COVID-19 Dating Survey

Written By Pink Flowers

Be honest, y’all, who’s dating in the age of COVID — for realz?

Having lived it up through the worst of the AIDS epidemic, I know it takes more than the risk of a chronic disease to stop people from locking lips and other romantic pursuits. COVID-19 is pretty scary, but it ain’t got shit on what we were facing in the mid-eighties when sex could likely come with a life sentence, and did for a lot of people. It’s still pretty easy to get an STD, but there’s plenty of ways to mitigate the risks.

Here we are in 2020. A little blue pre-exposure prophylaxis has made sex fun again. But just when you might o’ thought it was relatively safe to get back in the water, Rona showed up making things risky AF again. I know that’s not stopping everyone. I’ve managed a few work arounds, but my life is pretty celibate right now. Being a pretty sexual being, that ain’t sitting right. I’m ready to hear from y’all for a change. Who’s having sex and how are you managing?

I’m not asking for the details (although you are welcome to hit me up offline with any juicy bits you care to share). I would like to know how people are dating, how they’re meeting new people, and when it comes to getting busy, what kinds of precautions are people using to get the most bang for their bang. The advice you share could save lives. You’ll certainly be helping folks figure out how to enjoy themselves and the company of others with as little risks as possible.

Time is of the essence, I’ve got a few offers on the table (to get thrown down on a few tables) and I wanna know if there’s a way to take advantage without risking my life and lungs for a few hours (optimism) of fun.

Who’s sharing?

Pink Flowers

Pink Flowers is a Black trans artist, activist and educator, whose work is rooted in ancient shamanic, African trickster, and Brazilian Joker traditions. Pink uses Theater of the Oppressed, Art of Hosting, Navajo Peacemaking and other anti-oppression techniques, as the foundation of their theater-making, mediation, problem-solving and group healing practices.

She is the founder of Award-winning Falconworks Theater Company, which uses popular theater to build capacities for civic engagement and social change. She has received broad recognition, numerous awards, and citations for their community service. She has been a faculty member at Montclair State University, Pace University, and a company member of Shakespeare in Detroit.

Pink is currently in Providence Rhode Island teaching directing for the Brown/Trinity MFA program, while also directing the Brown University production of Aleshea Harris’s award-winning What To Send Up When It Goes Down. Get performance detail here.

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