What happens when sex education is left to shame, silence, and the internet?

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Mark Schoen — sex educator, filmmaker, and founder of SexSmartFilms — to explore what decades of teaching human sexuality have revealed about shame, censorship, and sexual freedom.

We explore:

• What decades of sex education have taught Mark about desire.
• Banned books, censorship, and why sexual honesty still scares people.
• How film can teach what classrooms often miss.
• Cultural differences in sexual messaging.
• Mark’s work with William Masters, Betty Dodson, and his transgender film project.

Research Article: X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated With U.S. Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media.

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Stay perverted,

Emma

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