" >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
May Day Media March aka Strippers Protest the Daily News
First, a lot of thank yous to everyone who has been involved in this activism. For background on the story, check out this post here and this post here. And an extra special thank you to the spectacularly talented Chris K who was one of the photogs at the protest. Here are some of his … 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
Urban Legends about Sexuality: Podcast with Dr. Henken Pt II
If you didn’t catch Part I of this phenomenal interview, then you turn your horse right around this instant and go check it out. You’ve heard them…. you’ve probably told them: stories that happened to a friend of a friend (FOAF) or to your sister’s teammate’s fiance, or your mom’s friend who works in the … Read more
