Last spring, Megan Andelloux (Director of The CSPH) gave a short presentation at a Brown University panel presentation titled Sex Panic!, highlighting the challenges sexuality educators face discussing comprehensive sex education. The presentation focused on sexual fears Americans hold regarding their bodies, sexual behaviors, fantasies, pornography and safer sex practices. SHEEC president … [Read more...]
Supporting Love and Sexual Freedoms
June 28, 2010 1 Comment
With the Texas Republican Party releasing their 2010 platform values last week, many individuals have wondered why the Texas GOP is going to such great lengths to attempt criminalizing oral and anal sex, strip clubs, pornography and yes, of course, marriage between two consenting "natural" loving adults, ( their words,"natural," not ours). Banning oral sex? Sodomy? In this day and age? … [Read more...]
Female Sex Worker Study: Perceptions of Health and Body
June 21, 2010 1 Comment
Many studies of female sex work focus on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections because sex workers are considered bridges between high-risk and low-risk populations. The voices of female sex workers as they pertain to health issues are often lacking in the literature. This paper offers a feminist constructivist grounded theory study with establishment-based female sex workers in Tijuana, … [Read more...]
Being Gay is Ok by 50% of Americans
June 6, 2010 2 Comments
Photo Credit: Gallup A Gallup Poll released on May 25th, 2010 has found for the first time, the percentage of Americans who perceive “gay and lesbian relations” as morally acceptable has crossed the 50 percent mark. Surprisingly, the poll numbers rose most amongst men. Yes, that's right, MEN, (specifically between the ages of 18-49 years of age). Gallup found that the boys attitudes … [Read more...]
Adultery Is A Criminal Offense in Some States
June 1, 2010 1 Comment
Once Sodomy was decriminalized, many people thought the old "blue laws" regarding sexual activity were off the books. But AASECT recently reported that in 24 states there are laws which prohibit sexual activity outside of marriage. And in some states, like: Virginia (guess it's not for lovers), North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois and New Hampshire, also ban adultery. In Minnesota, it illegal for … [Read more...]
Book of the Week: America's War On Sex
May 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
Perhaps the most recommended book The CSPH holds, America's War on Sex:The Attack on Law, Lust and Liberty, written by Dr. Marty Klein explains how conservative organizations and individuals who fear of sexuality and sexual expression attempt to regulate other people's sexuality through government bodies and regulations. America's War on Sex is a fundamental staple to any future sexuality … [Read more...]
"The Price of Pleasure" Review
May 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality & Relationships. Open Lens Media, 2008. Available at: Media Education Foundation, $250.00 “If you are bothered by it (Pornography), there is nowhere for you to go.” - The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships As a sex educator, I considered purchasing “The Price of Pleasure” to use during my Erotic Justice seminar. … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules 'Sexually Dangerous' Can Be Held Longer Than Sentences
May 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2010 A 7-to-2 majority of the Supreme Court ruled today that Congress has the authority to pass a law allowing federal prisoners who have been deemed "sexually dangerous" to be held beyond the date of their original sentence. A town wonders how a violent sex offender gets moved into their community. The law, a provision of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, was … [Read more...]
