Am I a Sexuality Educator, or a Be-A-Nice-Person Educator?
As a sexuality educator, I teach about a lot of different topics- contraception, sexuality transmitted infections (STIs), reproduction, anatomy, relationships, violence prevention, values, consent,...
View ArticleFriday FREAK OUT! Singapore teen wants inclusive sex ed, free of bigotry
On October 6th, a brave high school student in Singapore penned an open letter to her principal about her sex ed class, in which she asserts, “the workshop and booklet actively serve to promote rape...
View ArticleFriday FREAK OUT! Hasbro’s Play-Doh Extruder Tool
Play-Doh’s Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset has caused quite a commotion over the holiday season, supposedly ruining some Christmas celebrations. The freak out is happening over the 3-inch Extruder...
View ArticleResource Highlight: Our Whole Lives
Description Our Whole Lives is a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum available for six different age levels (grades k-1, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adult, and adult),...
View ArticleFriday FREAK OUT! UVA Sororities banned from frat parties: an ill-advised...
The University of Virginia, like many other colleges and universities nationwide, is struggling to address campus sexual assault. In the current climate, people feel called to take some action to...
View Article50 Shades of Grey: I read it so you don’t have to
*Note to my readers: spoiler alert! If you don’t want to know what happens in the 50 Shades trilogy, I recommend not reading this post past the “Here Goes”. Every once in a while, a book will be so...
View ArticleResource Highlight: The Sex Ed Store
Description The Sex Ed Store is an outstanding resource for all things sex ed. There you can get a plethora of curricula on a range of topics, you can get a contraception kit, and it’s run by the...
View ArticleFriday FREAK OUT! Consent, just like a cuppa tea
“hey, would you like a cup of tea?” In the last week or so, I’ve seen one particular blog post about consent pop up several times in my Facebook feed, Twitter, and yep, it made it to Buzzfeed. In this...
View ArticleFriday FREAK OUT! Tweetstorm about abstinence education: CHEERS to Alice Dreger!
This week Alice Dreger did something I’ve been wanting to do for years. She went to a high school class that had outside presenters talking about abstinence, and she LIVE-TWEETED it. And what she heard...
View ArticleUnequal Partners, Our Whole Lives, and the Sex Ed Conference: 2015 was a busy...
Some really exciting things happening in my personal life aside, 2015 was a year of incredible growth and opportunity! Thus, I had a little less time than I had hoped to work on my blog. So, what was I...
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