Dossie Easton

This is one of the authors of the book. She is a practicing lesbian in an open yet committed relationship. She calls it fluid-bonding when people are committed to each other to such an extreme degree while maintaining negotiable sexual boundaries with others. This woman lives in San Fransisco. Very early in the book there is a quote from some important work she did as an undergraduate: "Sex is Nice and Pleasure is Good Is Good For You." The author reports that this is a radical American idea that was first publicized in the 1970s. This is done to help counteract the oppression of women, especially, but also of some men regarding sex and pleasure. It is also done as part of the advocacy for people to have healthy fulfilling sexual lives. In this sense, she is either a pioneer, or at the least, a venturing advocate...