Marla Renee Stewart, MA, CSE (she/her) is a 3x award-winning sexologist, author, and sexual strategist behind Velvet Lips Sex Education. A devoted kinkster of over 20 years, Marla thrives as a professional top and identifies as a sensual sadist who delights in the erotic interplay of dominance, intensity, and deep connection. Her workshops—ranging from kink fundamentals to impact play, breath play, dirty talk, and sensual genital torment—are known for blending technique with intentional seduction.

A fierce advocate for Black sexual liberation and pleasure-centered education, Marla also teaches Black kink and queer history, helping professionals decolonize their understanding of erotic expression. As Co-Founder of the Sex Down South Conference, she established the largest BIPOC-centered dungeon space in the world. Today, she trains educators, counselors, and therapists on how to affirm and support Black queer and kinky relationships with nuance, empathy, and radical sex-positivity.

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