Chicago – 2022 Storerotica Lubricant Company of the Year Wicked Sensual Care (www.wickedsensualcare.com) today announced that resident sex educator, brand strategist, and award-winning actress jessica drake is a 2023 XBIZ Awards Sexpert of the Year nominee. The 21st Annual XBIZ Awards Show is scheduled for January 15 2023 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
“I am honored to receive this nomination and share it with my team,” drake said of the accolade. “I would like to thank everyone at Wicked Sensual Care for their support, XBIZ for the recognition, and all the folks who see the value of inclusive sex ed and the importance of sexual health advocacy and activism in the United States and around the globe. I’m grateful to have an amazing platform from which to share such urgently needed information.”
A frequent contributor to a variety of media outlets as well as a highly sought-after sexual wellness advocate, drake lectures at universities and leads workshops around the world. “When I began exploring my passion for sex education years ago, I quickly realized the need for shame-free, non-judgmental, consent-aware sex education was much greater than I first realized. In the years since, with the support of many incredible individuals, I have grown as an instructor and as a human being. I owe many thanks to the community that has gotten to know me and embraced me on this journey. I would not be here today without their support and guidance.”
drake is the writer, producer, director, and host of the video series jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex, which has received critical acclaim from such industry stalwarts as XBIZ and Fleshbot.com, and in-depth coverage from mainstream outlets like New York Times Magazine, The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, and many more. It is distributed by Wicked Sensual Care and available on DVD, VOD, and through numerous streaming platforms.
Debuting in 2011, the series earned XBIZ’s Specialty Release of the Year trophy in both 2012 and 2015 (for jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Anal, and jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Plus Size, respectively). More recently, jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex was honored with the 2020 AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) Audio Visual Award.
A certified sex educator, drake is a member of AASECT and has presented at a variety of educational events and institutions, including Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, the University of Southern California, and Chapman University. She also continues to be a paramount voice for sex workers globally, speaking at the Let Us Survive March, a rally for sex worker rights, and serving as a continuing sponsor of CatalystCon, one of the first conferences for sex workers in the United States.