The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
[Trigger Warnings for this film: sexual assault, implied incest, gun violence] Every Monday, The CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are looking the film The Fish Child. This Argentine film was produced by Lucía Puenzo in 2009. Lucía Puenzo also directed XXY, a film centered on an intersex teen played by a main actress in The Fish Child, Inés … [Read more...]
Every Monday, the CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are looking at a film, Outrage. Produced by Kirby Dick, Outrage is a rather controversial documentary examining closeted politicians who support anti-gay legislation. As this film came out in 2009, a few mentioned specifics are now dated. The interesting question that this film poses can … [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 Iron Jawed Angels, an HBO original movie that follows a few young suffragettes fighting for the right to vote in the 1910s. Iron Jawed Angels mostly focuses on Alice Paul, played by Hilary Swank, though other notable women include: Harriot Blatch, Lucy Burns, Carrie … [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 My Sexuality: A Sensory Experience. Directed by Felicia Giouzelis, this documentary follows five women exploring their sexuality. My Sexuality was actually Giouzelis’ student project, and in 2010 won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at CineKink. The women … [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 book Shake Your Soul-Song!: A Woman’s Guide To Self-Empowerment Through The Art Of Self-Pleasure by Devi Ward. Focusing on sexuality, sensuality, and personal growth throughout this text, Devi Ward includes personal examples and exercises for the reader to become empowered. … [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 Seven Minutes in Heaven: Coming Out!, directed by Courtney Trouble. . Courtney Trouble is a filmmaker, adult performer, photographer, and creator of IndiePornRevolution.com, QueerPorn.tv, TROUBLEfilms, and fourteen full-length films. Reel Queer Productions—known for … [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 book Cheeky Spanking Stories, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel. . A smarting collection composed of twenty-three stories, each by a different author, Cheeky Spanking Stories offers a variety of diverse stories, even though they all center around the same act of spankings, either … [Read more...]
Every Monday, The CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are looking at Are All Men Pedophiles? produced by Jan-Willem Breure.This film focuses on how pedophilia should be defined, specifically, the differences between infantophilia (being attracted to those aged 0-3), pedophilia (those that are pre-pubescent, usually under 13), and hebophilia (being … [Read more...]
Every Monday, The CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are looking at The Invisible War (trigger warning: rape). This 2012 film was directed by Kirby Dick, examining sexual assault in the American military, receiving the Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to The Invisible War, Kirby Dick has produced other … [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 Tristan Taormino’s Chemistry, Vol 1. Tristan Taormino is a sex educator who produces sex education and pornographic films. The premise of Chemistry is that seven awesome porn stars—Dana DeArmond, Jack Lawrence, Kurt Lockwood, Marie Luv, Mr. Marcus, Mika Tan, and Taryn … [Read more...]
