Body Acceptance, Sexy Comics and Being Ace with Hien Pham Wonderfully Done: Wholesome Sex and Dating Advice

“Honestly when it’s just me… I really do like my body.” - Hien Pham
 
We’ve had a bunch of messages from Wonderfully Done listeners asking for us to have a lovely ace guest. Well! We recently had the absolute pleasure of interviewing a dear friend of ours, Hien Pham. As well as being a brilliant (and often smutty) artist, Hien is gay, gray-ace and an advocate of body acceptance and sex positivity - everything we love! 
 
Who is Hien Pham?
Hien Pham (he/him) is a digital artist specializing in gentle and optimistic queer comics.
He grew up in Vietnam on war stories before moving and finding a home in Australia. His work revolves around respite, around caring and loving and being loved and cared for.
 
Topics we explore in this episode: 
Self-healing through creative expression
Fat joy and fighting fatphobia
Dating while ace, and dating ace people
Being a smut creator while on the ace spectrum
What even is ‘masculinity’, anyway?
Vulnerability and how audiences can help break shame cycles
Sex as character development, and ‘flaws’ as good character design
Where to find more Hien
Support Hien on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wavingpeople 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wavingpeople 
Website: wavingcomics.com
 
Content and Creators mentioned in this episode:
Sex Education: Oh Joy Sex Toy
If you haven’t visited them yet - GET OVER THERE!
Wonderful sex ed comics from health, to sex and sexuality, to how to guides
Sex toy reviews galore

Comic: ‘Side Effect, Right Effect‘
Comic for Oh Joy Sex Toy by Hien Pham
A personal share about mental health, mazzing and being kind to yourself

Artist: G.C. Houle
An glorious ace non-binary artist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gchoule

Comic Maker: Gina Biggs
A comic creator of 20+  years with a focus on sci-fi, romance, and fairytales
Runs Filthy Figments
Described as ‘the internet’s premiere collection of Erotic Comics by an amazing lineup of cartoonists’ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ginabiggs

Comic Artist & Writer: Sarah Winifred Searle
Referenced as the cool creator who talked about sex as character development
Twitter: https://twitter.com/swinsea 

Inclusive, queer and sexy comic companies: Smut Peddler & Filthy Figments
 
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Lots of love,Lauren and Vix 💋