Carolyn Stransky

Carolyn (she/her) is a queer software engineer and journalist based in Berlin, Germany. She's been reporting for Future of Sex since late 2020 and served as Acting Editor from April to November 2022. She's currently our Deputy Editor. Beyond Future of Sex, Carolyn also writes about the intersections of technology and sexuality for outlets like Autostraddle, Curve Magazine and elsewhere. You can find her most places on the Internet @carolstran.
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Tech Conference Organizers: Sex Tech Breaks Taboos, Not Codes of Conduct

An exploration into the place of erotic technologies at mainstream events.

Carolyn Stransky

How to Create a Safe-for-Work Website for Your NSFW Content

Adding a layer of indirection can help prevent deplatforming.

Carolyn Stransky

How Sex Tech Designers Can Enhance the Pleasure of Fingering

A look at fingering-specific sex toys and how they might evolve.

Carolyn Stransky

Future of Fingering: Lessons Learned from the Award-Winning Tentilex Project

Why digital stimulation is an area of sexual pleasure in desperate need…

Carolyn Stransky

Exploring Queerness By Switching Up My Vibrators

How a (formerly closeted) bisexual cis woman used sex tech to uncover…

Carolyn Stransky

Sex Tech Professionals Are Using Clubhouse Despite Privacy Concerns

Dissecting the allure of the invite-only social networking app.

Carolyn Stransky

Creating and Cultivating Intimacy at the Rainbows End Sex Tech Hackathon

Winning projects embraced soft robotics, apps, and augmented reality.

Carolyn Stransky

Sex Tech Hackers Will Get ‘Touchy-Feely’ at Virtual Event This Weekend

Follow creators from across the world as they explore intimacy in the…

Carolyn Stransky

Does Having an IUD Make You a Biohacker or a Cyborg?

Pondering the T-shaped implant's role in altering human reproductive anatomy.

Carolyn Stransky