The article delves into The Anchoress Syndicate, a New York City-based collective co-founded by the author, which thrived from 2018-2021. Known for their provocative events like My Smutty Valentine, they fostered alternative forms of love that reject traditional romantic norms in favor of representing sex workers, anarchists, and marginalized voices. The events highlighted the intersection of kink and art, using bold performances to raise funds for mutual aid and outreach while creating a space for queer and trans experimentation in the arts.
My Smutty Valentine says FUCK YOU to romance-to the myopic, respectable, sanitized, state-sanctioned "romance" of cisheterocapitalism, emphasizing a liberatory ethos inherent in kink and smut.
The Anchoress Syndicate's happenings focused on subversive experimentation in queer and trans poetry, daring performances which elevated diverse expressions of love beyond conventional relationships.
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