" >Tough Cookies: Sexuality and Feminism with a Lesbian Slant
Melissa Fabello was growing tired of the lesbian blog scene. From her vantage, a space that should have been safe for women to share ideas was increasingly hostile to diversity of beliefs and behaviors by those who self-identified as lesbian. So she did what any good educator/genius would do: she re-invented the genre. Along with … Read more
Our 69th Episode!!! Guess What We’re Gonna Talk About?
Thanks to your unmitigated awesomeness (and that of my producer), this is the 69th podcast here at Sex with Timaree. So we put together something truly special for you to mark the occasion: a collection of thoughts, advice, anxieties and real-life anecdotes related to 69ing. There are some words of wisdom from previous guests of … Read more
Which Flavor of Sexism is YOUR Favorite?
What is sexist? Maybe what first springs to mind is the glass ceiling: that women don’t get promoted as much, as quickly or past a certain echelon. Perhaps you think of pinching a waitress’s ass and calling her “sweets.” Maybe your thoughts turn to banter about banging skanks. Whatevs. They all count. But they’re only … Read more
The Daily “News”
Recently I co-taught a course to upcoming sexuality education professionals on Sexuality and Media at my alma mater. In the course, we discussed how to talk to reporters. One of the many take-aways from this conversation, probably the most important point I hoped to get across to my students, was: Reporters rarely contact experts to … Read more
Dr. Mary Ann Layden is Wrong About Sex
In late March there was a sting operation conducted at a Philly strip club that busted a handful of women for soliciting prostitution. The Daily News, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia Inquirer, posted this piece, masquerading as journalism. In it, Dr. Mary Ann Layden, an ardent anti-porn academic, is quoted repeatedly, making outrageous, unscientific and … Read more
