Introducing “The Debrief”
Great news! I’ve been asked by JewishBoston.com to write a weekly column, “ four years ago. Thank you to all…
sex, dating, & relationships
Unconventional sex ed lessons from 50 Shades of Grey
In August, I entered the Feministing.com “So You Think You Can Blog” contest. Two blog posts were required for…
Transformative Sex Ed in Action: The Ethical Sexuality Retreat
The Sex Ed Team at the Moishe Kavod House in Brookline, MA had our first ever (first annual?) team retreat…
Jackson Katz responded to my email (and here’s what I wrote back)
Hi Dr. Katz, I deeply appreciate your taking the time to respond to my email. I am going to…
How do we prevent men’s violence against women without recreating the sexism we are trying to end?
“How do we have men and women working together on preventing men’s violence against women without recreating the sexism we…
Boston Teens Speak up for Sex Ed
This afternoon, Boston City Council’s Committee on Women and Healthy Communities held a public hearing on a proposal to bring…
Educated, Empowered and Resilient
Yesterday was the first day of classes! I am taking a seminar in resilience, which opened with ten minutes of…
What is Rape Culture? An exploration of terms.
After I posted in November about rape culture on college campuses, a curious reader asked me a seriously of strikingly…
The 2010 Teen Pregnancy Institute
This week I had the honor of attending the 2010 Teen Pregnancy Institute: Expecting Success For Youth And Young Families,…
Agency, Objectivity, and a Vision of Sexual Justice: Part Two, on Hookups
How do we define risky or inappropriate behavior? I think that sometimes we cast these categories too broadly. To explore…