Sex & Candy

Sex & Candy
News Editor Rachael Dickson

This coming Tuesday, Feminist Ninjas, the Pride Alliance and the Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education will be hosting “Hotter, Safer Sex and Candy,” an all-inclusive workshop about sex and topics relating to sex.

“The reason that we've decided to host the event is because it is a topic of conversation that is really important to both groups and how we feel that youth, college students, and everyone needs to be educated on the importance of safe sex,” Pride Alliance co-chair Alex Gant said.

“It’s part of the continual conversation we’re trying to have with our community,” Feminist Ninjas co-leader Whitney Gecker said. “Sex is definitely a taboo.”

“There will be many different topics addressed by Sugar the shop coming from Baltimore including the use of toys for safe sex in relationships and in masturbation as well as other things,” Gant said. “There will be a puppet show prior to the event that will demonstrate consent in relationships.”

The workshop will be put on by representatives from Sugar, an urban adult toy store. Sugar’s website says, “Sugar is a lesbian-owned, women- and trans-operated, for profit, mission-driven sex toy store. By providing education and toys in a shame-free, sex positive, fun environment we help people of all genders and orientations experience their own unique sexuality with shameless joy and passion.

Gecker also said that the workshop will address non-heterosexual sex as well.
“We want this conversation about sex to be as inclusive as possible,” Gecker said.
Sex education can be especially important for college students, a group that statistics show to be fairly sexually active. According to the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment Fall 2006 Data Report, 67.2 percent of over 20,000 college students surveyed said that within the last year, they had sex (oral, vaginal or anal) with at least one person. 24.3 percent of those surveyed said that within the same time period, they had sex (oral, vaginal or anal) with at least two people.

“Hotter, Safer Sex and Candy” will be held from 7:30-10:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Ballroom in SUB II.

Reader Responses

anon
04 Dec 2007, 01:39

glad too see some sex-positive feminism.

dm
18 Feb 2008, 09:24

I desperately want a child. I want, my husband wants, we want. However, my husband and I purposely will not conceive a child. The reason is, we feel that what we want is not the most important thing. The most important consideration is toward the person who is most directly affected. The most important consideration is toward the child. Making a life-altering decision without consulting the one most affected seems wrong. Also, there is a chance that once the child is grown, he may look back and feel "I would have preferred non-existence. There, I would have remained safe from all harm. Even though life is good, I wish my parents had not conceived me." Also, any harm that comes to the child would be my fault and my husband's fault . If we had not conceived the child the harm would not have occurred.