Mal, a journal of sexuality and erotics. N°5 — Sex Negative — August, 2020

On anti-erotics and sexual pessimism in four essays—an analysis of the incel phenomenon, a reflection on Georges Bataille’s erotics and ethically produced pornography, a lyrical essay on Black Venus, and a diagnosis of a “collective turn-off”—two stories, and thirteen poems. Featuring illustrations by John Slade/HYT Studio. Contributions by Philip Maughan, Sophie Lewis, Kathryn Scanlan, Diane Williams, Kim Moore, Stoya, Sasha Bonét, Sam Riviere, Lara Mimosa Montes and Wayne Koestenbaum.

Mal is a journal themed around radical approaches to sexuality, gender and the erotic.