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Dr. Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, professor in Sociology and Social Work based in Sweden, introduces us to a concept known as "neuro-mixing," as well as how we can prioritize neurodivergent voices in imaginings of gender and sexuality, within and outside of the academy.

Dr. Sam Majic, professor of Political Science at CUNY John Jay College, discusses the current landscape for sex workers in the legal field, as well as how the shift to online sex work has opened up new challenges for workers.

Dr. Durryle Brooks continues on SexGenLab on the typical narratives around love and what that perpetuates. What are the consequences of...

Dr. Durryle Brooks talks to SexGenLab about the typical narratives around love and what that perpetuates. What are the consequences of how we define love in the mainstream culture?  #Gaymen #sex #relationships #black #cisgender #race #love #heteronormative #desire #Video #gender

By Elise Bragard The passing of Valentine’s Day this year had me thinking about all my past loves and experiences of...

By Deborah Tolman and Laura Hooberman It seems that we are obsessed with love . We have even created a holiday to celebrate it; some might say a Hallmark Holiday that makes love into an idealised commodity, a thing that we are all supposed to want and to have, to get and keep–and romance is at its heart. So what is love and is it as important as we make it out to be? In a word, love is elusive . It may be the most popular topic for songs of all time, and the lyric

#Infographic #openrelationships #polyamory #relationshipdiversity

By Laura Hooberman In mid-October of this year, the conservative blog Red State leaked intimate photos and text messages exchanged between Katie Hill, the freshman Democratic representative from California’s 25th district, and one of her campaign aides. The public discourse in the wake of this scandal could have focused on any one of these issues: 1) the exploitative, gross, and  potentially illegal  invasion of privacy enacted by Red State in distributing private photographs

#ambivalentsexism #feminism #Infographic #sexism

#Infographic #masturbation #womenshealth

By Laura Hooberman At a recent family event, I was talking to a twelve-year old relative, who asked me, unprompted, if I had seen the...

#Infographic #SexEducation

By Maria Owen When I say “open relationship,” what comes to your mind? For me, this label used to be the equivalent of settling. It...

#Infographic #intimacy #love #oxytocin

By Maria Owen My Lebanese background defined my childhood in a lot of ways. It meant exciting stories from my grandmother about...

By Laura Hooberman A few months ago, I was with a group of friends, discussing what we recalled of the sexual education we...

By Christin Bowman *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for  SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

Jessica Ringrose, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of London, talks Digital Feminism and how girls are resisting...

by Jenn Chmielewski *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for  SPARK,  a girl-fueled...

by Laura Hooberman January of 2019 will be immortalized in my mind for a few reasons: it was a month marked by unbearable...