Tag Archives: Youth
Why Sex and Love Should be Taught Separately
I have already discussed how “Sex” is a really subjective term, and is not reliable as a stand-alone vocabulary word for teaching. I want to make it very clear that I think that having sex with someone you love can be wonderful. I think sex is wonderful, I think love is wonderful, and when they […]
Fun Stuff Friday- Pixar’s “It Gets Better” Video
Yes, I know this project is socially problematic due to privilege, but this one always warms my heart. (Its Pixar, its sad and heart warming.) So grab your tissues, and enjoy!
Sex Is Hilarious and Pleasure is Going to Change the World (a less serious post about doin’ it)
My posts recently have been pretty heavy-handed. So because I am not in the mood to do a toy review, I wanted to discuss one of the reasons why I love sex. It’s hilarious. And that rules. Sex is funny. It’s playful. Its meant to be fun! Pleasure is your effin’ birthright. Pursue that shit! […]
Unapologetically Taking Up Space: A letter to Germaine Lawrence
Dear totally rad ladies, Although I only worked with you all for a short amount of time, after every class I left in awe of how perceptive and bold you all are. You are a challenging group, and that is a compliment. I wanted to leave you with something that my first sex educator told […]
Reclaiming Your Body, as an 8th grade girl.
I have been thinking a lot about trauma this week. And about how healing processes differ and how the heck do you reclaim your body from this sexist, homophobic, sex-negative, rape culture? (ack. theory!) One of my past partners, who is a female bodied male person, has given me the best example of how to […]
In The Trenches
A few weeks ago, the organization I work for (Partners in Sex Education) received some really bad news about their funding. So for the next month, and for the past two weeks, I have been trying to find available grants for sexuality youth education. This is the most boring, frustrating, and tedious work I have […]
Difficulties in the Classroom, Teaching at Germaine Lawrence
For those of you who do not know where or what Germaine Lawrence School is, it is a school for girls who have been through hell and back. I am teaching a sex ed class to them once a week for the month of July, and then my boss is taking over in August. Yesterday, […]
Parents as Sexuality Educators
yesterday was the Partners in Sex Education Un-conference. AND IT WAS AWESOME I will probably be blogging about it all week. I left with so many new ideas and questions, and it was just a really successful day. One of the presentations was given by a woman named Jane, it was about parents as sexuality […]
