CONSENT: Assume Nothing

PHOTOS by Sam Penn; VIDEOS & VIDEO STILLS by Minnie Bennett, Cruz Mendez and Charlie Freiberg

After the panel is the after-party. And inside the after-party is a reality TV-style confessional?

Pillow Talk is a roving series on sex, love, community, and communication. For its 20th offering, presented in partnership with Pornhub, Pillow Talk explored the concept of CONSENT.

CONSENT EVENT's after-party is documented here, including confessional videos hosted by Joe Apollonio and Natassia Dreams.

"Consent is a currency of the now, it's not permission."

– Teniece Divya Johnson

"Do you think when it comes to work, that there can be such thing as true consent under capitalism?"

– Kira Noir

"There isn't a big media storm, moral panic around consent at this exact moment, so it's a good time to be mindful and really think about it."

– Fiona Alison Duncan

"Make them think it’s their idea, then you get your way."

– Dara

"We have to save ourselves. And that's all there is. And will we be punitive if we do that? Will we be shaming if we do that? Will we forgive? Will we restore ourselves? What choices do we have? Can we be made whole? What do we need? How do we know what we need?"

– Jamieson Webster

CONSENT EVENT was co-directed by Esra Soraya Padgett and Fiona Alison Duncan

Confessors: Analisa Teachworth, Dara, Joana Marquez, Kira Noir, Mykki Blanco, and Ruby McCollister

Pictured: Asya, Carmen-Sibha Keiso, Chase Bell, Chloë Sevigny, Chuy Medina, Dara, Devan Díaz, Elizabeth Williams, Esra Soraya Padgett, Fiona Alison Duncan, hannah baer, Joana Marquez, Joe Apollonio, Johnny Belknap, Kira Noir, Liara Roux, Lissy Trullie, Marcs, Nash Glynn, Natassia Dreams, Ruby McCollister, Sam Penn, and Sonny Molina