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#TuesdayTerms: Belly Fetish
Welcome to the first installment of #TuesdayTerms! Learning new words can be fun! Here, we’ll define a word or two related to sex, gender, kink, BDSM, fetish, and more. Alvinophilia is a partialism in which a person is attracted to the human belly button or navel....
Participants needed for research on Pregnancy and Childbirth during COVID-19
Louisiana State University researchers are recruiting participants for a new research study on pregnancy and childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you or anyone know has given birth since the middle of March, please consider participating. Circulate widely among...
#MythMonday: Anal August – Why would people do that?
Welcome to week two of Anal August! This week we’ll be diving into two prevalent questions in the world of back-door intimacy - why would someone want to engage in anal sex, and how does one explore it safely? Both questions have a plethora of answers; like most...
#MythMonday: Anal August
During an anal sex workshop at Harvard University, Natasha, a representative from Good Vibrations, noted, “not all men have penises, not all women have vaginas...the butthole is the great sexual equalizer. All humans have a butthole.” She spoke zero lies. So why does...
Free Consent Presentation 8/9 12 p.m. PT
Join our educators as they discuss the 4Cs method of consensual negotiation. This presentation is free, however it does require registration and space is limited. Just go to our homepage and click on the Free Consent Presentation button. This presentation is part of a...
#MythMonday: Orgasm Day July 31st
This Friday, July 31, is National Orgasm Day, and it’s our pleasure to honor it with this week’s Myth Monday! Discourse around orgasms tend to focus on the “orgasm gap,” which is the phenomenon of straight women “achieving” orgasm at a much lower rate than both...
Extended Deadline – Grant Proposals on Race and Sexuality
Application deadline extended to September 1, 2020. The Center for Positive Sexuality is pleased to announce a call for submissions for four small grants to support research on race and sexuality. Race and sexuality are intricately connected, as are so many other...
#MythMonday – Sexual Roles in Queer Relationships
A quick Google search of “top vs bottom” makes crystal clear that our preoccupation with labels seeps through even to the queer community. That’s not to say that labels can’t be useful - identifying as a top or a bottom can be another effective form of sexual...
Live Online Workshop: Embracing Multiple Types of Sex Positive Knowledge
THE CENTER FOR POSITIVE SEXUALITY AND SEX POSITIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PRESENT Embracing Multiple Types of Sex Positive Knowledge a 3-hour, online workshop on how we build and embody sex-positive knowledge Saturday, September 5th, 9AM-12 PDT / 12-3PM EDT $100...
#MythMonday: “People with Disabilities are Largely Asexual”
July is Disability Pride Month, and what better way is there to celebrate than by exploring the intersection of disability and sexuality? Sex positivity is all about comprehensive inclusivity, yet folks with disabilities are so often excluded from conversations about...