sex educator spotlight

When I learned I was finally pregnant nearly a decade ago, my priorities shifted quickly from fertility treatments to parenting prep. As a long-time sex writer who had recently become passionate about sex education, I was particularly concerned with how to be a sex-positive, askable parent who raised a sex-positive, healthy child. Deborah Roffman's books were essential to my … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Deborah Roffman

I probably "met" Saleema Noon for the first time on one of the very first Sex Education Alliance (SEA) Zoom chats. From the beginning, she showed herself to be a levelheaded and articulate educator who was all the things like it was NBD, and who knew her shit. Basically, the type of person who wouldn't have a panic attack while teaching a room of high schoolers … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Saleema Noon

Those of you who have perused my site or who know me outside of Guerrilla Sex Ed likely know that I'm a bit bookish. So it should come as no surprise that I reached out to Shafia Zaloom after reading her 2019 book Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between. What follows is a good chunk of our conversation about everything from how good sex ed takes a village, to how she meets … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Shafia Zaloom

Those of you who have been reading the Sex Educator Spotlight series know that I always ask my interviewees about their sex ed superheroes. Back in the spring, Al Vernacchio gushed about the glories of Justine Ang Fonte. About a month or so later, Fonte ended up in the news when she was the target of a smear campaign from those angry about her lessons on pornography literacy … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Justine Ang Fonte

Here I am, continuing to pester my fellow Sex Education Alliance (SEA) members. My latest interview is with Lori Reichel, Ph.D., also known as The Puberty Prof. I'd seen Lori's name and mentions of her podcast floating around. When I explored her site a bit more, I saw that she had created a ton of tools for parents and their kids. Aside from her podcast, she's published a … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Lori Reichel

Joining the Sex Education Alliance has suddenly put me on a first-name basis with many of the sex educators I had previously only known through their websites or their Instagram feeds. Which is why I felt comfortable reaching out to this month's spotlight: Julia Feldman of Giving the Talk. I discovered Julia through her Instagram feed, which is a delightful mix of vibrant … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Julia Feldman

When I first started surfing the web for resources to include on Guerrilla Sex Ed, Sex Positive Families was one of the most visible ones out there. And several months later, when I became a founding member of the Sex Education Alliance (SEA), I had the opportunity to meet the brilliant educator behind it. Since then, Melissa (she/they) has helped me out as an expert source on … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Melissa Pintor Carnagey

For so long, I've been firmly in The Publishing World but, this year, I became more intentional about expanding my network in the world of sex ed. To that end, I joined the Sex Education Alliance (SEA) and also began attending online networking events and webinars offered by the Sex Ed Lecture Series, SIECUS, Everyone Deserves Sex Ed (EDSE), and other groups. I met Kara Haug, … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Kara Haug

I mentioned in last month's spotlight that, several years ago, I volunteered for the Center for Sex Education and got myself a free pass to the National Sex Ed Conference, which was amazing. Well, in addition to crossing paths with Tanya M. Bass, I also attended a session with sexuality educator Al Vernacchio. Vernacchio was speaking about a framework he uses in which he … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Al Vernacchio

It feels like forever ago (though it can't have been that long) but, once upon a time, I volunteer blogged for the Center for Sex Education and, as thanks, they allowed me to come to the National Sex Ed Conference in Atlantic City. This conference was a revelation for me. While there, I crossed paths with Tanya M. Bass, but I was so new to that space that I think I spent … [Read more...] about Sex Educator Spotlight: Tanya M. Bass