On this episode of Slut, I speak with award-winning poet, queer, neurodivergent, mother and partner, Jaclyn Desforges (@jaclyndesforges) with the release of her new book, Danger Flower. To start the conversation, Jaclyn reads her poem, Forest Fire

From there, we dive into her first experiences with slut-shaming and how they shaped her perception

We discuss being diagnosed with ADHD and autism at age 31

and the queerness of autism

After that, we explore why she got married at 22, why they decided to open up their marriage

the difficulties of early motherhood

and how she controls jealousy in a polyamorist relationship

Then Jaclyn reads her poem, Things Change

and we talk about how street harassment changes with age and different styles

To finish our discussion, Jaclyn reads her favourite piece from Danger Flower, Ventilation

and we discuss motherhood and what sluttiness means to her now