There’s a really useful word that’s been floating around in certain communities and I want to take a moment to help it spread. Cisgender refers to people who experience and present their gender in a way that’s aligned with the sex of their body. It contrasts with transgender, which refers to people who experience their […]

You may have already heard about the Facebook group “Kill Your Hooker So You Don’t Have To Pay Her”. Apparently, after the group got reported as hate speech and taken down, the same person set up another group called “GTA Taught Me That If You Kill Your Hooker, You Get Your Money Back”. I don’t […]

As you may have heard, the news is all worked up about a study showing that an abstinence-based sex education program is effective at encouraging teens to delay having sex. And, of course, the abstinence-only crowd is jumping on it, too. (Thanks to Feministing for the legwork on digging up the links!) Of course, there’s […]

This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations magazine. I ran across a link to a really post on Scarleteen, which is a fantastic sex ed for youth website. Much of the site is in the Q&A format, and this page was no different. The question came from a young woman who is considering becoming […]

This article first appeared in the Good Vibrations magazine. Via Carnal Nation The fact that a lot of money gets spent on erection pills isn’t news. And there are lots of reasons why someone might choose to use them. But one common reason is the desire to improve “male sexual performance”. The focus on sexual […]

This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. It’s hardly news that US culture is obsessed with youth. The massive amount of advertising for products to make us look or feel younger is ample evidence. While we generally think of this as more of a factor in terms of how we evaluate female attractiveness, […]

I’m teaching a couple of workshops at the California Institute of Integral Studies in March. Please help me get the word out! Understanding Sexual Shame and Moving Towards Sex-Positivity March 6 & March 13, 10 am-5:30 pm $125/$235 for both workshops 6 CEUs (MFT, LCSW, RN) available for each day CIIS Minna Street Center 695 […]