Today In Labor History March 26, 2000: British anarchist Alex Comfort died. Comfort was a scientist and a writer. His most well-known work was the nonfiction sex manual, “The Joy of Sex.”

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Today In Labor History March 26, 2000: British anarchist Alex Comfort died. Comfort was a scientist and a writer. His most well-known work was the nonfiction sex manual, “The Joy of Sex.”

#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #AlexComfort #JoyOfSex #sexology #writer #author #books @bookstadon

💗 Tomorrow 💗 Tune in for this virtual event to learn about the life and work of sexologist Dr. Alex Comfort!

Eric Laursen will be joined by @margaret to discuss the impact of the groundbreaking 1972 book "The Joy of Sex," and the anarchic author who brought pleasure out from the shadows in mainstream sexual discourse.

"Polymath is a captivating, illuminating, and penetrating account of Alex Comfort’s life and work. Eric Laursen brilliantly captures the ambience of Comfort’s times to reveal the inventiveness of his thinking and explain his interventions. His impressive research does not shy away from Comfort’s intellectual accomplishments. It underlines the consistency of Comfort’s creative application of anarchist principles and his optimistic view of anarchism as a path to liberation and community." —Ruth Kinna, author of The Government of No One

You can register at https://firestorm.coop/events/3108-the-joy-of-anarchy.html. Registering is completely free, and you should still sign up even if you aren't sure you can make it because you'll receive a recording of the conversation to enjoy later!

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When it was published in 1972, "The Joy of Sex" was the first mass-market book to offer a playful and pleasure-centered approach to sexual education. The text was enormously successful, eventually making its way into twelve million homes. In a new book, "Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort, Author of The Joy of Sex," Eric Laursen tells the story of the iconic sex manual's eccentric author, a British physician and wide-ranging intellectual who passionately espoused anarchism, pacifism, and civil disobedience.

Later this month we'll be discussing the life of Alex Comfort with biographer Eric Laursen and @margaret Killjoy, host of the "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff" podcast. Register for free and grab the book at https://firestorm.coop/events/3108-the-joy-of-anarchy.html. Not sure if you can make the event? Sign up anyway and you'll receive a link to the recorded conversation when we post it!

#TheJoyOfSex #SexualLiberation #Anarchism #AlexComfort #FeministBookstore #EricLaursen #MargaretKilljoy #CoolPeopleWhoDidCoolStuff #FirestormBooks (- L)

Today In Labor History March 26, 2000: British anarchist Alex Comfort died. Comfort was a scientist and a writer. His most well-known work was the nonfiction sex manual, “The Joy of Sex.”

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #anarchism #AlexComfort #JoyOfSex #sexology #writer @bookstadon