Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PST
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
Let’s face it, we need to talk about sex, but when it
comes to this subject most of us get tongue-tied. Whether we’re talking with
our partners, our kids, or our students, discussing sex is not always easy or
comfortable. Yet, we can all agree that these are important and necessary
conversations in which we must communicate openly and honestly. So, how do we
do that?
Sex educator and BUST advice columnist Carol Queen
provides tools and tips for conversations about sex, from getting the anatomy
right, to sharing your desires with your partner, to educating your kids and
teenagers. Join Carol for this fun and illuminating workshop.
Carol Queen, PhD is a sociologist, cultural sexologist
and co-founder of the Center for Sex & Culture in San Francisco. She is a
noted erotic writer and essayist whose work has appeared in dozens of
anthologies. She's written four books: the essay collection Real Live Nude
Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture; the erotic novel The Leather Daddy
and the Femme; Exhibitionism for the Shy, which explores issues of erotic
self-esteem and enhancement; and most recently (with Shar Rednour) The Sex
& Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex for Everyone. She's
also edited several volumes of erotica and essays and has appeared in a number
of explicit educational videos, notably Bend Over Boyfriend: An Adventurous
Couple's Guide to Male Anal Pleasure.
Carol works as staff sexologist at Good Vibrations, the
women-founded sex shop, where she has worked since 1990. She has been speaking
publicly about diverse sexualities for over 40 years. Her perspective
incorporates accurate sex information as well as informed cultural commentary.
She has addressed many conferences, including the International Condom
Conference, the International Conference on Prostitution, and the International
Conference on Pornography; she frequently addresses college as well as general
and specialized audiences. In February 2009 she debated the question of
promiscuity ("Virtue or vice?") for the Oxford Union at Oxford
University, England.
Cost: $50
