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List: Sex Vocabulary Letter B

5/29/2019

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First came A, now here is a vocabulary list of sexuality related terms that start with the letter B. So what can you do with it?  
 
Use it as a self-quiz to see how many you know.  
 
Use it as a topic generator for your next school paper, Wikipedia rabbit hole dive, or visit to the library.  
 
Use it to suggest a topic to me for an upcoming video, podcast, or other deep dive.
 
Use it as inspiration for your next party theme, Halloween costume, or print out the words and decorate your apartment with them. OK just kidding about the last one…   

Are there any "B" terms I forgot? Let me know in the comments!
 
Baby boom
Back up method
Bacterial STI
Bacterial Vaginosis
Balloon fetish
Balls
Bareback
Barrier methods
Bartholin’s Gland
Basal body thermometer
Baseball metaphor
BDSM
Bear
Beate Uhse AG
Bestiality
Bias
Bi-curious
Bi-Erasure
Bigender
Binder
Biphobia
Birth
Birth canal
Birth center
Birth control
Bisexual
Blastocyst
Blow job
Blue balls
Body image
Boi
Bondage
Boner
Boot fetish
Born-again virgin
Bottom surgery
Boyfriend
Bra
Brachioproctic intercourse
Breast self-exam
Breastfeeding
Breasts
British Journal of Sexual Medicine
Bugchasing
Bukkake
Bulbourethral Glands
Bundling
Burusera
Butch
Butt plug
Buttocks
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List: Pap Test Tools

5/22/2019

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I recently got a pap, which is a routine cervical cancer screening test.

When I walked into the exam room, I saw all the tools spread out and took a photo because I’m always a sexologist and always seeing opportunities for sex education, even when standing bottom-half-naked at the doctor’s office! This a list of the tools seen on the cart here, used to perform a pap test (in this pic, from right to left):
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Speculum

This is the “duck lips” instrument that keeps the vaginal walls open so the medical provider can have better access to the cervix, which sits at the end of the vagina.

Cervical Spatula
This is one of the tools used to collect cervical cells for examination. The flat end, like a kitchen spatula, is used to scrape, in this case, cells off the outer cervix.

Vaginal Swabs
Basically like an extra large Q-Tip, these are used to blot away excess blood or mucus from the cervix and vagina so the blood/mucus cells don’t contaminate the sample.

Cytobrush
Another cell collection tool, this is a long stick with a round bristle brush at the end rotated in the opening of the cervix.

Liquid-Based Crytology Container
The cells collected from the cervical spatula and cytobrush are deposited into a small bottle of preservative liquids until it gets to the lab to be examined under a microscope. The cells used to be smeared across a glass slide, hence the term “pap smear”, but the liquid container method is more modern and offers more accurate results.

Lubricant
See that big pile of lube at the bottom left? That helps the speculum be inserted into the vagina with ease.

Examination Table with Stirrups
Laying down with feet in holders (not pictured) off the bottom of the table, this keeps the legs open, vagina relaxed, and the genitals at eye-level for the seated medical provider as they do the screening.
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Sex in 60 Seconds: A-Z

5/2/2019

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#tbt to last year and the first episode of Sex in 60 Seconds, a sexual education video series in which I explain all about a topic, talking sssssssuper fast to give you as much content as possible in just ONE MINUTE!

In this episode, I list as many sex topics that I can think of from A-Z in 60 seconds, and I invite you to let me know in the comments which one you'd like to learn more about in a future video!

This is not exclusive content, as it's sponsored by Cal Exotics, but since social media continues to delete and restrict sexuality content, I wanted to post the series here for safe keeping, and for your learning and entertainment pleasure :)
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List: Sex Vocabulary Letter A

4/19/2019

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Here is a vocabulary list of sexuality related terms that start with the letter A. So what can you do with it?  
 
Use it as a self-quiz to see how many you know.  
 
Use it as a topic generator for your next school paper, Wikipedia rabbit hole dive, or visit to the library.  
 
Use it to suggest a topic to me for an upcoming video, podcast, or other deep dive.
 
Use it as inspiration for your next party theme, Halloween costume, or print out the words and decorate your apartment with them. OK just kidding about the last one…   
 
Are there any "A" terms I forgot? Let me know in the comments!
 
Abortifacient
Abortion
Abstinence
Abstinence-only education
Ace
Acquaintance rape
Acrotomophilia 
Adolescent/adolescence
Adult entertainment 
Adultery
Afterbirth 
Age of consent
Agalmatophilia 
AIDS
Ally
Amenorrhea
Amniocentesis
Amniotic fluid
Amour
Androgens
Androgynous 
Anti-choice
Antiretroviral 
Anus
Anal beads
Anal bleaching
Analingus 
Anal sex
Anatomical sex
Anorgasmia
Aphrodisiac
Areola
Aromantic
Asexual
Assault
Assigned gender
Ass to mouth
Aunt Flo
Autoerotic
Autoerotic asphyxiation 
Autonomy
Axillism
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List: Undergraduate Sexuality Majors

4/19/2019

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I’m frequently asked for resources on how to pursue formal training in human sexuality and where to earn a degree, so I thought this would be helpful :)

When I was a high school senior 17 years ago (!!!) and desperately looking for a college that offered a sex major, my searches came up empty. Except for one, in another country. Which I did pursue, despite the hassle of visas, international student fees, and missing home.

Now, there are 84 institutions of higher learning offering bachelor degrees in human sexuality. 84! And some are in places that never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine at age 17 would someday offer sexuality degrees to undergrads- Iowa, Kansas, Indiana!

Twelve of these sex degree granting universities are located within a reasonable commute to my childhood home. Damn! I was a decade too early. But lucky for you, there are now so many incredible education opportunities to pursue, and I'm sure there will be more every year until finally sexuality studies is as universal and as normal as economics, communications, marketing, or any other college major that examines a specific subset of human behavior.
Allegheny College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

American University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality

Amherst College
BA Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Appalachian State University
BA Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies

Augsburg College
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Bard College
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

Bowling Green State University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Brandeis University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Brown University
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

Bryn Mawr College
BA Gender and Sexuality

Butler University
BA Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

California State University Long Beach
BA Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Colby College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

College of Staten Island
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

College of William and Mary
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

College of Wooster
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Columbia University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Cornell University
BA Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Davidson College
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

Dickinson College
BSc Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Duke University
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Earlham College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Emory University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Fairfield University
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Gettysburg College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Goucher College
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Grinnell College
BA Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies

Guilford College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Gustavus Adolphus College
BSc Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Haverford College
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

Kalamazoo College
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Lehigh University
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

McCalester College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 

McGill University
BA Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice

McMicken College
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Metropolitan State University of Denver
BA Gender, Women’s, and Sexualities Studies

Miami University of Ohio
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Middlebury College
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Mills College
BA Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Montclair State University
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

New Mexico State University
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

New York University
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

Northwestern University
BA Gender and Sexuality

Oberlin College and Conservatory
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Ohio State University
BA Sexuality Studies

Oregon State University
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Otterbein University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Rice University
BA Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

San Diego State University
BA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies

Simon Fraser University
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Stanford University
BA Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

State University of New York at New Paltz
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Stonehill College
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

Swarthmore College
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

University at Albany
BA Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies

University of California, Davis
BSc Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

University of California, Riverside
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

University of Chicago
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

University of Cincinnati
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

University of Connecticut
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

University of Iowa
BA Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies

University of Kansas
BA Human Sexuality

University of Massachusetts Amherst
BA Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

University of Minnesota
BA Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

University of Nevada Las Vegas
BA Gender and Sexuality Studies

University of North Carolina Asheville
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

University of Pennsylvania
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

University of Pittsburgh
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

University of Redlands
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

University of Richmond
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

University of Tennessee Knoxville
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality

University of Toronto
BA Sexual Diversity Studies

University of Vermont
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

University of Washington-Bothell Campus
BA Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

University of Waterloo
BA Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
(This was my undergraduate program)

Virginia Commonwealth University
BA Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Wake Forest University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Washington University
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Webster University
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Wesleyan University
BA Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Williams College
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Wright State University
BA Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Yale University
BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

York University
BA Sexuality Studies

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