Last month (April, 2015), I led a twitter chat for Sssh.com’s weekly #SexTalkTuesday event. The event’s topic – rape culture – is difficult and volatile. As such, I was grateful for the opportunity to engage the discussion, but I was also apprehensive about doing the issue justice via 60 minutes
I recently spoke to Gareth May for VICE UK re the the (presumably) increased of “Hijab Porn.” According to Gareth, re performer Mia Khalifa and the presence of a hijab in some of her scenes: [C]an the hijab really be seen as nothing more than a prop, in the same
Despite porn’s global popularity, social acceptance remains very difficult to come by for current and former porn performers, producers, and others who work in the adult industry. Welcome to “Women in Porn: A Discriminating Audience” (from May 12, 2015). In the most recent live broadcast from Mindbrowse.com, I discuss discrimination, where
I’m super lucky that my role as a sociologist at large enables me to both write about things happening in society, as well as simply comment on them (among other things). Recently, I was asked by a great reporter coming up via Playboy – Nicole Theodore – to discuss this
I recently got to be one of eight speakers participating in the “Mind Your Heart: Synchronizing Inner and Outer Technologies for Love” tele-summit. It was really interesting! (more details here) The vision of “Mind Your Heart” was to explore utilizing the best of technology for cultivating healthy sexual relationships. I spoke about the
This image was getting quite a bit of Internet play yesterday, sparking three separate conversations on social media just within my circles. I imagine there were A LOT more, like, in the world. Consider: (click to enlarge) What do you think this side-by-side juxtaposition is trying to say? These are
Drunk Cast Live is my favorite podcast EVER. Hosts Dylan and Travis welcomed me for a THIRD visit to the show. This time, I bought along a friend – Brandy the Editor, a real live grammar and sentence stickler who worked with me on my book, Exposure (7.7.15!!) We four
I have done quite a few interviews on this topic lately (and an entire hour-long Sex Talk Tuesday twitter chat on April 21st), but I really like this particular one… I spoke with Jesse Capps for Rock Confidential about rape culture. Our conversation gets at race and class directly, as well
I am very excited to be one of eight speakers participating in the upcoming “Mind Your Heart: Synchronizing Inner and Outer Technologies for Love” tele-summit on May 6, 2015 at 5 pm PDT! You can watch the summit for free right here. The event’s host and organizer, Yalila Espinoza, is an
As Coachella rolls into its second weekend, those not fortunate to attend the music festival have been left to wade through the inevitable controversies arising from the event. Whether it was Madonna and Drake’s face-sucking or Chanel West Coast throwing a temper tantrum when security guards denied her access to the VIP