For once while traveling I’m not bringing my laptop, so I can’t yet promise to start posting more regularly now that the semester is over. That might actually be a good thing. Read more
May 14, 2019
A Feminist-Atheist Walks into a Bar (in Morocco)
May 14, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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May 3, 2019
Stop Building Plots on Women’s Bodies
May 3, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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This post contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Consider yourselves warned (fyi, the blog image is from the trailer, so it is not itself a spoiler for anything). Read more
April 29, 2019
I’m Guest-Lecturing for an Online Class on Witches!
April 29, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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I get to be part of a 6-week masterclass called Seeking the Witch in traditional tales and everyday magic, how cool and perfect is that? Read more
March 13, 2019
Dear Democrat Women: I Will Vote for You, But Please Stop Terrorizing Sex Workers
March 13, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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I see a lot of excitement about Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris running for president of the U.S. And yeah, I’ll vote for them if it’s them or a Republican, but I’m not thrilled about their policies on sex work. Read more
March 12, 2019
Teaching is a Beautiful Mess
March 12, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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In the midst of a busy semester, I’ve been focusing on the structure & detail of how I teach. There’s no universal rule to make it better, no magic trick, just the hard work of understanding what it is we’re trying to accomplish and being there for the students. Read more
January 22, 2019
Sex Is Not Contagious (Part 2)
January 22, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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Sexual arousal does not leap from person to person like a virus, duh. But what if what many conservatives actually fear is not physical, but rather moral, contagion? Read more
January 14, 2019
Sex Is Not Contagious (Part 1)
January 14, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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One of the biggest anxieties around sex education is the fear that if kids learn about sex, they’ll want to DO it. But guess what: sex is not a virus that takes over your system once you’re exposed to it and forces you to perform perverse acts. Read more
January 2, 2019
The Impact of the American Plan
January 2, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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The anti-sex-worker bias seen in the American Plan dovetails with forced sterilization and medical experimentation, as well as straight-up misogyny. It was enforced until the 1960s and 70s, if you can believe it. Here’s a rundown of the American Plan’s impact. Read more
January 1, 2019
The American Plan and World War I
January 1, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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We can blame war for a lot of things; among them is America’s decision to lock up women suspected of being sex workers, and to do so indefinitely while forcing dangerous medical treatments on them. Read more
December 31, 2018
The American Plan: 20th-Century America’s Concentration Camps for Sex Workers
December 31, 2018 By Jeana Jorgensen
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In 1917, the American Plan became law, authorizing doctors and the police to indefinitely imprison women assumed to be sex workers, sexually loose, or infected with STIs. This law was on the books until the 1960s and 70s, but practically no one has heard of it. Read more
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