Yin Q., Author at A WOMEN’S THING

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Yin Q.

Contributing Writer

Yin is a BDSM educator/writer, media producer, sex work activist, and mother of two fierce girls. She has a BA from Barnard College and MFA from The New School. Her writing and work can be found at YinQ.net.

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