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Call for Proposals – Race and Sexuality Research Awards
The Center for Positive Sexuality is pleased to announce our second year of research awards supporting research on race and sexuality. This year we will offer at least two awards of $1,000. The call for submissions is open until August 15th. You can read about our...
#TuesdayTerms: Gender Fluid, Genderqueer, Non-Binary, Agender
Note that these are gender identities. Folks with these identities can have a variety of sexual attractions and relationship orientations. Gender Fluid - Gender Fluid individuals may experience different genders, identities, and expressions over time. These...
#TuesdayTerms: Bi/Pan/Omni/Polysexual
Bisexual - Sexual attraction to your gender and other genders. Pansexual - Attraction to people regardless of gender. A lot of times Pansexual and Bisexual are used interchangeably. Omnisexual - Whereas Pansexual is attracted to people regardless of gender (sometimes...
#TuesdayTerms: MTF & FTM
MTF: An acronym meaning “male-to-female.” The acronym is used most often in the context of the experience of those who identify as women but were assigned male at birth (AMAB). FTM: An acronym meaning “female-to-male.” The acronym is used most often in the context of...
Call for Papers
Journal of Positive Sexuality is currently reviewing submissions for our fall issue and beyond. Please submit your original manuscript no later than June 15 for possible fall publication. We are especially interested in articles from community members and clinicians...
Call for Participants: BDSM Fantasies/Gender Inclusivity
From our Research Affiliate Brad Sagarin and the Science of BDSM Research Team, we have two calls for participants. Please read below for more information. Gender Inclusivity Study: In collaboration with D. (Choc Trei) Henderson, we are conducting an ongoing study on...
#TuesdayTerms: Pride Month
Happy Pride Month, y'all! LGBTQ+ Pride, Gay Pride, Queer Pride Month is celebrated each year in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising/rebellion that took place June 28, 1969. The early versions of this event were protests as compared to the parades we've come to...
#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...