Get Ready for CatalystCon!

I’ve been to a lot of sex conferences, but I have to say that I had the most amazing time at Momentum. It was a real treat to get to spend a whole weekend with other sex geeks. The speakers were inspiring, the parties were a blast, and the conversations gave me a lot to […]

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Keeping the MOMENTUM Going!

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. This last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at MOMENTUM: Making Waves in Sexuality, Feminism, and Relationships. It was easily the best sexuality conference I’ve ever been to and I’m still smiling from it. There were a lot of reasons I enjoyed it so much, […]

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Book Review: Sexual Intelligence by Marty Klein

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. I read a lot of books about sex. It’s my passion as well as part of my job. And every now and then, I come across a book that I think everyone needs to read. Marty Klein’s Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want From Sex and […]

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A Busy Week in Sex Education

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The weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day are always hectic for sex educators, especially for those of us at Good Vibrations. But this next week is even more jam packed with fun sex ed stuff than usual. Here’s where you can find me. Maybe I’ll see you at one of these amazing events! Ask our […]

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Come to the “XXXY” Screening 1/26/12

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Advocates for Informed Choice, an amazing organization that advocates for the civil rights of children who are born with variations of sex anatomy. It’s estimated that 1 in 2000 children are born with reproductive or sexual anatomy and/or chromosome patterns that don’t fit the usual definitions of male or female. And in most cases, the […]

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Call For Submissions: Fat-Positive Anthology

Helping get the word out about this. See below for info. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : FAT-POSITIVE ANTHOLOGY 1500-3000 words Editor: Virgie Tovar – author, fat activist/lifetime fat girl, and MA, Human Sexuality Deadline: November 15, 2011 I’m seeking personal essays for a fat positive anthology to be released in 2012. I’m seeking essays that either […]

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If You Want To Understand Relationships, You Need To Understand Shame

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When I first became a sex educator, I figured I’d be learning a lot about relationships. Over time, I discovered that helping people explore sexuality also meant that I learned a lot about shame. So much so, in fact, that I went back to school and started learning about the interplay between sex & shame. […]

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