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August 2016

August 17, 2016

Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit 2016

Once again, some of the best & brightest sexuality educators & activists gathered at Woodhull...

August 16, 2016

Sex Positivity Isn’t About Anything Goes Sexually

Defining sex positivity is an endless task, but let's be clear about one thing: we're...

August 15, 2016

The Courage to Discuss Consent Violations

Consent violations are sadly common, but what should you do immediately after? Dr. Jen offers...

August 10, 2016

Where’s the Advice to Teenage Boys?

If we're going to talk about sexual consent and pleasure, we also need to talk...

August 09, 2016

All Sex is Transactional, Because It Takes Resources

The ability to be sexually active in capitalist society requires removal of certain barriers, which...

August 08, 2016

Don’t Send Dick Pics of Your Brain

Colonizing someone's brain space, when they haven't consented to it, is a no-no when you're...

August 06, 2016

Information Is Not An Invitation

Sharing information about my life as part of my educational mission does not mean I...

August 04, 2016

Of Witches, Butter, Breasts, & Sex

Legends about witches who extract dairy from their neighbors' cows are freaky, but also point...

August 03, 2016

Objectifying Women to Save Them is Problematic (But Not New)

Objectification isn't new, but it keeps rearing its oh-so-prettily-framed head in advertising, the media, and...

August 02, 2016

In Order to Fix Professional Boundaries, We Must Revolutionize the Meaning of Sex

"Normal" has many meanings, and until we stop conflating them with ideas about being a...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

If You Support the GOP Platform, You Don’t Support Me

The GOP platform is crummy for many reasons, but this one's personal, and I can't...

July 30, 2016

When Teens Talk Back

Teens are starting to fight back against victim-blaming messages in some parts of the world....

July 26, 2016

Yet Another Educator Suffers Sex Work Stigma

Never heard of porn cooties? Read on to find out more!

July 25, 2016

Conflating Emotional Guilt with Causal Guilt is Victim-Blaming

Feeling a complex tangle of emotions that could be labeled "guilty" does not mean someone...

July 24, 2016

Take-homes from the AASECT Winter Institute on Trauma

Trauma fragments people, and as a result fragments their narratives. What are some strategies to...

July 22, 2016

The Best of Adult Sex Ed Month 2016

Here are the 10 best posts from a month of blog posts focusing on adult...

July 14, 2016

My Top Ten Sex Books

As a sex educator/scholar, my top ten sex books are pretty darn nerdy, packed with...

July 13, 2016

Syphilis in the Social Sciences Classroom

Join me to nerd out about the impact of syphilis on Western history Because that's...

July 12, 2016

On “Woman” as a Category

What makes a woman a woman? I’m reading My New Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein right now,...

July 11, 2016

I Gain Nothing By Excluding You

How many years of feminine socialization are required to make a woman? I don't have...

July 09, 2016

Knowing Our Bodies Means Better Public Policies (The Case for Sex Ed Part 9)

Spoiler: we as a society benefit when women’s specific health needs are understood, and policies...

July 08, 2016

What You Need to Know about Artists Consenting to Sexual Objectification

Women are conditioned to equate being objectified with being sexy, which is unfortunate, but I'm...

July 08, 2016

In Nonconcordant Arousal Lies Freedom (The Case for Sex Ed Part 8)

If your genitals and your mind aren’t always on the same page, there’s something wrong...

July 07, 2016

Teaching Relationships Empowers Everyone (The Case for Sex Ed Part 7)

Being in crummy relationships has potential negative health consequences. So how do we learn to...

July 06, 2016

We Could Reduce STI Stigma & Improve Public Health…But We’re Not (The Case for Sex Ed Part 6)

Sociology & public health research points to reducing stigma as a major strategy in terms...

July 05, 2016

How Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Erases Consent (The Case for Sex Ed Part 5)

Abstinence-only sex ed renders consent invisible. So do some religious teachings. Their overlap makes these...

July 04, 2016

We Need to Disentangle Gender From Sex (The Case for Sex Ed Part 4)

Rigid gender roles disempower everyone & contribute to rape culture. We can address them through...

July 03, 2016

Because Teaching Sex Ed Is Not Encouraging Sex (The Case for Sex Ed Part 3)

Kids are information sponges, but that doesn't mean attempts to "shield" them from information will...

July 02, 2016

A Body-Literate Society (The Case for Sex Ed Part 2)

Keeping people ignorant of the workings of their own bodies makes them both dangerous &...

July 01, 2016

Cognitive Dissonance & Abstinence-Only Education (The Case for Sex Ed Part 1)

It's okay to teach abstinence as one way to interact with your sexuality, but making...

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