Tag Archives: Sexuality

Building a Democratic Hedonism Part Two

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

In a previous post, I discussed how to build a democratic hedonism through sex education that was inspired by Joseph Fischel’s book Screw Consent. I discussed that a revamped sex education is a way to do it and that one route … Continue reading →

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Building a Democratic Hedonism Part One

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

Joseph J. Fischel’s book, Screw Consent, has brought up some nice challenges to our notions of sexual consent. I would serious recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about sexual autonomy, sexual consent, and our sexual culture at … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Building Resiliency

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

I had the amazing opportunity to be on the Birds and the Bees podcast. We talked about building sexual resiliency, a topic that I’m starting to be interested in. There are some people who are pressured into sexual activities they … Continue reading →

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The Complexities of Affirmative Consent

Posted on January 10, 2018 by

I look at the complexities of affirmative consent. Continue reading →

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My Experience at the National Sex Ed Conference 2017

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

Reflecting on my experience at the National Sex Ed Conference 2017 Continue reading →

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Three Pictures of Sexual Autonomy and Sexual Consent: Looking at the Second View

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

This is a condensed talk that I gave a few weeks ago at UW-Parkside. In the last post, I talked about the first view of sexual autonomy and sexual consent: procedural autonomy and consensual minimalism. In this post, I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Three Pictures of Sexual Autonomy and Sexual Consent: Looking at the First View

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

This is a condensed talk that I gave a few weeks ago at UW-Parkside. I’ll be dividing that talk into three separate posts. Sexual consent has been getting a lot of attention lately. We often hear news about sexual campus … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit: Reflections on Marty Klein

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

This past weekend, I went to the Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit held in Salt Lake City. It was a fantastic weekend and I certainly gained from it. I made some great friends, was surrounded by many people who … Continue reading →

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Sexual Objectivity vs. Sexual Empowerment

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

If you look here, the author tries to make a distinction between sexual objectification and sexual empowerment. The claim is about power and who has the power. While I think power plays a role, I don’t think objectification and empowerment … Continue reading →

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Satisfying Sexual Desires

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

For the longest time, I’ve always thought that sexual needs were analogous to other bodily needs: hunger, thirst, good temperature to stay alive, sleep, etc. But the more you think about it, sexual needs don’t quite fit into that schema. … Continue reading →

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