Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy

audaciaray: str8nochaser: redupnyc: Pissed off about how...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:28:27 -0400

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str8nochaser:

redupnyc:

Pissed off about how condoms are used as evidence of prostitution in New York?

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Full info about the no condoms as evidence campaign in NY here.

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I mean, this is is just unconscionable and stupid.

I’m going to call my friends who work at the NYCDHMH (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) and ask them if they co-signed this shit

Some history on DOH involvement - in 2010 thy collaborated with the PROS Network to do a study on condoms as evidence in NY, but then they refused to release the study. At PROS, our coalition actually made the decision to do the study over so we could have usable data (more about what happened with the report in this NY Times piece). And last year we were informed that the NY Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene OPPOSES the bill to ban the use of condoms as evidence. Yes, you read that right - the DOH opposes a bill that would protect the health of populations that are vulnerable to HIV infection. The only plausible reason for this is that they feel they cannot go against NYPD Chief Ray Kelly. Despicable.

Are you coming to Ask the Sexpert? Thursday, Jan....

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:26:20 -0500

Are you coming to Ask the Sexpert?

Thursday, Jan. 24

5 pm

Smith 211

If you have questions that you want to submit anonymously, you can send them to our inbox here on tumblr and the panelists will answer them at the event. If you can’t think of questions now you can always ask at the event, either by raising your hand or writing it on a piece of paper and handing it to us!

Is it possible to ask anonymous questions?

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:19:21 -0500

yes, absolutely!

Hi, everyone. Be sure to join us January 24th for our winter...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:06:14 -0500

Hi, everyone. Be sure to join us January 24th for our winter quarter edition of Ask the Sexpert! We will have some really awesome panelists this time.

fuckyeahfeminists: While it’s a victory that people over the...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:30:37 -0500

fuckyeahfeminists:

While it’s a victory that people over the age of 18 can get EC without a prescription, it only includes people with official identification. This creates another unnecessary barrier to people who need EC. True reproductive justice can only be obtained when we remove barriers for all.

plannedparenthood: “In a perfect world, you might prefer to...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:30:44 -0500

plannedparenthood:

“In a perfect world, you might prefer to never queef, but as it is, you might as well laugh about it.” Read more.

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Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:30:31 -0500

projectunbreakable: The poster reads: #1 “You’ve...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:30:33 -0500

projectunbreakable:

The poster reads:

#1 “You’ve been very bad.”

#2 “The way you move, you can’t possibly be a virgin.”

#1  I was 3½ years old.

I had a cut on my head; he was the ER physician on duty.  He ordered my mom and the nurse out of the examining room. They obeyed him; back then, you would never argue with a doctor.  He stitched the cut on my head, then sexually assaulted me.

I didn’t tell anyone for more than 30 years.

According to some studies, women who were sexually assaulted as children are 2-3 times more likely to be subsequently raped as adults.

#2  I was 19 years old, and a virgin.

He was the only son of a rich and very powerful family, and wasn’t used to being turned down by a nobody like me.  Later, when I told him I was pregnant because of what he did to me, he told me I would have to get an abortion.  I refused; I planned to have the baby and raise him.  He calmly told me that he would drug me, tie me up, and lock me in the trunk of his car, then drive me to another state, where abortion was legal.  He said that his mother knew people on the hospital board there.  His family would pay them to do this to me against my will.  I got away from him and locked myself in my dorm room.  After four days of hiding in terror, I miscarried.

I didn’t talk about any of it for years.  Most of my female friends throughout my life have been sexually assaulted. We mostly don’t talk about it. We’re blamed, not believed, punished, and pathologized for it.  But I’m talking about it now.  As the historian Howard Zinn said, “The most revolutionary act one can engage in is to tell the truth.”

Today I’m a psychologist who treats survivors of trauma, including sexual abuse and rape.  As a professor, I teach courses for doctoral students on how to help trauma survivors and advocate against interpersonal violence.  Almost 100 male and female therapists in training have taken my classes in the last 6 years.

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Photographed in Chicago, IL on September 27th

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"Of course, not all women of color are sexualized in the same way. For example, while black women are..."

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:55:02 -0500

“Of course, not all women of color are sexualized in the same way. For example, while black women are considered lascivious, always consenting and out of control, Latina women are considered exotic or overly sensual and Asian women are considered childish and prude. These particular stereotypes are reinforced through popular culture and pornography (just Google respectively “Asian women,” “black women,” or “Latina women” and then “women” and see what comes up). The common thread here is that nonwhite women’s sexuality is seen as outside the norm of white heterosexuality. It’s therefore something to be uniquely desired, manipulated, exploited, or controlled. Within this rather toxic climate, being a woman of color who’s in touch with her sexuality is an act of resistance. Pushing past the negative media depictions and still finding a healthy, healing, erotic, and functional sexuality is no small feat.”

- Samhita Mukhopadhyay

(via wretchedoftheearth)

dudewheresmycat: sergeantqueer: final for my 2D foundation...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:30:31 -0500

dudewheresmycat:

sergeantqueer:

final for my 2D foundation class.
i wanted to approach the issue of society vilifying women for their sexual decisions.
things may or may not change before i print them on sunday, idk.

this. is brilliant, i mean on a completely different level of brilliant. The idea is so blunt but so positive to what woman should think and i really really like this.

Sex is sex. It’s natural. The choice is entirely yours. You are not a slut/whore because you choose...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:30:35 -0500

Sex is sex. It’s natural. The choice is entirely yours.

You are not a slut/whore because you choose to engage in sex/sexual activity. You are not a prude or a frigid bitch or unmanly if you don’t. It’s your body therefore it’s your decision. If it’s consensual and nothing illegal is taking place, it is not your business to judge others.

thominoz: 60 Moments That Gave Me The Chills During Seattle’s...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:30:29 -0500

thominoz:

60 Moments That Gave Me The Chills During Seattle’s First Day of Marriage Equality

(via BuzzFeed)

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Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:30:27 -0500

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Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:30:36 -0500

"[Abstinence-only sex ed curricula] rely on offensive, sexist stereotypes about men and women, boys..."

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:30:26 -0500

“[Abstinence-only sex ed curricula] rely on offensive, sexist stereotypes about men and women, boys and girls, as a foundational teaching tool and pass it off as “biology.” They portray “real” boys as unable to control themselves, unemotional (particularly about sex), not interested in female desire or sexual satisfaction, not ultimately responsible for their own sexual feelings (which are portrayed as dependent on how girls chose to tempt them) and definitely heterosexual. Girls, on the other hand, are shown as controlling monitors of aggressive male sexuality. In classic Madonna/whore manner, girls, despite being chaste objects of male desire and not “naturally” interested in having sex, are portrayed as temptresses that need to control what they wear and the messages they send. Also heterosexual, they are definitely not capable of managing their own reproductive lives.”

- Did Abstinence-Only Ideology Create a Bully Generation? (via sparkamovement)

queerhairyvag: A BUNCH OF SHOWER OF PRICKS: Take a look at the...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:30:36 -0500

queerhairyvag:

A BUNCH OF SHOWER OF PRICKS:

Take a look at the first picture. more than a 1000 people turned up outside and blocked the gates of the Dail (Irish parliament) tonight to protest against the government’s refusal to grant people access to abortion.

Look at the second picture. RTE news went to the other side of the parliament where there was no one because they don’t want to report a prochoice event in their right-wing media.

This is a small country, it is a very big deal that that many people blocked entry into the parliament tonight. the media had a duty to report this and they didn’t, they decided to skew the whole thing by making it seem like nobody turned up. Scumbags. I know the government controls the media but this is just….. ugh SCUMBAGS.

Diversity Is More Than a Bra Size: What It’s Like to Be a Lesbian in the Lingerie Industry

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:30:16 -0500

Diversity Is More Than a Bra Size: What It’s Like to Be a Lesbian in the Lingerie Industry:

thelingerieaddict:

The funny thing about being a lesbian in the lingerie industry is that it feels like a paradox: I see versions of myself everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

It’s undeniable that female homoeroticism plays a part in so many lingerie editorials, both implicitly and explicitly, that it’s not difficult for me to find photographs featuring both luxury lingerie and women in sexually charged situations with other women. What are missing are voices to match these images or the acknowledgement that these images are not merely fantasies, but could reflect a reality, my reality.

This is an issue that exists everywhere, not only in lingerie and not only in fashion. But in fashion, this complete lack of a queer female perspective can seem even odder than it might in other areas considering the way so much of fashion is tinged with sexuality.

[Read the full article at the blog…]

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Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:30:19 -0500

SlutWalk Seattle: Free HIV Tests!

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:30:23 -0500

SlutWalk Seattle: Free HIV Tests!:

konstanzie:

In honor of World AIDS day this past Saturday, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest is offering FREE HIV tests! The free tests will be between Monday, December 10th and Friday, December 14th. Make sure to take this amazing opportunity and get tested! Patients can either walk…

plannedparenthood: Is the birth control patch right for you?...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:30:30 -0500

plannedparenthood:

Is the birth control patch right for you? Find out.