" >Eros Coaching: Sex Ed isn’t Just About the Act
The following is Dr Martha Lee’s letter to the Straits Times Forum page and the Today newspaper. On 27 December 2011, Yahoo Singapore reported how the New Paper had reported that the Ministry of Education “has drafted a revised Sexuality Education Programme (SEP) to boost emphasis on abstinence over contraception.” I read with great dismay … Read more
Eros Coaching: All I Want for Christmas….
It started as a post on my Facebook: “Please comment: What I want for Christmas is…” The answers came fast and furious ranging from: More positive sexuality: “Comprehensive Sex Education Programs in Public Schools!” for Dorian Gomez, Art Director & Resident Curator at Erotic Heritage Museum of Las Vegas. “….end of religious conflicts on planet … Read more
Eros Coaching: When “No” is a Game
As a follow up to an earlier piece ”Sexual Consent: When no is really no”, I would like to discuss when the act of saying no is actually a game women play; or, when no is actually a heavily coded yes. When I first read this piece “No” Means “No.” So Why Do Some Women Teach … Read more
Eros Coaching: No Means No
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about what sexual consent means. As part of SlutWalk Singapore, a fringe event entitled, “Silence Does Not Mean Consent”, was held on Sunday 27 November. AWARE, Singapore’s only gender-equality advocacy group, released two information leaflets: “What is consent?”, as well as “Reducing Risks of Sexual Assault”, at … Read more
Eros Coaching: Thank You, AWARE
This is an article written by Andrew Loh for PublicHouse.Org that references our regular contributor Dr. Martha Lee and her contributions to changing the law in Singapore to protect the privacy of victims of sexual assault. Dr Martha Lee, a good friend of mine, told me about Aware’s Sexual Assault Befrienders’ Service (SABs) more than … Read more
