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Call for Participants – Gen Z Sex Ed Study
Gen Z We Need Your Help! Participate in A research study examining the past experience of sexual education of young adults To participate you must Be 18 to 26 years old Participation involves 20 to 30 minutes Anonymous online survey Complete a series of questionnaires...
Yoga as Social Justice: Equality and Equity in Self-Hood
Yoga offers us a universal path - what Patanjali, the grandfather of ashtanga yoga, referred to as sarvabhauma. Practiced outside of any specific religious or spiritual context, yoga is a path of inclusivity - available to everyone, regardless of background, identity,...
Call for Participants – Trans or Nonbinary Parents Needed for Study
Are you trans* or non-binary? Are you also a parent? PhD student research is looking for folks who are willing to be interviewed as a part of this study. Please see the flyer for more details and a QR code. For information or questions, contact Erin Ruel at...
Book Review: “Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters with the Victorian Gothic”
I feel like the sign of a great non-fiction work is ending up in deep rabbit holes and exploring the references and footnotes in it. Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters with the Victorian Gothic by Laura Helen Marks is an amazing buffet of rabbit holes: erotica...
Sexual Attitudes Study Needs Participants – Service Professionals
If you’re a professional providing services (e.g. psychologist, massage therapist, realtor, spiritual advisor), we’re interested in your knowledge and attitudes toward relationships and sexuality topics. Research is largely missing professionals’ attitudes or training...
Book Review: “Kinky in the Digital Age”
Kinky in the Digital Age: Gay Men’s Subcultures and Social Identities, an insightful book by Liam Wignall, explores digital media and social networking technology as a tool to better develop social and sexual connections rooted in authentic expression with a special...
Book Review: “Fifty Years of Polyamory in America”
As will forever be a hurdle to overcome with language, the term polyamory means different things to different people. Open relationships, ethical non-monogamy, consensual non-monogamy, ambiamory, throuples, triads, quads, polycules, swinging, solo polyamory, asexual...
New Issue of Journal of Positive Sexuality Available!
Enjoy three new manuscripts from Journal of Positive Sexuality covering the topics of Research Ethics, Female Masturbation Studies, and Online Hookup App Use. Frazer Heritage warns of the complications around conducting online research about online fetish communities....
APA CEUs Coming 2023
Center for Positive Sexuality is proud to announce that we have been approved by the APA to offer continuing education credits. We will start offering 1-4 hour presentations and workshops in 2023 that offer these credits. Some presentations will be incorporated into...
Support Race and Sexuality Research
You can directly influence the quality of research on the intersections of race and sexuality. We will soon be announcing our Race and Sexuality Research Award winners and we would love to support as many projects as possible. This year we have an unprecedented 45...