The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
Every Saturday the CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re looking at an analysis conducted by the University of Georgia to evaluate the efficacy of different sex education programs with regards to teen pregnancy. Researchers Kathrin Stanger-Hall and David Hall discuss how the U.S. ranks first among developed nations in rates of both teenage … [Read more...]
The CSPH will be offering our first Fall full-day GTA Training, which will take place on Monday, February 20th from 10-5 at the Women's Medical Center of RI in Cranston, RI. What does GTA training entail? Training and Materials: Megan Andelloux, a board-certified sexologist and sex educator, teaches both the ins and outs of a comprehensive physical exam (including breast examination and an … [Read more...]
The Center for Family Life Education (CFLE) pleased to introduce the forthcoming third edition of Teaching Safer Sex! The original work by Peggy Brick and colleagues in 1989 transformed the way safer sex education was done, from an era of “t-cell” and “viral load” lectures to highly interactive, vibrant and engaging lessons that focused on developing the skills needed to practice safer … [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 bell hooks book Feminist Theory from Margin to Center. In Feminist Theory from Margin to Center, bell hooks critiques feminist thought and practice as it existed before 1984 and theorizes new ways to achieve a society without oppression. Hooks argues that the early feminist … [Read more...]
Sarah, Alicia, and Megan present the first episode of the CSPH's new blog: Bawdy Talk! … [Read more...]
The CSPH will be offering our first full-day GTA Training, which will take place on Monday, February 20th from 10-5 at the Women's Medical Center of RI in Cranston, RI. What does GTA training entail? Training and Materials: Megan Andelloux, a board-certified sexologist and sex educator, teaches both the ins and outs of a comprehensive physical exam (including breast examination and an … [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 a brochure distributed by the AIDS Committee of Toronto regarding LGV, a sexually transmitted infection growing among gay men. LGV, which stands for lymphogranuloma venereum, is caused by a certain strain of Chlamydia bacteria. This STI is most commonly found within the anus, … [Read more...]
Call for Submissions New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law, 2 Volumes Edited by Lynn Comella, PhD and Shira Tarrant, PhD Deadline: July 30, 2012 Co-editors Lynn Comella (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Shira Tarrant (California State University, Long Beach) are seeking submissions for a two-volume edited collection under contract with Praeger. Description: New Views on … [Read more...]
Northampton Sex Therapy Associates and The Northampton Center for Couples Therapy in collaboration with The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health invites mental health professionals, students, health-care providers, and anyone interested in reflecting on and gaining awareness about sexuality-related issues to its Sexual Attitude Reassessment Seminar (SAR). The SAR will be a two and a half-day … [Read more...]
