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-18 posts tagged "sexuality"
Grace Sullivan | Monday, November 21, 2022
The topic of sex tends to be taboo due to the deep embedment of abstinence over education in society. Although sex education classes can be awkward and uncomfortable, these tough conversations are worth having in order to begin normalizing and destigmatizing discussions about sex. Not only does comprehensive sex education reduce teen pregnancy rates, sexually
Kylie Henry | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
I first allowed myself to consider the fact that I was asexual in the winter of 2020, with the assistance of a friend. They asked about my sexuality — I told them I identified as queer, but I hadn’t fully defined what queer was for me. We then proceeded to discard one sexuality after another
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 17, 2022
“We’re defending YOU.” The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) — a “legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, marriage and family, parental rights, and the sanctity of life” based in Scottsdale, Arizona — plasters this tagline on their website. This mission may seem innocuous at first glance, but even a surface-level exploration of the
Gabrielle Beechert | Thursday, February 17, 2022
Notre Dame assistant professor of sociology Joel Mittleman recently published research addressing education disparities among gay, straight and bisexual students, and how these disparities also exist among gender, birth cohort and race. According to Mittleman, it seems that women have always performed better in school than their male counterparts. But Mittleman found that the group
Kylie Henry | Monday, October 11, 2021
Personally, I’ve never declared myself to be a feminist in good faith. Once, when asked what I love about feminism — I turned to womanism. I turned to history and asked, what would white feminism have done for the black, the queer and the other in me? The only thing I’ve ever done is declare
Emma Bacon | Thursday, February 25, 2021
The Saint Mary’s President’s Council on Sexual Violence hosted a virtual panel Wednesday about a diverse array of perspectives involving sex and sexuality, titled “Let’s Talk about Sex.” Hosted by Jamie Wagman, professor of gender and women’s studies, and Liz Coulston, director of the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO), the panel invited professors Jessica Coblentz,
Serena Zacharias | Friday, November 15, 2019
With the aim of creating a space for vulnerable dialogue regarding questions of gender, race and sexual orientation, a number of groups on campus came together Thursday night to sponsor the second “Let’s Talk About Race” discussion in Geddes coffee house. In order to facilitate small group discussion, organizers prepared a set of questions to
Ashton Weber | Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Let’s talk about sex … and the soul. This week, Campus Ministry and the Gender Relations Center (GRC) are collaborating to present the first “Sex and the Soul Week,” featuring lectures, panels and discussions about the intersection of faith and sexuality. Kayla August, assistant director of evangelization for Campus Ministry, said there is a natural
Nora McGreevy | Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Each spring for the past seven years, through a series of performed, anonymous monologues, Notre Dame’s “Show Some Skin” has provoked and encouraged its audiences to reflect on issues of identity and difference, especially as they intersect with race, gender, class, sexual violence, LGBTQ+ life and mental health. Yet as Samuel Jackson, a junior who
Andrew Cameron | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Catholic writer Dan Mattson spoke Monday on his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his faith. The talk was hosted by Students for Child-Oriented Policy and the “Irish Rover.” The first 30 attendees to the event received free copies of Mattson’s book, “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality