Sex History is a comprehensive journey through the global evolution of human sexuality, tracing its intersections with Culture, Money, Identity, BDSM/Kink, Literature and Science. This workshop moves beyond a Western-centric timeline, exploring historical sexual practices, the evolution of anatomical knowledge, and the origins of diverse sexual expressions across Asia, SWANA, Africa, South America and Europe.

Participants will examine how religious institutions, political structures, and early medical paradigms defined, regulated, and sometimes celebrated sexual behaviors that are often misunderstood today. By investigating the historical roots of sex work, BDSM, non-monogamy, and the slow progression of clitoral anatomy in medical literature, attendees will gain a critical lens on how modern sexual norms were constructed. Designed for sexuality professionals, this session provides vital historical context to help deconstruct contemporary biases, reduce pathologization, and foster a more culturally and historically informed approach to sex education, counseling and therapy.

🎤 Presented By: Nishita Rao

📌 What to Expect:

• Trivia/Jeopardy gamified delivery of Sexology History
• Deconstruct biases around Sex History
• Develop a critical lens to map how modern sexual norms were constructed

👤 Who Is This Space For:

• Educators
• Licensed Mental Health Providers
• Clinicians
• Counselors
• Researchers
• Community Members and Activists

🧠 Learning Objectives:

• At the end of the session, attendees will be able to analyze how socio-cultural, religious, and political forces across diverse historical eras (from ancient civilizations to the 20th century) have shaped contemporary understandings of human sexuality.
  
• At the end of the session, attendees will be able to evaluate the historical origins and evolution of diverse sexual expressions, including BDSM, sex work, and non-monogamy, to deconstruct modern biases and pathologization in clinical and educational settings.

Accessibility: Zoom offers live captioning. If further accessibility tools are needed please let us know.

Please Note: This workshop will be recorded for sale after. 

Join us for “Let’s Talk About Consent: Sex Work Edition” a workshop dedicated to breaking down stigma and exploring consent as an uncompromisable human right. In this session, we’ll unpack widespread myths about the sex industry and examine how intersecting factors like marginalization and financial power dynamics impact consent.

We will center the fundamental truth that sex work is work–a service being purchased, not the person—and that a sex worker's right to bodily autonomy can never be bought or negated.

Perfect for allies and those new to these conversations, you’ll leave with the terminology, perspective, and tools needed to support sex workers' rights and foster a culture of ethical consent everywhere.

🎤 Presented By: Shawn Vee

📌 What to Expect:

• Together, we'll explore and challenge harmful narratives, gain a deeper understanding of genuine agency and autonomy, and examine the historical implications of consent denial in the commercial sex trade. Join us to learn how to advocate for universal consent.

👤 Who Is This Space For:

• EVERYONE! Particularly beneficial for sexual health educators, community workers, researchers, clinicians, physicians, case managers, healthcare professionals, community members and activists.

🧠 Learning Objectives:

• By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to verbally define consent as an uncompromisable human right that applies to sex workers, and list at least three specific unethical beliefs or behaviors (e.g., “payment equals entitlement,” dehumanizing language, ignoring withdrawal of consent) that violate a sex worker’s bodily autonomy.
  
  • a. Ethics and ethical behavior.
  • j. Sexual exploitation, including sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.
• By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to clearly differentiate (consensual) sex work from sexual exploitation/trafficking, and describe at least two distinct ways that socio-cultural factors (such as stigma, classism, and criminalization) contribute to consent violations against sex workers.
  
  • c. Socio-cultural factors (e.g. ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socio-economic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.

Accessibility: Zoom offers live captioning. If further accessibility tools are needed please let us know.

Please Note: This workshop will be recorded for sale after. 

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