As my classes are wrapping up (two down, three still to go!), sometimes students write me parting letters. One of my college students wrote me something that I think speaks very well to why I do this work and why it is so important. When students receive a full and well-rounded sex education, they are […]
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How To Lose Your Virginity (And Maybe Reclaim the Other-V-Word While We’re At It)
The first book on virginity loss that I want to talk about is How To Lose Your Virginity (…and how not to) by Shawn Wickens. Shawn describes his book as: “shocking, humorous, dangerous, sweet, & scandalous stories of the first time taken from 1,000 face-to-face interviews.” Shawn presents pretty much exactly what he promises. I’m […]
What does your body really look like?
I have heard from far too many parents that their teenagers don’t seem to know what their bodies really look like. They are hypercritical, obsessive, and emotional. They say things like, “I’m so fat” and “I wish I looked more like…” and they wince in the mirror. The parents who bring this particular issue to […]
The confluence of sex and alcohol
Earlier this week I was at SXSW Interactive, where I spoke about sex education online. I had a great time attending panels, networking, meeting people, and generally geeking out on social media and technology. During the off-hours, there were parties with lots of free alcohol that went on late, late, late into the night. I […]
How I Learned How to Get It On (or not…)
The story of how we learn about sex and our bodies varies dramatically by culture and by era. There are so many places to learn about sex and bodies: parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, friends, boyfriends and girlfriends, school teachers, churches, movies, music, advertisements, porn, and the Internet. And, of course, many more. The messages […]
