The Sexplanations Story

From the Sexplanations channel, hosted by Dr. Lindsey Doe, tells the story of the Sexplanations project. It began as a speech for a well-known university talk series, in which the speaker reflected on teaching sexuality at a university and online. The video describes how the speaker later withdrew from the event after the organizers asked for the sexual content of the talk to be kept low. The speaker explains the decision to withdraw as a rejection of censorship and silence, and argues that sexuality deserves the same open study as other academic subjects. Source links for Nebula, Patreon, and the Sexplanations podcast are included in the original description.

• Origin of the Sexplanations project as a university talk speech
• Conference organizers' request to keep sexual content low
• Speaker's decision to withdraw and reasons for it
• Argument for open study and learning about sexuality

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/sexplanations If you already have a Nebula account, you can use a similar link to give a year of Nebula to a friend. https://gift.nebula.tv/sexplanations LIFETIME NEBULA MEMBERSHIP: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=sexplanations This is the story of Sexplanations. This video was originally a speech for one of the most well-known talk series at one of the most prestigious schools in the world. I was invited to speak about “how to bring the field of sexuality closer to people, and the role that sex education can, or should, play in that process.” I reflected on my experiences teaching at a university and online, anecdotes for the woes and triumphs of my field. Initially, I received a few minor edits to the speech and a green light to proceed. A week later, I received a message that a board reviewed my writing and had provided me with 715 words outlining the ways I needed to “keep the sexual content low” in my talk about sex. After a lot of thought, conversations with colleagues, and discomfort, I withdrew from the conference. I think there are people who would have given Theodore of Oxfordshire a censored version, maybe even with a positive attitude that “something is better than nothing.” That isn’t me. I believe doing so would be acting in accordance with shame, perpetuating the very silence, misinformation, and disinformation that harm us. Sexuality deserves the same open communication we afford music, chemistry, and geology. It deserves to be studied and learned. It deserves curiosity. Support Sexplanations by becoming a sexpla(i)naut: https://patreon.com/sexplanations Sexplanations Podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sexplanationspodcast Support the podcast: https://patreon.com/SexplanationsPodcast Dr. Doe's contact info: TWITTER : https://twitter.com/elleteedee FACEBOOK : https://facebook.com/sexplanations INSTAGRAM : https://instagram.com/drlindseydoe