What’s it like to be queer, polyamorous and under 30 in today’s world?

2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the publishing of Stranger In A Strange Land, one of the first popular, American novel containing a consensual non-monogamous subplot. Forty-one years ago the Stonewall Uprising ignited the gay liberation movement. And 29 years ago, IBM would release the world’s first PC…

So what’s today’s world like for queer, poly folk born in and after 1981?

Join sex and relationship expert Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com as he moderates and interviews a discussion panel filled with just that: The queer, the poly, and the under 30!

Date: Thursday, August, 19th, 2010
Time: 7-9pm Pacific
Where: San Francisco
Cost: $10 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds!

All ages, orientations and relationship self-expressions welcome!

Our Panelists…

ABOUT ALLIE: Sapphic savant and former “mayor” of Camp Beaverton for Wayward Girls, Burning Man’s home for queer women, Allie has been doling out sex tips for years.

Certified by the Ohio Board of Health in STD and HIV prevention, Allie also works for the LA Gay & Lesbian Center, and writes sex advice for a number of publications as well as throwing the occasional Girl-Sex 101 workshop. A dynamic and down-to-Earth speaker, she’s a pro at helping novices earn their stripes.

Allie is finishing her first novel (one in a series) about a pack of college-age, lesbian werewolves. You can follow Allie’s literary exploits and musings on neo-gender feminism and furry, paranormal things at www.talesofthepack.com.

About Katie: Katie “Megaphone” Diamond, originator of the queer, feminist sex magazine SALACIOUS, is a radical queer comic artist and graphic designer living in Portland, Maine. She strongly believes in the direct cross-over of art and politics, and uses this dogma in her every-day art practice. She’s done many illustrations and cartoons about gender, sexuality, and sex education. She’s also designed many pamphlets, flyers, and posters for various local organizations.

Throughout Greater Portland, Diamond is organizing and implementing exciting local events. She’s the organizing force behind the Portland Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, and has been a co-producer of the Portland Femme Show for the past two years.

Diamond graduated from the Maine College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. At MECA, she obtained the nickname of “Megaphone” because of her intense involvement in the communities of the school, and Greater Portland. Using illustration as her springboard, Diamond has organized a Voting Education and Registration Drive; put into action a huge Sex Education collaborative project; taught art classes to disadvantaged youth; painted a mural with elementary and high school students at their school; and designed posters and pamphlets for local non-profits.

Stylistically, she has been heavily influenced by cartoonist Alison Bechdel; comic artist Adrian Tomine; cartoonist Roberta Gregory; comic art historian Trina Robbins; and the late printmaker Kathe Kollwitz. Politically, Diamond looks to Kathe Kollwitz, as well as groups such as the Guerilla Girls and subRosa for inspiration as an artist-activist-advocate.

Keep an eye on the bookshelves in August, when Diamond will be published in the up-and-coming “Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation.” In a creative collaboration with queer vaudevillian cohort Johnny Blazes, Diamond’s comics move to the story-telling level to aid in telling Blazes’ story of genderqueeritude and self-discovery.

About Maymay: Meitar Maymay Moscovitz has been an active member of alternative sexuality communities since 2002. An outspoken, sex-positive feminist blogger, he authors several blogs on sexuality issues including the explicit photography blog MaleSubmissionArt.com that explores submissive masculinity and his personal “sex blog” at maybemaimed.com. He also co-hosts the weekly KinkOnTap.com Internet talk show discussing the interconnectedness of sexuality through politics, medical science, news and more. In 2009, he co-founded the all-ages educational KinkForAll series of sexuality unconferences in New York City that has since spread to 5 cities including Washington, DC and San Francisco. An open source programmer by day and a sexual freedom activist by night, Maymay’s passion lies in analyzing the intersection of technology and human sociosexual behavior.

Our Moderator…

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence and greater health in their relationships and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health adults in and out of the bedroom.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores across the country.

Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

“The Intersection of Social Media, Feminism and Sexuality,” is where you’ll find Reid, of course…

SEATTLE – Sex 2.0 celebrates its third year May 22-23, 2010, in Seattle, Washington, at the Quality Inn.  For the first time, the conference is heading to the West Coast and expanding across an entire weekend, attracting local and national influencers, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts who are defining the future of sex and technology.

Sex 2.0 focuses on the intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality.  How is social media enabling people to learn, grow, and connect sexually? How is sexual expression tied to social activism? Does the concept of transparency online offer new opportunities or present new roadblocks — or both? These questions, and many more, are addressed within a safe, welcoming, sex positive space.

Topics this year include building your sex positive presence online, using the internet to connect with people as a sex coach or educator, participatory community organizing for social and sexual freedom, the new sex educators, with panels on new media, sex work, and more.

Featuring certified sexologist and author, Veronica Monet, as the keynote speaker and a discussion leader.  Other session leaders include educator, writer, and founder of Cuddle Parties and Show-N-Tell Sex Education, Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com; executive director of the Center and Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, Allena Gabosch; rope bondage podcaster, author and activist, Graydancer; president of Love U Parties, author, sex educator and activist, Ducky Doolittle; author, high priestess, and founder of Temple of the Red Lotus, Inara de Luna; and many more.

The conference welcomes all sex positive individuals 18+, the GLBTQ, poly, kinky, sex workers, podcasters, eroticists, activists and more.  At Sex 2.0, everyone is a participant, rather than a passive attendee, joining conversations rather than listening to presentations. Respecting the confidentiality and protecting the identities of participants who wish to maintain a degree of anonymity is a top priority at Sex 2.0.

Profits will go to the Northwest chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project, which is dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy, and to the event producer, the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture.

Advance registration is mandatory, given the relatively sensitive nature of this event. Registration is open and tickets are $50 until May 19 or tickets sell out.

The conference is being held at the Quality Inn at 618 John St., in the heart of Seattle beside the famous Space Needle and Seattle Center.  It officially runs from 9 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday, with parties on Friday and Sunday.

Read about the THREE TALKS Reid is leading, who else will be there, and how to register at www.sex20con.com.

Sex 2.0 is being produced and sponsored by Seattle’s Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes the many ways sex is beneficial through education, outreach, the arts, advocacy, and research programs that serve the public.   For more information, please visit www.foundationforsexpositiveculture.org.

Who should have a say in a college student’s sex education?

Join Brown Prof. Jim Green and his panel of sexperts and Brown directors as they discuss the role of students, educators, institutions, and censorship in how sex education gets brought and taught to today’s college campuses.

The panel, called “Sex Panic!: When Educators Are Censors” is inspired by the need for a forum for the Brown University community to discuss the stigmatization of certain kinds of speech, notably conversations about sexuality, and the relationship between free speech and education.

Date: Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Time: 6-8pm EST
Where: Brown University’s Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 106
95 Cushing Street, Providence, RI 02906
Cost: FREE – open to eveyone!

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Panelists:

• Meitar Moscovitz [community organizer]
• Megan Andelloux [certified sex educator]
• Aida Manduley [student/organizer]
• Reid Mihalko [Brown alum '92, sex and relationship expert]
• Ricky Gresh [Senior Director for Student Engagement at Brown University]

Moderator:

• Brown Prof. Jim Green

For those of you interested in how this panel came about, check out panelists Meitar Moscovitz’s excellent post and Aida Manduley’s blog entry which should bring you up to speed. Thanks, Aida and MayMay!

Prof. James N. Green, Professor of History and Brazilian Studies: James N. Green works on the political, social and, and cultural history of nineteenth and twentieth-century Brazil. His books include: We Cannot Remain Silent: Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States(Duke, 2010) and Beyond Carnival: Male Homosexuality in Twentieth-century Brazil (University of Chicago, 1999. He is currently working on a biography of Herbert Daniel, a Brazilian guerrilla leader, political exile, and AIDS activist.

James N. Green received his doctorate in Latin American history at UCLA in 1996. He has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and lived eight years in Brazi. He served as the Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Brown University from 2005 to 2008. He is a past president of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) and served as the President of the New England Council on Latin American Studies (NECLAS)in 2008 and 2009.

Meitar Moscovitz: Meitar “maymay” Moscovitz has been an active member of alternative sexuality communities since 2002. He’s a technology professional and makes his living building online presences through web development and social media consulting. Meitar is a published technical author and (semi-)regular blogger on well-known sites like SitePoint.com about the state of the art of developing Web technology. His passion lies in analyzing the intersection of technology and human sociosexual behavior. When he’s not writing Web code of one sort or another, he’s a sexual freedom community organizer and loud gender justice advocate. “Maymay” authors several blogs on sexuality issues and is the co-founder of the BarCamp-style sexuality unconference, KinkForAll.[7]

Megan Andelloux: Megan Andelloux is a nationally certified sexuality educator through The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists and is a board certified sexologist through The American College of Sexologists. She is the founder and director of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health, a sexuality resource center located in Pawtucket, RI.

Ms. Andelloux has worked full-time in the field of Sexual Education for more than 12 years.  She is an Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston University School of Medicine and lectures internationally at colleges, universities, medical schools, and sexuality institutions on issues surrounding sexual pleasure, sexual health, politics, and erotic justice. She developed the Gynecological Training Program for Boston University School of Medicine, and in addition works as a Gynecological Teaching Associate at medical institutions on the East coast.

Ms. Andelloux is a sought after media contributor for sexuality related issues in print, online, television and documentaries.  She is a regular contributor at www.carnalnation.com. and www.sexualhealth.com and is also an author in the book, We Got Issues, a Feminist Response to Cultural Attitudes On Feminism.

Aida Manduley: Aida Esther Manduley ‘11 is a student and sexual freedom activist from Puerto Rico, double-concentrating in Comparative Literature and Gender & Sexuality Studies at Brown University. She volunteers with community organizations and works with a variety of on-campus groups, such as the Queer Alliance and the Sexual Health Education & Empowerment Council (both of which she chairs), to foster diversity and promote awareness of issues pertaining to gender, sex, and sexuality, as well as their varied intersections with other aspects of life and identity (e.g. language and ethnicity). Aside from this work, Aida is also part of the Brown University Activities Council and Zeta Delta Xi, a local co-ed fraternity.

Ricky Gresh: Senior Director for Student Engagement at Brown University, Ricky Gresh provides leadership to divisional efforts to facilitate opportunities for student engagement including the Campus Life Diversity centers and the Stephen Robert Campus Center. Ricky also serves as a liaison to the Office of the Dean of the College and the Graduate School.

Reid Mihalko: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence and greater health in their relationships and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health adults in and out of the bedroom.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores across the country.

Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

Group Sex Then & Now 3: A Play Party Retrospective, a discussion panel moderated by Reid Mihalko, returns to San Francisco’s Center for Sex and Culture for it’s third time, the fourth such panel in a continuing series on the history of group sex in America!

Discussion Panel

GROUP SEX THEN & NOW: A Play Party Retrospective (Discussion panel)

Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, July 24, 2008
7:30-10PM

Click here for more info and to RSVP

Workshops

SPEED-FLIRTING (Workshop and Social Event)

Los Angeles, CA
Friday, July 25, 2008
7-10pm

Register at www.lagaycenter.org/learningcurve

ROMANCE FOR THE REST OF US (Workshop)

Saturday, July 26, 2008
3-5PM
Los Angeles
RSVP HERE

MEN’S BEGINNERS TANTRA (Workshop)

Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, July 26, 2008
11AM – 2PM

RSVP HERE

FREE-LOVE: Can You Really Afford It? (Mini-workshop)

A one day, five hour workshop for Anyone Interested in or curious about Alternative Relationships

CUDDLE PARTY (Workshop)

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Workshops

SPEED-FLIRTING (Workshop and Social Event)

San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
8-10pm

Register by calling (415) 503-1100
Or visit the OneTaste website!

Discussion Panel

GROUP SEX THEN & NOW (Part 2): A Play Party Retrospective (Discussion panel)

San Francisco, CA
Monday, August 18th, 2008
7:00-10:30PM