sex life than most gadgets combined. And yet, somehow, it’s still the most misunderstood, under-celebrated, occasionally side-eyed product in the bedroom.So when I kicked off the first Radio Pleasure Society of 2026, I decided: we’re giving lube the spotlight.Samuel Douek, founder of Howl — a London-based pleasure platform that started as a queer rave and evolved into a sexual wellness brand on a mission to tear down shame.
On December 6th we came together at LAB111 to celebrate queer intimacy on screen. And boyyy did we celebrate! Here are some photos that showed the vibe of the night. All photos taken by Dia Dreessen.Thank you Schmutz and LAB111 and everyone involved in making this night unforgettable.
A flirty card game that gets you talking (and thinking) about (your) sexuality — no shame, just juicy questions to spark curiosity, connection, and maybe a little heat.
We shook things up for this episode and had Shari's partner, Cathy, ask all the questions. Who is the Pleasure Society? What have we learned from running a sex positive business? What does the future look like? And why is sexuality so important?
We spoke to Dr. Bahareh Goodarzi on the intersections of prganancy, reproductive rights, sexuality and pleasure. We dove deep into Audre Lorde's Uses of the Erotic, pleasure as a form of activism and the pregnant body as a source of power and eroticism. Listen back to our conversation.
Bahareh's book and podcast recommendations:
Books:
Uses of the Erotic - Audre Lorde
Men explaining things to me - Rebecca Solnit
Invisible women - Caroline Criado Perez
Caliban and the WitchWomen, the body and Primitive Accumulation - Federici
The Woman in the body - Emily Martin
Podcasts:
Scene on the radio season 3
Censorship around sex positive accounts, including the Erotic Reivew, has sky rocketed. We spoke to Editor in Chief Lucy Roeber on the topic of censorship while running an independently published magazine on the erotic, pleasure and sexuality. The last edition centered censorship. Listen back to this show that aired on August 12th, 2026
Here are some book recommendations from Lucy
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In this episode, we dive into the world of sex positive nightlife together with Ellen Verheij— a scene that's been quietly transforming over the past few years. We unpack what's driving that evolution, and get into the practical side of things: what genuine consent culture actually looks like on the ground, and how the best-run venues build it into the experience rather than just paying lip service to it. We also explore the unwritten etiquette that regulars pick up over time but newcomers often have to learn the hard way, and zoom out to look at how this world intersects with bigger conversations around mental health, body image, and self-expression. Tune in below to listen to the full conversation.
Books 📕
Wormmaan - Mariken Heitman
I who have never known men - Jacqueline Harpman
De thuiswacht - Dola de Jong
The safekeep (De bewaring) - Yael van der Wouden
Man maakt stuk - Maurits de Bruijn
Podcasts 🎧
Onder Mediadoctoren
Geeky Dingen
Bad Gays
Achterwerk
Wie is Emmy?
Linda Duits is a rebellious, outspoken social scientist with an interest in power and society. She spoke to us about plezier, a hard word to directly translate to English, but something in between pleasure and fun. This all related to a sexual context. Listen back!
Books 📕
Wormmaan - Mariken Heitman
I who have never known men - Jacqueline Harpman
De thuiswacht - Dola de Jong
The safekeep (De bewaring) - Yael van der Wouden
Man maakt stuk - Maurits de Bruijn
Podcasts 🎧
Onder Mediadoctoren
Geeky Dingen
Bad Gays
Achterwerk
Wie is Emmy?
We dived into the world of cruising with Barnaby Savage. By collecting, documenting and researching stories of cruising Barnaby's project 'Cruise Verhalen' tracks the fluid (re)shaping of public space and through the recording of oral history documents cruising culture in the Netherlands.
Some book recommendations Barnaby gave us, that we'd love to share here:
📕 De Roze Rand van Donker Amsterdam - Gert Hekma
📕 Amsterdam de Roze Geschiedenis - Monique Doppert
📕 De Stad - Marcel van Engelen
📕 Fire Island: Queer History - Jack Parlett
📕 The Carnivorous Lamb - Augustín Gómez Arcos
In deze aflevering van Radio Pleasure Society spreken we met Jesse Bleekemolen en Rein van Leeuwen over een documentaire die ze gemaakt hebben: F*CK DRUGS, een film over oa seks en drugsgebruik binnen de gay scene. Bekijk de documentaire hier op NPO Doc.
We spoke to Samuel Douek, founder of HOWL on all things LUBE! Samuel calls Howl’s philosophy: “liberation through exploration.” Listen to the episode below to find out more.
We spoke to Pimenta Cítrica on AI and Sex(uality). What changes or protections in AI policies should change around sex education and the use of AI? How is AI influencing how people explore and understand their sexuality? And what does a healthy and ethical future of AI look like in our sexual lives?
We spoke to Karin from MMeet on all things around menopause and sexuality. A topic we believe is even more stigmatized than it should be. We learned so many new things about what happens in our body when we enter this stage of our life. How can we stay curious to our body and all the changes that come along with (peri)menopause and continue to explore our sexuality?
Together with The Oh Collective and The Vulva Gallery, we started Schaamteloos to replace the word schaamlippen (“shame lips”, the Dutch word for labia) with something better: vulvalippen. It’s about accuracy, body pride, and rewriting the language we use—because shame has no place here.
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