June is LGBTQ Pride Month for many around the world. It's a time to celebrate the fight for rights

and the many forms love and relationships can take. In honor of this, today we're dropping five

of our favorite TED Talks from the archive on love and relationships. Happy listening.

You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity

every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Sex. It may be a physical act, but it's a mental experience.

And Gina Gutierrez wants to revive the role of imagination and sexuality with an immersive medium.

In her talk at TED 2020, the sexual wellness storyteller explains how harnessing the power of this very medium you're listening on, audio,

will lead to more sexual vitality, empowerment, and joy.

That's coming up right after a short break.

And now our TED Talk of the Day.

I'm not in the mood. Who here has ever told a partner that before?

We've all done this, and if you haven't said it, then you've probably heard it.

Intuitively, we understand that our minds matter when it comes to sex,

but we're quick to focus on bodies, touch, and sensation as the most crucial elements.

We're less likely to consider the role of our imaginations. In many parts of our life, we are

really great at imagining, things like vacations or dream homes or career moves.

These exercises in imagination help us define what it is we want.

They allow us to flirt with what's possible

before having to make any decisions.

And they're also innately pleasurable,

even if those fantasies never actually materialize.

Imagination is such a powerful tool,

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