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Building Trans Justice Into Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 64

Release Date: 03/14/2020

Kink 101 at Southwest Love Fest 2025 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 65

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

This is a live workshop with Sara from the Southwest Love Fest conference in Phoenix, AZ. Discussions include finding overlapping desires, consent as a practice instead of a one-time agreement, safe words, and pain calibration (with a live demo). Follow along with the slides at and please share this with anyone who needs this information! Welcome back to QSE, everyone. I've missed you.

Happy 8th Birthday to QSE!

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

A message from Sara about what to expect for the QSE relaunch and teasing upcoming content in the feed! This is different from the previous reintroduction episode from January for reasons that I discuss in the show. Welcome back to QSE!

Building Trans Justice Into Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 64

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Sara and Jay finish our discussion of justice-centered sex ed! We discuss moral panics and provide structure, guidance, and questions to ask yourself if you're doing sex ed.

Trans Justice and Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 63

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

This week, Sara and Jay talk about the difference between doing trans-inclusive sex ed and building sex ed based on a justice framework. Also inclusion, virginity, life-long sex ed, and reproductive justice.

Genital Torture and Trans Bodies - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 62

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Join Jay and Sara as we explore the innies and outies of genital torture play. We'll talk about pain tolerance, dysphoria, safety tips, and give examples of play you might never have thought about!

Dysphoria and Sex as a Trans Person - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 61

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Sara and Jay jump into the first topic discussion of Season 2, how to navigate sex and dysphoria as a trans person! We discuss strategies, validate the struggles, and give some tips from our experience.

QSE Listener Questions 6 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 60

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Season 2 kicks off with a question episode catching up on your emails to us over the break! We discuss endometriosis, herpes transmission, identity-based humiliation play, and more! We are so excited to be back in your podcast feed. Transcript: https://otter.ai/s/p3FKnWmQTyS8jynNBQ_Mvw

Body Changes on Hormones - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 59

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Jay and Sara talk about the changes people can expect on testosterone or estrogen, progesterone, and spiro as hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Also discussed: muffing

QSE Listener Questions 5 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 58

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Jay and Sara answer more questions from you, the listeners! Questions include bondage for disabled folks, lower sex drive on SSRIs, period sex, coming out to a partner, and Fetlife tips. Also discussed: new HHS regulations that discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Abortion Laws and Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 57

Queer Sex Ed Podcast

Sara and Jay spend this week's episode discussing the legal and political movement to outlaw abortion in the United States, including the propaganda strategy of CPCs, the history of US abortion law, the current state of abortion rights, and how you can help protect abortion access in your area.

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Sara and Jay are back this week to finish our discussion of justice-centered sex education! This week we discuss moral panics and also provide structure, guidance, and questions to ask yourself to build sex ed centered on trans justice.

We tried to focus on offering structures, guidelines, and tangible ways you can question your own work, but there's no way we could cover everything in one show. For more on this, check out our previous episode, number 63, and also Episodes 1, 9, 11, 21, 23, 24, 34, and 53.

Transcript: https://otter.ai/s/IicmJZnuTvGPk7Ojfgieqg

Segments:
1:30 - Intro
4:59 - Word of the Show: Moral Panic
20:33 - Famous Moral Panics of the Past and Present
28:43 - Patreon Message
32:30 - Main Topic Intro
38:49 - 5 (+2 Extra) Steps for Building Justice-Centered Sex Education
44:32 - Working Backwards to Build a Foundation
49:11 - Power Dynamics and Sex Ed
56:11 - We Can't Do This Work in a Vacuum
59:02 - Helpful Guidelines to Start From
1:07:15 - Questions to Ask Yourself

Show Links:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201507/moral-panic-who-benefits-public-fear

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/08/moral-panic-over-fortnite-and-purpose-play

https://www.aier.org/article/the-anatomy-of-a-moral-panic/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/youre-wrong-about/id1380008439

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-hysteria/id1441348407

https://rossieronline.usc.edu/youth-and-racism/akiea-gross-op-ed

https://www.bgdblog.org/2016/04/how-sex-education-fails-people-of-color-in-the-united-states/

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/sex-and-health/sex/sex-education-centering-whiteness

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/afrosexology-sex-positivity_n_5b69b913e4b0de86f4a59f1a

http://www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com/whatwebelievein.html

https://rewire.news/article/2015/04/09/can-teach-kids-consent-without-bringing-sex-conversation/