Event Title
Rethinking University Sex Education
Location
Burnell 109
Start Time
12-5-2011 10:10 AM
End Time
12-5-2011 10:40 AM
Description
In recent years, some universities have allowed student organizations to hire sex workers, pornography producers and performers, and sex toy sales representatives to provide sex education on their campuses. Yet these individuals are not medical professionals, and the sexual health information they provide to students, if any, can sometimes be wrong. In addition, students attending these workshops can face additional risks of sexual harassment, physical injuries, and compromised safety and privacy. This presentation will provide a number of specific examples of risky sex education programming at colleges across the United States, and look at the economic forces driving the adult industry's move to college campuses. Concrete measures for protecting students and for shifting the emphasis from pleasure-based to health-focused sex education will be presented.
Rethinking University Sex Education
Burnell 109
In recent years, some universities have allowed student organizations to hire sex workers, pornography producers and performers, and sex toy sales representatives to provide sex education on their campuses. Yet these individuals are not medical professionals, and the sexual health information they provide to students, if any, can sometimes be wrong. In addition, students attending these workshops can face additional risks of sexual harassment, physical injuries, and compromised safety and privacy. This presentation will provide a number of specific examples of risky sex education programming at colleges across the United States, and look at the economic forces driving the adult industry's move to college campuses. Concrete measures for protecting students and for shifting the emphasis from pleasure-based to health-focused sex education will be presented.
Comments
Moderator: Mary Fuller