Sex positivity and representation

Frank Arthur Smith, our guest this week, is a queer writer/director/actor/producer originally from Boston, Massachusetts. His LGBTQIA+ comedy series, Open To It, in which he stars, writes, directs, and Executive Produces, was an Official Selection of festivals including: Outfest, where it received two special encore screenings; Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, where it was the opening night film; Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Comedy Short; as well as the inaugural Gay Binge Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Performance.

Today, Frank discusses the following topics with us:

• What led up to the creation of his web series, Open To It, including:

  • His approach to creating tension and conflict without using jealousy,

  • Non-monogamy in the gay community and how it factored into the project,

  • Surprising things he’s noticed about how the show has been received, and

  • How much of the show is for him, personally, motivated by normalizing non-monogamy versus sex positivity.

• His opinion of the word “throuple.”

• His personal evolution of being more sex positive.

• What advice he has for the making of Multiamory: The Show (theoretically).

• What it was like being on Marie Kondo’s Netflix Show.

Find the first three episodes of Open To It for free at www.opentoitseries.com, and check out Frank more at his Instagram @frank.arthur.smith, on YouTube and TikTok @phosphorusproductions, and on Twitter @FAS4US.