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#TuesdayTerms: Why “Masturbation May?”
Masturbation May was first implemented in 1995 by sex positive, feminist sex toy store Good Vibrations in response to the firing of then-Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the first black woman to hold this position. She suggested that...
#TuesdayTerms, Masturbation Month Edition: Rheomism
Happy Masturbation May All! Be sure to take a look back at some of our previous posts on Masturbation Month. Today's Tuesday Term is on theme with the month and is a very common form of masturbation. Rheomism - The practice of masturbation by directing a stream of...
May Monthly Series: Sexuality Ethics in Research and Clinical Practice
Is This Good For You? Sexuality Ethics in Research and Clinical Practice Saturday, May 8, 4-6:30 p.m. PDT Registration opens May 1 Ethics is fundamental to research and practice, but often thorny and complicated. Doing work related to sex raises even more challenges...
#TuesdayTerms: Age Play, ABDL
For this week's Tuesday Terms here is a very brief look at defining age play and ABDL. Age Play - A set of activities ranging from more casual roleplay to identities and kinks that incorporate Adults who roleplay as people of various ages. These may include such...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Matthew
April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week! The Center for Positive Sexuality could not do what we do, and what we have done for over a decade, without all the volunteers we've had over the years. With this in mind, we want to introduce you to Matthew, an educator who has...
#TuesdayTerms: Sex Work
Sex Work - (A working Definition) Sex work is related to sexual commerce of all kinds, while the term prostitution tends to be focused on the legal definition and sexual exchange for money or valuables. Sex work is more inclusive of the various forms sex and sexuality...
#TuesdayTerms: Blue Balls, Vasocongestion
Vasocongestion - The filling of tissue and organs with blood. During sexual arousal, vasocongestion tends to take place around the penis, labia, clitoris and chest. This results in erections in the penis, clitoris and nipples, and a slight darkening of the skin around...
#MythMonday: “Having ‘a lot’ of Sex Makes You Sex Positive”
MYTH: Being sex positive just means you have a lot of sex FACT: Being sex positive means you believe that all sex is good sex as long as it’s consensual Sex positivity is a topic that has been at the forefront of cultural discussion more and more frequently in recent...
CPS Condemns the Atlanta Shooting
CPS condemns the recent public shootings in Atlanta. This tragic occurrence seems to reflect extreme forms of both racism and sex-negativity, both of which are completely unacceptable. According to a recent position statement on so-called sex/porn addiction by the...
#MythMonday: “Forcing Someone To Stay Pregnant Isn’t a Form of Torture”
MYTH: Forcing Someone To Stay Pregnant Isn’t a Form of Torture FACT: Forcing Someone To Stay Pregnant IS a Form of Torture The concept of torture usually elicits thoughts of water-boarding and bamboo shoots shoved under fingernails and other forms of horrific bodily...