{"id":1760349,"date":"2026-02-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1760349"},"modified":"2026-02-10T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:00:00","slug":"pulp-zines-latest-issue-explores-sex-in-our-hypervisible-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1760349","title":{"rendered":"Pulp Zine\u2019s latest issue explores sex in our hypervisible age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/0-208-1080-720\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436654.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/art-photography\/article\/69583\/1\/pulp-zine-2-launch-sexuality-ink-fetish-photograpahy-london-erotic-magazine\" data-article-id=\"69583\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-square-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"square\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"square\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pulp Zine 2\" class=\"img\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436654.jpg\" width=\"1080\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Eva Oh by Anna Sampson. Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Pulp Zine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-10T08:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"10 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"10\">10,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - art-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Pulp Zine\u2019s latest issue explores sex in our <span class=\"nowrap\">hypervisible age<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>From Mexican gay porn companies to mommy kinks, Megan Wallace\u2019s Pulp 2 brings together more queer artwork <span class=\"nowrap\">and writing<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-10T08:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"10 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"10\">10,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-10T08:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"10 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"10\">10,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/TiarnaMeehan\">Tiarna<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-13-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Pulp Zine 2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36642\/0\/pulp-zine-2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ottilie landmark 1\" class=\"img\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-331-1000-666\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436646.jpg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36642\/1\/pulp-zine-2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pulp Zine 2\" class=\"img\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-353-1000-666\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436647.jpg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36642\/2\/pulp-zine-2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pulp Zine 2\" class=\"img\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-633-1000-666\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436645.jpg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36642\/3\/pulp-zine-2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pulp Zine 2\" class=\"img\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1080-720\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436653.jpg\" width=\"1080\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36642\/4\/pulp-zine-2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pulp Zine 2\" class=\"img\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-257-1456-970\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436651.jpg\" width=\"1456\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36642\/5\/pulp-zine-2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pulp Zine 2\" class=\"img\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2000-1333\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436640.jpg\" width=\"2000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 13 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cSex is so visible it\u2019s almost banal,\u201d Megan Wallace said when they launched the first issue of <\/span><em>Pulp<\/em><span><em> Zine<\/em>, describing what they called a \u201cpost-sex positivity\u201d moment. A year on, this saturation has only shifted. \u201cMany of us are not feeling very \u2018in body\u2019,\u201d they explain, \u201cas we are living more of our lives online, the policing of our digital spheres is of concern.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For Wallace, this sense of disconnection extends beyond visibility into the body itself. \u201cI think we\u2019re reaching a new level of estrangement from the human experience via medications like Ozempic \u2013 which, while necessary for many people, for some have the side effect of zapping desire and pleasure \u2013 and the proliferation of AI, which prioritises machines over humans,\u201d they say. <\/span><em><span>Pulp<\/span><\/em><span><em> 2 <\/em>responds to these conditions by documenting desire, intimacy and community across a spectrum of sexual subcultures \u2013 from London\u2019s elite singles nights to international porn scenes and kink communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the heart of the issue is the idea of partnership. As Wallace explains, \u201cI write a lot about sex, but I am increasingly interested in platonic partnerships and connections. If you are queer, a sex worker, trans, kinky or, often, any other minority, you experience a huge level of sexualisation and fetishisation. Even if sex is a big part of your life, or how you make your money, it\u2019s often not the only thing in your life; you\u2019re also capable of friendship, community, platonic love and so on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"f18e76ee-1d30-48a0-854b-b3eb0113820c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436646.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.83\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ottilie landmark 1\" class=\"img\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436646.jpg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Pulp Zine<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The arrival of a physical print zine comes at a time when sex and digital life is more policed than ever. \u201cI think we live in an age where, to not engage with the social media panopticon, is to not exist at all. So to pressure sex workers off of social media is really an attempt to completely erase them,\u201d Wallace explains. With legislation being passed globally, like the Online Safety Bill, which threatens sex workers\u2019 livelihoods online, they add, \u201cOn a human level, we should be concerned for the basic financial survival and physical welfare of a group of people. On a political level, I think all gender and sexual minorities should be hugely concerned \u2013 not least because terfism, swerf-ism and sex panics are all hugely connected, and often perpetrated by the same people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Designer Jack Rowe sees it the same way. \u201cPrint removes that layer of control. You can show sexuality in a way that feels honest rather than sanitised,\u201d he explains. Rowe\u2019s approach to <\/span><em><span>Pulp<\/span><\/em><span> 2 is deliberately different from the first issue, ensuring each edition has its own identity. <\/span><span>That energy spans across the zine features with writing from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mercedes666_2\/\"><span>Ozziline Mercedes<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pierceeldridge\/\"><span>P Eldridge<\/span><\/a><span> and Tadhg Haran, as well as interviews with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cutiewhippingham\/?hl=en\"><span>Leila Davis<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/youwillplease_me\/?hl=en\"><span>Eva Oh<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maedbjoy\/?hl=en\"><span>Maedb Joy <\/span><\/a><span>and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anastasiia_fedorova\/?hl=en\"><span>Anastasiia Fedorova<\/span><\/a><span>, features on top-secret London elite singles nights, Mexican gay porn companies, and mommy kinks<\/span><span>\u00a0and photography by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noxnoctus\/?hl=en\"><span>Lisa Wang<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ottilielandmark\/?hl=en\"><span>Ottilie Landmark<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"929b334a-8d4f-4753-a65b-b3eb0113738f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436641.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rapture2\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436641.jpg\" width=\"2001\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Pulp Zine<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Throughout the zine, other erotic magazines, like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sensored.magazine\/?hl=en\">Sensored<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/temptressmagazine\/?hl=en\">Temptress<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0are spotlighted \u2013 something Wallace felt was important in continuing a lineage of physical erotica. \u201cIn response to the never-ending assault of AI slop, there is a really vibrant independent publishing scene which prioritises experimentation, contemplation and provocation. London has a bright erotic culture clawing its way from the dregs of mouldy sublets and a collapsing creative sector, and it inspired me to look at the zines here \u2013 and further afield \u2013 that are celebrating a more esoteric and curious exploration of sexuality,\u201d they explain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s through this media, like <\/span><em><span>Pu<\/span>lp<\/em><span><em> 2<\/em>, that the creator hopes to present an unapologetic conversation around sex in the modern day. \u201cI want to challenge individuals (increasingly, sex negative feminists among the Gen Z cohort) who insist on seeing workers in the sex industry as an abstract idea they can project their ideas onto, rather than real people. Also to encourage other queer people to also advocate for sex worker rights. Apart from that, I want people to have fun! The world is quite gross right now, and a moment of sexy respite is very welcome,\u201d they share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While this issue is only just launching, the team is already thinking ahead to future topics. \u201cI am increasingly looking at individuals on the ace and aro spectrum and the ways they decentre default ideas of sex and relationships to prioritise broader ideas of community and care,\u201d Wallace shares. \u201cI\u2019m also wondering what it would look like to live in a world where sexual subcultures and queerness aren\u2019t constantly politicised.\u201d But for now, pick up a copy of <\/span><em><span>Pu<\/span>lp<\/em><span><em> 2<\/em> for your curiosity fix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>The launch of <\/em>Pulp 2<em> takes place on 12 February 2026 at Syn, Hackney, London \u2013 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUafc00DC0R\/\">here<\/a> for details. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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A year on, this saturation has only shifted. \u201cMany of us are not feeling very \u2018in body\u2019,\u201d they explain, \u201cas we are living more of our lives online, the policing of our digital spheres is of concern.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For Wallace, this sense of disconnection extends beyond visibility into the body itself. \u201cI think we\u2019re reaching a new level of estrangement from the human experience via medications like Ozempic \u2013 which, while necessary for many people, for some have the side effect of zapping desire and pleasure \u2013 and the proliferation of AI, which prioritises machines over humans,\u201d they say. <\/span><em><span>Pulp<\/span><\/em><span><em> 2 <\/em>responds to these conditions by documenting desire, intimacy and community across a spectrum of sexual subcultures \u2013 from London\u2019s elite singles nights to international porn scenes and kink communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the heart of the issue is the idea of partnership. As Wallace explains, \u201cI write a lot about sex, but I am increasingly interested in platonic partnerships and connections. If you are queer, a sex worker, trans, kinky or, often, any other minority, you experience a huge level of sexualisation and fetishisation. Even if sex is a big part of your life, or how you make your money, it\u2019s often not the only thing in your life; you\u2019re also capable of friendship, community, platonic love and so on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"f18e76ee-1d30-48a0-854b-b3eb0113820c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436646.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.83\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ottilie landmark 1\" class=\"img\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436646.jpg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Pulp Zine<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The arrival of a physical print zine comes at a time when sex and digital life is more policed than ever. \u201cI think we live in an age where, to not engage with the social media panopticon, is to not exist at all. So to pressure sex workers off of social media is really an attempt to completely erase them,\u201d Wallace explains. With legislation being passed globally, like the Online Safety Bill, which threatens sex workers\u2019 livelihoods online, they add, \u201cOn a human level, we should be concerned for the basic financial survival and physical welfare of a group of people. On a political level, I think all gender and sexual minorities should be hugely concerned \u2013 not least because terfism, swerf-ism and sex panics are all hugely connected, and often perpetrated by the same people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Designer Jack Rowe sees it the same way. \u201cPrint removes that layer of control. You can show sexuality in a way that feels honest rather than sanitised,\u201d he explains. Rowe\u2019s approach to <\/span><em><span>Pulp<\/span><\/em><span> 2 is deliberately different from the first issue, ensuring each edition has its own identity. <\/span><span>That energy spans across the zine features with writing from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mercedes666_2\/\"><span>Ozziline Mercedes<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pierceeldridge\/\"><span>P Eldridge<\/span><\/a><span> and Tadhg Haran, as well as interviews with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cutiewhippingham\/?hl=en\"><span>Leila Davis<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/youwillplease_me\/?hl=en\"><span>Eva Oh<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maedbjoy\/?hl=en\"><span>Maedb Joy <\/span><\/a><span>and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anastasiia_fedorova\/?hl=en\"><span>Anastasiia Fedorova<\/span><\/a><span>, features on top-secret London elite singles nights, Mexican gay porn companies, and mommy kinks<\/span><span>\u00a0and photography by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noxnoctus\/?hl=en\"><span>Lisa Wang<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ottilielandmark\/?hl=en\"><span>Ottilie Landmark<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"929b334a-8d4f-4753-a65b-b3eb0113738f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436641.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rapture2\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436641.jpg\" width=\"2001\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Pulp Zine<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Throughout the zine, other erotic magazines, like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sensored.magazine\/?hl=en\">Sensored<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/temptressmagazine\/?hl=en\">Temptress<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0are spotlighted \u2013 something Wallace felt was important in continuing a lineage of physical erotica. \u201cIn response to the never-ending assault of AI slop, there is a really vibrant independent publishing scene which prioritises experimentation, contemplation and provocation. London has a bright erotic culture clawing its way from the dregs of mouldy sublets and a collapsing creative sector, and it inspired me to look at the zines here \u2013 and further afield \u2013 that are celebrating a more esoteric and curious exploration of sexuality,\u201d they explain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s through this media, like <\/span><em><span>Pu<\/span>lp<\/em><span><em> 2<\/em>, that the creator hopes to present an unapologetic conversation around sex in the modern day. \u201cI want to challenge individuals (increasingly, sex negative feminists among the Gen Z cohort) who insist on seeing workers in the sex industry as an abstract idea they can project their ideas onto, rather than real people. Also to encourage other queer people to also advocate for sex worker rights. Apart from that, I want people to have fun! The world is quite gross right now, and a moment of sexy respite is very welcome,\u201d they share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While this issue is only just launching, the team is already thinking ahead to future topics. \u201cI am increasingly looking at individuals on the ace and aro spectrum and the ways they decentre default ideas of sex and relationships to prioritise broader ideas of community and care,\u201d Wallace shares. \u201cI\u2019m also wondering what it would look like to live in a world where sexual subcultures and queerness aren\u2019t constantly politicised.\u201d But for now, pick up a copy of <\/span><em><span>Pu<\/span>lp<\/em><span><em> 2<\/em> for your curiosity fix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>The launch of <\/em>Pulp 2<em> takes place on 12 February 2026 at Syn, Hackney, London \u2013 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUafc00DC0R\/\">here<\/a> for details. 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