The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
Trigger Warning: This review may offend people that take religious iconography seriously. Each week, The CSPH takes a look at a sexual aid that can be so helpful for some people, that it needs to be highlighted. This week we take a look at Jackhammer Jesus by Divine Interventions! How does the product work? Divine Interventions creates toys to cater to those that want to get a little closer to … [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 The Kabbalah Book of Sex, by Yehuda Burg. While Kabbalah came into popular consciousness in the late 90s and early 2000’s as the musical artist Madonna engaged with the tradition, Kabbalah has existed for centuries as a mystical, spiritual approach associated with … [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 The Passionate Torah, edited by Danya Ruttenberg. The approach to sexuality as discussed in Judaism is a fascinating one: while much sexism and sex-negativity exists, there is also room for loving, spiritual, and pleasurable experiences—in the context of marriage, of … [Read more...]
Each week, The CSPH answers questions that have been submitted through Formspring and Tumblr. This week’s question is: I can’t and don’t want to have sex due to some religious obligations. What other options do I have? Do you have advice on how I should convince my girlfriend to try those? It is not uncommon for people with certain religious beliefs to abstain from sex, usually … [Read more...]
Each week, The CSPH answers questions that have been submitted anonymously through Formspring. This week’s question is: I heard you’re a good person for this. I’m having a problem. I am a male. I’ve suddenly found myself liking a gay guy, and I don’t know what to do. The fact that I’m having these feelings freaks me out, and makes me scared and angry. I have no idea what to do or … [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...]
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 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 June 8, 2012! 1. Shaking the Bishop’s Hand: Still Not … [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 documentary by Malcolm Burt entitled, “The Bedroom Commandments,” in which he explores the concept of whether or not a person can be both gay and religious. In the film, Burt interviews with former ordained ministers, homosexuals sent to conversion camps in their youth, … [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 April 20, 2012! 1. Sex Positivity Does NOT Equal Coercion Dr. … [Read more...]
