The Advocate, is a self-described slut. “Slut is another word for expert,” Cheves said. “I don’t think we’ve fully destigmatized that word as a culture.” Cheves aims to do that with his upcoming book of essays, the first in a two-book deal he signed this week with Unbound Edition Press.
The collection is tentatively titled Love, Beastly: Essays on Sluthood and is expected for release in the fall of 2021.“Queer people have been at the vanguard of sex movements in the past, and I think it’s important for us to continue that,” said Cheves, who believes sexual shame is a “sickness” that can only be cured through “overexposure.” “I’ve received many messages from people dealing with shame,” Cheves said.