Gender and Sexuality
On Their Own Terms
Edith C. Benavides ’14 stood before the Undergraduate Council’s general meeting last month, clutching a camera and a rainbow flag. Benavides was there to take a photo of the Council for an upcoming celebration of National Coming Out Day.
Republicans for Gay Rights
Christian Berle, campaign manager to Richard R. Tisei of Massachusetts, speaks about Tisei's sexuality and how it effects his candidacy in the Republican party. Tisei is running for the US House of Representatives in the 2012 election.
Orgasm and Penis Seminar Draws Over 200
Sexologist Jill McDevitt held a light blue bottle in her hands, twirling it between her fingers for her audience to see. The over 200 students who had gathered for her workshop on “The Female Orgasm and All Things Penis” started laughing. On the bottle’s label were the words: “Female Arousal Cream.”
Sex Week Event Explores Religion and Sexuality
As part of the second annual Sex Week, two Harvard chaplains led a discussion on Wednesday about how religious backgrounds affect individuals’ perspectives on sex and sexuality.
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Three of the panelists at the Sex Week Event "Faith, Sex, & Love: Bring It On!" in the Phillips Brooks House Parlor (10/24). A diverse mixture of Harvard chaplains and students met to discuss love and sex, and learn about other points of view. After the brief panel, students divided into small groups to discuss questions regarding ethics, faith, common sense, upbringing, and other related topics.
Students Discuss Sex Openly in 'Unsupervised' Talk
Students gathered to discuss issues about sex and relationships in a workshop titled “Unsupervised” on Tuesday night as part of the second annual Sex Week at Harvard.
Didn't Sex Week Just Happen?
Apparently, it's here again. Get your fill of Sex Week, now through Oct. 27.
Harvard's 2nd Sex Week Kicks Off With Spoken Word
“I wrote this poem immediately post-sex,” said Yazmin Monet Watkins, spinning playfully in a circle at the front of the room. “I don’t feel the need to dance around the issue. We’re talking about sex here.”
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Inspired by Johany Pilar, a worker in Harvard's Mailroom, the Harvard community gathers at the Holyoke Center to protest sexual harassment.
True Love, New Name
True Love Revolution no longer exists. Now, students say, the Anscombe Society exists not as a support group but as a community promoting abstinence, heterosexual marriage, and traditional gender roles.
Mailroom Worker Alleges Harassment
The room fell silent seconds before Science Center mail clerk Johany Pilar spoke at the panel discussion on gender inequality on “rape culture” on Wednesday.