Lecture

Sexual identities across the queer spectrum are often presented as worrisome, painful, and something people often experience hate as a result of. Instead, presenting queer identities as celebratory can positively shift how young people see themselves and their peers now and in the future.

Drawing on a dataset of 120 articles comprising news reports, op-ed pieces, and editorials, I explore the discursive strategies employed in the Ghanaian media to resist CSE implementation. I combine insights from critical policy analysis and critical discourse analysis to shed light on how, through the media, individuals and groups other than curriculum experts influence […]

Drawing on emerging research with international college students, this session equips sexuality educators to address PMS and dysmenorrhea as educational equity issues. The session translates evidence into culturally responsive teaching strategies and referral pathways that reduce stigma, improve learning conditions, and support mental health and academic performance.

This lecture explores the significant gaps in sex education for 2SLGBTQ+ adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Drawing on a qualitative research project, and grounded in crip theory, we identify strategies to create more inclusive, affirming, and accessible sex education for disabled people.

“Desire Discrepancies” explores the challenges when partners’ levels of sexual desire don’t align. Participants will gain insight into underlying causes, learn communication tools, and discover strategies to rebuild intimacy, balance needs, and cultivate pleasure in relationships where desire feels mismatched.

The “Navigating Sexual Self-Confidence From Adolescent to Whole Ass Adult” workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on the harmful and often conflicting messages that young women of color are often subjected to, in many circumstances as an attempt to keep them safe from sexual violence, trauma and pain.

This lecture explores how play creates safety, curiosity, and permission around sexual confidence. Using a real-world play-based activity as an example, participants will learn how playful, low-pressure environments reduce shame and support embodied sexual self-discovery.

Tara brought together renowned sex educators to design a youth sex ed curriculum rooted in one question: What did we wish we’d known at that age? This session explores the curriculum’s pillars, how today’s cultural landscape shaped it, and navigating opt-in/opt-out alongside parents.

Those who have survived situational or ongoing abuse often feel misunderstood or unsafe, which can cause significant distress in future sexual relationships. This workshop offers strategies for survivors and their partners to understand and advocate their specific needs and explore sexuality from a healing lens.