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Health/medical factors that influence sexuality

Sex in the Kitchen: A Sex Ed Cooking Class

Title of Event: Sex in the Kitchen: A Sex Ed Cooking Class

Description of Event:

Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. And yes, it's exactly as fun as it sounds.

Four times a year, we gather ,from our own kitchens, wherever that is, to cook, laugh, and dig into something we don't talk about nearly enough: the real, science-backed connection between what we eat and how we feel in our bodies, our desire, and our relationships.

Child Sexual Abuse: From Healthy Development to Forensic Medical Evaluation

Title of Event: Child Sexual Abuse: From Healthy Development to Forensic Medical Evaluation

Description of Event:

Led by Dr. Verena Brown, a board-certified child abuse pediatrician and AASECT-certified sexuality educator, this two-day intensive gives AASECT-certified educators, counselors, and therapists the full clinical picture, from healthy child sexual developement to the forensic medicine involved in a child sexual abuse work-up.

Down in the Valley Where the Girls Get Naked

Title of Event: Down in the Valley Where the Girls Get Naked

Description of Event:

This session explores sexual agency, shame, and liberation among Black women through storytelling and cultural analysis. Centering pleasure, autonomy, and reclamation, it challenges harmful narratives and offers a culturally responsive approach to sexual health, healing, and empowerment.

Start Date: 09-23-2026

Time of Event: 7-8 pm EST

Location: Online Synchronous/Online Asynchronous

Presenter/Speaker: Rachele Manett

Main Contact: Bill Taverner

Hacking Sex Toys: Creative Solutions for Disabled Sex

Title of Event: Hacking Sex Toys: Creative Solutions for Disabled Sex

Description of Event:

Disabled sex can be tricky when we run into barriers, but disabled sex is also creative, restorative, exploratory, and vast in how it looks from person to person. This creates the perfect opportunity for re-defining what sex means and focus on person-centred hacks and adaptations to make sex more accessible for those with and without disabilities.

Start Date: 09-16-2026

Time of Event: 7-8 pm EST

Location: Online Synchronous/Online Asynchronous

Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations • Better Sexual Health Conversations

Title of Event: Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations • Better Sexual Health Conversations

WEEK 1 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Returning Home to the Body: Sexual Healing With Somatic Interventions

WEEK 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Healing Intimacy Ruptures from High Conflict or Anger Styles

WEEK 3 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Intimacy Across the Lifespan: Aging, Illness, and Evolving Desires

WEEK 4 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations • Better Sexual Health Conversations

Title of Event: Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations • Better Sexual Health Conversations

WEEK 1 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Returning Home to the Body: Sexual Healing With Somatic Interventions

WEEK 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Healing Intimacy Ruptures from High Conflict or Anger Styles

WEEK 3 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Intimacy Across the Lifespan: Aging, Illness, and Evolving Desires

WEEK 4 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations

Title of Event: Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations • Better Sexual Health Conversations

WEEK 1 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Returning Home to the Body: Sexual Healing With Somatic Interventions

WEEK 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Healing Intimacy Ruptures from High Conflict or Anger Styles

WEEK 3 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Intimacy Across the Lifespan: Aging, Illness, and Evolving Desires

WEEK 4 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations

Title of Event: Sexual Wellness Learning Pass: 4 Weeks • 4 Conversations • Better Sexual Health Conversations

WEEK 1 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Returning Home to the Body: Sexual Healing With Somatic Interventions

WEEK 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Healing Intimacy Ruptures from High Conflict or Anger Styles

WEEK 3 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Intimacy Across the Lifespan: Aging, Illness, and Evolving Desires

WEEK 4 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

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