Each year, the National Sexuality Resource Center brings undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students in sexuality from around the country to San Francisco for the Summer Institute on Sexuality. It’s an amazing opportunity to visit an amazing city during one of the most beautiful times of the year and to learn plenty of fascinating stuff about […]

I just discovered a really great WordPress plug-in that I’d like to help promote. The WP Simple Sex-Positive Glossary will look through your content and turn any of the sexuality terms into links that’ll take readers to the definition of that word on Scarleteen or sexuality.about.com. It’s super easy to install and works great. Here […]

It’s about time these folks got their act together. The Midland, Texas school board decided that their abstinence-only sexual propaganda program wasn’t working. Of course, there’s been plenty of research showing that, but what changed their minds was the 150 pregnancies among their students since the start of the school year in August. Since their […]

I’ve been really intrigued by the comments on my post last week, Consent and Public Disgrace. Some folks found that it helped them unpack some of the issue of consent. Others pointed out (rightfully, I think) that the question of what forms of sexuality are permitted in public spaces is deeply influenced by privilege. Homophobia, […]

I’ll be teaching a workshop on the G-spot at the Looking Glass, a fantastic dungeon and play space in downtown Oakland. Come on by and get all your questions about G-spot play answered! G-spot Pleasures! At the Looking Glass, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA April 3, 2011 2-4 pm Email to RSVP and get directions […]

via the Village Voice As you might recall, Craigslist removed the adult services category from the site last September, under intense political pressure, which was founded on the argument that the classifieds were being used to promote child sexual trafficking and underage sex work. Deborah Richardson, the chief program officer of the Women’s Funding Network, […]

Another really interesting research project came through my RSS feed today. Here’s the text from the survey landing page. Check it out and pass it on! As a student at Goddard College I am gathering stories from individuals who have experienced sexual trauma and have, either successfully or unsuccessfully, intentionally used BDSM to cope with, […]