Carol Queen made the most heartfelt comment to me at Friday nights opening reception for the “I Masturbate…” photo exhibition at the Center for Sex & Culture. She said the center really, truly felt like a community gathering space. And I can see why this exhibition prompted that feeling. The Sex-Positive Photo Project is one [...]
My 2013 looks about like this. No idea what’s going to happen next. It’s all very intense. I’m navel gazing, crystal gazing, searching for both the hidden meanings and the flags waving right in my face. This is what I know so far. I don’t want to work alone. I know for some people being [...]
Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Here is what I need: other parents. I need you. I need to be with quirky parents like me. I need to look into your face and see that you’re just as determined as I am to not give up. Not give up on your dreams, not give [...]
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Today on my twitter feed I was asked for a resource to refer a parent who found BDSM porn on their 12 year old daughter’s computer. So being the dutiful sexuality researcher I am, I started digging through my archive for reference materials. One of my favorite sexuality educators, Kirsten DeFur, wrote a great post [...]
I’ve Come Along Way Since graduating with my Master’s degree in Sexuality Studies in May, I have experienced some amazing successes. From presenting my original research at a national conference to publishing my first ebook to being interviewed on international radio networks, I am beginning to fill the role of sexuality education expert. It’s Time [...]
I get asked this a lot. Sometimes it’s just straight to the point or it’s a more lengthy: How do I make sure my child has a healthy image of her sexuality, whatever it is? or it’s phrased like this: She is feminine AND masculine. Both together at times. It is confusing when media images [...]
Editor Virgie Tovar is currently seeking submissions for a ground-breaking new fat positive anthology to be released in 2012. Please see the details below and HURRY! Deadline is Nov 15th, 2011. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : FAT-POSITIVE ANTHOLOGY 1500-3000 words Editor: Virgie Tovar – author, fat activist/lifetime fat girl, and MA, Human Sexuality Deadline: November 15, 2011
in-sub-or-din-ate adjective disobedient, unruly, wayward, errant, badly behaved, disorderly,undisciplined, delinquent, troublesome,rebellious, defiant,recalcitrant, uncooperative, willful, intractable,unmanageable,uncontrollable; awkward, difficult, perverse, contrary; disrespectful, cheeky. Next example, 5th grade: My teacher had just relocated to NorCal from Mississippi, she was super feminine, super Christian and very conservative. One day after school, she told me she wished I would let her call me by my given name. (I went by my initials, [...]
ok, so “fun” is a very large descriptor…. Dancing is fun: ps Happy Birthday Hard French! Sex is A LOT of fun: Driving on HWY 1 is fun: Ordering off the secret menu at In-n-Out is fun: Making up dirty stories about the people who walk into a coffee shop is fun, much <3 to [...]