sexual freedom
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(También en Español) How do you separate the socially imposed gender binary from what you feel inside and define about gender? How will the right to any form of gender expression be freed from the restraints applied by society? Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or make your own video or…
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Do We Even Need Gender?
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Gender can be a confusing subject for LGBT and straight people alike. Many people often mistake sex and gender to be the same thing, for example, or when a person’s gender doesn’t match the stereotypes associated with his or her sex, the results often include some form or discrimination (though it can be unintentional), verbal…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: More Pressure on Women
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxdBAFpLP4″ pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Do you agree that there is more societal pressure and inequalities put upon women? Why or why not? Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or make your own video or blog to share. We will send you a free VenusPlusX t-shirt or slap bracelet to thank you.…
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Going Live: espanol.venusplusx.org and venusmasx.org
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También en español Having been a bilingual site since last fall, VenusPlusX is now gradually rolling out its new all-Spanish site, espanol.venusplusx.org (o, en español, venusmasx.org) — our continuing gift to the worldwide Spanish-speaking community, side by side with our now all-English site, venusplusx.org. Our round seal, in English and Spanish, portrays “Columbia,” The Statue of…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: SMYAL
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWNIVLaNUuE” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Have you heard of the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) in Washington, DC? Issues of homelessness, employment, and access to medical and mental health services inordinately affect LGBT youth, in particular transgender youth, and SMYAL is a model for other programs across the country. Does your community have something…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Quad S
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolfPW8l8Sc” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] It’s mutual admiration because VenusPlusX finds The Conference for the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (known as Quad-S) and its resources to be invaluable to activists promoting sex science as a tool of social justice. Advances in sex science convey more humane, fair, and intelligent law and policy, and…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Porn Education
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5c6Vj2jIo8″ pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Is there such a thing as good porn and bad porn? What about hetero-male-produced porn vs women-, LGBT- amateur-produced porn which is just as enticing? Will universal replete sex ed in our schools change the face of the male-dominated porn industry, which mostly objectifies and exploits women? Leave a…
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGbxbRaNCw” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] The Occupiers all over the world are calling out this same point. Can you relate any efforts you, or organizations you work with, in breaking throughout manmade institutions that have created laws, moral customs aimed solely at benefiting the privileged at the extent of the majority? Make a video,…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Fear and Sex
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(*también en español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbvXEdKvD28″ pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Much of sex education is fear-based. How does this approach hinder sexual development? Do you think speaking openly about sex from an early age leads to a healthier and safer sex later in life? If not, why? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or…
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También En Español. Which will you choose for 2012? Will you commit yourself to the power and supremacy of love? Will you check yourself to make sure your actions are “of love?” Are you willing to call out those who are not-of love? The stark realities and compounding errors of the feckless conspiracy of the…