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Filthy Studios

Diving Deep into Muffing : Masks Required

Diving Deep into Muffing : Masks Required

$25-90 Sliding Scale

Muffing is a sexual activity that involves penetrating the inguinal canals of folks with external gonads (basically, fingerbanging the "pockets" above/behind the gonads). The term "muffing" was coined by Mira Bellwether in her zine Fucking Trans Women, and since then articles have described this activity. But this is the first community workshop of its kind. Join Lucie for this 2-hour exploration of muffing, complete with live demo scene. For folks with external gonads and those who have sex with them, muffing can be a way of queering up sex, circumventing culturally prescribed understandings of the erotic, and opening a universe of pleasure.

This is a KN-95 or better mask required class. The presenters will be masked for lecture and Q&A and due to the intensity of the demo, will be unmasked for the demo. The instructors will secure a negative COVID PCR test the day of the class.

Our current general event policies and accessibility info is located on our event info page.

Sliding Scale Pricing:

  • Community-Powered ($25 )– A reduced rate made possible by community support.
  • Supporter ($35) – A partially community-supported rate for those who can chip in a little more.
  • Sustainer ($45 – Covers the full cost and keeps the class running.
  • Sponsor ($90)– Helps fund accessibility and community-supported spots.

Email info@filthystudios.com for scholarship tickets.

Instructor Bio:

Lucie Fielding, PhD, LMHC, LPC (she/they) is a white, queer, trans misogyny-affected femme, and a therapist licensed in Virginia and Washington State. She received her MA in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute (2018). Lucie also holds a PhD in French from Northwestern University (2008), where she specialized in histories of sexualities and erotic literature. Their background in literature and history attunes them to the many ways that image, metaphor, and cultural scripts shape and inform the narratives we carry with us as we move through the world as well as how these narratives inscribe themselves on our bodies. In addition to their work as a therapist, Lucie is a sex and kink educator. They are the author of Trans Sex: Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure (Routledge, 2025). The first edition of Trans Sex (2021) Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments (Routledge, 2021) was shortlisted for a 2022 Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) in the Transgender-Nonfiction category and was awarded the 2022 AASECT Book Award (Book for Sexuality Professionals), the 2024 SSTAR Health Professionals Book Award, and the 2024 APA Division 44 Distinguished Book Award. You can find out more about Lucie at: https://luciefielding.com or follow them on Instagram (@sexbeyondbinaries) or BlueSky (@sexbeyondbinaries.bsky.social).
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