The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
Every Wednesday The CSPH highlights a Sexuality Professional you should keep your eye on. Their backgrounds are very diverse in order to bring attention to the wide variety of amazing people working in the field. This week we bring you Chris White, PhD! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I do many things, but first and foremost, I’m a sexuality educator and have been for the past … [Read more...]
Each week the CSPH answers anonymous questions we receive through our Fromspring. This week we are answering: Does erection size matter? What about flaccid penis size? Do women like to see bigger flaccid dicks? Also, how big is too big and how small is too small? Do girls have some kind of size preference? Answer: It’s not uncommon for people to worry about their penis size. In … [Read more...]
Every Monday, the CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are featuring the film, A Dangerous Method! Though aided by a provocative story and talented acting, “A Dangerous Method” is a wasted opportunity for director David Cronenberg. The plot of the film follows the real-life relationship between the two most prominent figures in the history of … [Read more...]
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. Every week, the owner of this art project (Frank Warren) displays selected new secrets on the Postsecret website. The CSPH highlights those that discuss issues pertaining to sexuality, gender and reproductive justice issues. … [Read more...]
Every Saturday the CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re looking at an article discussing how some teenage girls may be making incorrect assumptions about the HPV vaccine and what it protects them from. The article looks at a study published in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine that found out of 339 girls … [Read more...]
Every Friday, The CSPH shares with you stories, reports, and headlines we've come across during the week focusing on sexuality, gender, sexual health, sexual politics, and more. These may be stories we found to be controversial, thought-provoking, or just plain interesting! Without further adieu, here is the roundup for the week of February 17, 2012! 1. Can You Afford to Care? Through new … [Read more...]
A research team at Northwestern University is investigating the types of relationships people have with men who, while identifying as straight, desire sex with men. This project, called Project Teal, is in need of more participants to share their stories with them- women whose partners have had relations with other men, and gay/queer/transgender women and men who have had such relations. You … [Read more...]
Each week The CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, and other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring 13th Annual New England Fathering Conference, "Fathers and Family Men: Our Community's Vital Assets"! What: 13th Annual New England Fathering Conference "Fathers and Family Men: Our Community's … [Read more...]
Each week The CSPH takes a look at a sexual aid that can be just so darn spectacular for some people, that it needs to be highlighted. This week’s sexual aid is the OhMiBod Freestyle. How does the product work? The OhMiBod Freestyle is a rechargeable, music-driven vibrator that is designed to work with any mp3 player. Completely wireless, the vibrator comes with a 2.4GHz wireless … [Read more...]
Each week, one of the CSPH interns reviews a sexuality or gender related issue that appears in the media and reflects upon how it challenged them in ways they didn't expect. This section is devoted to showing the growth process in becoming a sexuality professional. This week, we're reflecting on an article that is "examining the problem of sexual abuse of kids by kids." (Trigger-warning for … [Read more...]
