What does it mean to feel safe during sex these days? From feeling comfortable with your partner to having access to public health interventions and medication, "safety" comes up a lot in sex. And having the tools you need to feel confident in your own sexual health is an essential part of the pursuit of pleasure. Brittany Luse is joined by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisha-mckinley-beach/"target="_blank" >Dr. Leisha McKinley-Beach</a>, founder and CEO of the Black Public Health Academy, and <a href="https://www.drjasmineabrams.com/"target="_blank" >Dr. Jasmine Abrams</a>, a research scientist at the Yale School of Public Health, to give us a booster on how to live our best sex lives. Want more on the culture of sex and dating? Check out these episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5725495/the-truth-about-men-on-the-down-low"target="_blank" >The truth about men on the 'down low'</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5797834/why-cant-we-be-normal-about-polyamory"target="_blank" >Why can't we be normal about polyamory?</a> Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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