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July 2016

July 18, 2016
I err on the side of blaming social stigma for the limited roles available to...
July 17, 2016
Is it "activism" to push back against the hateful messages aimed at fat people? Apparently...
July 16, 2016
Am I too fat? Are you too fat? If you’re a fat studies scholar, you...
July 15, 2016
Body topics that I study – from idealized beauty to aging to sexual function –...
July 14, 2016
As a sex educator/scholar, my top ten sex books are pretty darn nerdy, packed with...
July 14, 2016
How do you know if someone's going to read you a fairy tale, or tell...
July 13, 2016
Join me to nerd out about the impact of syphilis on Western history Because that's...
July 12, 2016
What makes a woman a woman? I’m reading My New Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein right now,...
July 11, 2016
How many years of feminine socialization are required to make a woman? I don't have...
July 10, 2016
You don't get to be smug about deconditioning yourself from one toxic worldview (theism) simply...
July 10, 2016
Oh, dualism, one of my fave things to deconstruct. Bring on the cultural and historical...
July 09, 2016
Spoiler: we as a society benefit when women’s specific health needs are understood, and policies...
July 08, 2016
Women are conditioned to equate being objectified with being sexy, which is unfortunate, but I'm...
July 08, 2016
If your genitals and your mind aren’t always on the same page, there’s something wrong...
July 07, 2016
Text is the first level of folklore that lets us collect and study it...but it...
July 07, 2016
Being in crummy relationships has potential negative health consequences. So how do we learn to...
July 06, 2016
Sociology & public health research points to reducing stigma as a major strategy in terms...
July 05, 2016
Abstinence-only sex ed renders consent invisible. So do some religious teachings. Their overlap makes these...
July 04, 2016
Rigid gender roles disempower everyone & contribute to rape culture. We can address them through...
July 03, 2016
Kids are information sponges, but that doesn't mean attempts to "shield" them from information will...
July 02, 2016
Keeping people ignorant of the workings of their own bodies makes them both dangerous &...
July 01, 2016
It's okay to teach abstinence as one way to interact with your sexuality, but making...
July 01, 2016
As an educator, I'm offended at what's being passed off as sex education in public...

June 2016

June 30, 2016
Are you the person who always messes up the punchline of a joke? You, friend,...
June 29, 2016
As a teacher I want more/better resources on gender. This Kickstarter is one way to...
June 29, 2016
It's not like Zika virus impacts pregnant women or anything like that, right? Oh, wait...
June 28, 2016
Sex acts and identities are stigmatized in a number of ways, which has serious consequences...
June 28, 2016
I don't often share sex tips, and these tend more to do with communication and...
June 27, 2016
However high the quality of your work, you're not doing "good work" if you are...
June 26, 2016
It's an embarrassment of riches, to be a picky performer. Is it because I'm getting...
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