Hump Day Hero: Nicole Lopez

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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 Nicole Lopez! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? Currently I work at an organization in Philadelphia called GALAEI which stands for the Gay and … [Read more...]

Hump Day Hero: Alexyss Tylor

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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 Alexyss Tylor! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I host a no holds barred talk show about the way in which spirituality and sexuality tie into each … [Read more...]

Sisterhood Summit

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Each week the CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, or other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring the Black Girl Project’s 2012 Sisterhood Summit. Who: The Black Girl Project What: The 2012 Sisterhood Summit, “PYT: Pleasure, Youth, and Transformation” Where: SUNY Empire State … [Read more...]

Call for Participants: Study on Partner Abuse in Black and Latino LGBTQ Communities

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Many occurrences  of domestic violence/partner abuse in LGBQ/T populations go underreported, especially in communities of color. Oftentimes, this is due to factors like racism and cultural stigmas and taboos around discussing sexuality and sexual violence. For these reasons, the Network/La Red, Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health and Renewal House, a … [Read more...]

Hump Day Hero: Spectra A. I. Asala

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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 Spectra A. I. Asala! 1.  What do you do in the field of sexuality? I am a writer, publisher, and activist, who uses media to amplify the voices of women of … [Read more...]

Hump Day Hero: Joy Messinger

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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 Joy Messinger! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I’m the Manager of Sexual Health Education at the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health. Our … [Read more...]

Hump Day Hero: Karla Diaz

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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 Karla Diaz! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I write curriculum and provide workshops about sexual health for the Latino Community in Philadelphia, … [Read more...]

2012 National Call to Action Institute and Conference: Collective Empowerment Collective Liberation

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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 the 2012 National Call to Action Institute and Conference: Collective Empowerment Collective Liberation! Who: The Women of Color Network What: 2012 National Call to Action Institute and … [Read more...]

Sexual Studies: HPV May Last Longer in Young Black Women

HPV May Last Longer in Young Black Women

Every Saturday the CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re discussing research conducted at the University of South Carolina, which found that instances of human papillomavirus infection (HPV) lasted longer in African-American women than in Caucasian women. This points to a possible higher risk of cervical cancer and other HPV-related health … [Read more...]

Hump Day Hero: Elicia Gonzalez

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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 Elicia Gonzalez! 1. What do you do in the field of sexuality? I am the Executive Director of the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI) in … [Read more...]