Queer Sex Ed Podcast

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What's Queer Sex Ed Podcast about?

Each month, Sara and Jay explore topics in sex health, relationships, queer identities, BDSM, kink, sex work, and more. This podcast is only for listeners 18 and older.

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Queer Sex Ed Podcast episodes:

03.14.2020
Building Trans Justice Into Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 64
Sara and Jay are back this week to finish our discussion of justice-centered sex education! This week we discuss moral panics and also provide structure, guidance, and questions to ask yourself to build sex ed centered on trans justice. We...
01.20.2020
Trans Justice and Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 63
This week, Sara and Jay talk about the difference between "trans-inclusive" sex ed and building sex ed based on a justice framework more broadly. Also discussed, inclusion, virginity, life-long sex ed, and reproductive justice. Transcript: https://otter.ai/s/yxW1Eq_tTeefHcc5G02ZVg Segments: 1:30 - Intro...
01.12.2020
Genital Torture and Trans Bodies - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 62
Join Jay and Sara as we explore the innies and outies of genital torture play (sometimes called CBT). We'll talk about pain tolerance, dysphoria, safety tips, and give examples of genital torture play you might never have thought about before!...
11.24.2019
Dysphoria and Sex as a Trans Person - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 61
Sara and Jay jump into the first topic discussion of Season 2, how to navigate sex and dysphoria as a trans person! We discuss strategies, validate the struggles, and give some tips from our experience. Transcript: https://otter.ai/s/FM-xOB1SR4ek6UXYWOjcRg Segments: 1:30 -...
11.16.2019
QSE Listener Questions 6 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 60
Season 2 kicks off with a question episode catching up on your emails to us over the break! We discuss endometriosis, herpes transmission, identity-based humiliation play, and more! We are so excited to be back in your podcast feed with...
07.27.2019
Body Changes on Hormones - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 59
This week, Jay and Sara spend some time talking about the general changes people can expect when starting testosterone or estrogen, progesterone, and spironolactone as hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Also discussed: muffing, exploring new sensations, and a response to Buck...
06.17.2019
QSE Listener Questions 5 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 58
Jay and Sara answer more questions from you, the listeners! Questions include bondage for disabled folks, lower sex drive on SSRIs, period sex, and Fetlife tips. Also discussed: new HHS regulations that discriminate against LGBTQ people. Segments: 3:07 - Accountability...
06.01.2019
Abortion Laws and Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 57
Sara and Jay spend this week's episode discussing the legal and political movement to outlaw abortion in the United States, including the propaganda strategy of CPCs, the history of US abortion law, the current state of abortion rights, and how...
05.20.2019
Pervertables and Kink on a Budget - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 56
This week Jay and Sara give tips on doing kink play in free and cheap ways! Also discussed: Pervertables, classism in kink spaces, where to find cheap toys, and kinky craft time. Segments: 3:18 - Word of the Show, Pervertables...
05.12.2019
Navigating Consent On Dating Apps (A Dick Pic Isn't Communication) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 55
This week Sara and Jay are talking about online dating, hooking up, consent communication online, and the culture of dick pics and other boundary crossing online. Also discussed: the male gaze, what app developers could do better, what we can...
04.27.2019
The Future of Trans Liberation - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 54
This is the culmination of our four-part series on transgender medicine, focused on what a trans liberation future really looks like. What would it mean for all people to live, express, and love free from shame and the threat of...
04.21.2019
Biological Sex and Expanding the Trans Medical Model - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 53
This week Jay and Sara dig down into "biological sex" and break down why it's a problem, how it's more complicated than you probably know, and new ways to discuss bodies without binary sex. Also discussed: research impacts of using...
04.06.2019
Butt Stuff 101 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 52
This week Sara and Jay begin their series about everything anal! This show covers the basics of butt anatomy, ass play safety tips, and all of the many reasons we enjoy butt stuff. Future episodes will cover more specific activities,...
03.22.2019
Modern Transgender Medicine - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 51
Jay and Sara continue their discussion of trans medicine by focusing on current barriers to care caused by our medical model of trans identity. Also discussed: transmedicalism, solidarity work, and what non-binary transition can look like. Segments: 4:44 - Word...
03.15.2019
The Trans Military Ban and QSE Listener Questions 4 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 50
Sara and Jay discuss the recently finalized trans military ban, including how we must address the impact of that on our community and still be abolitionist in our criticism of US imperialism and the military as an institution of violence....
03.10.2019
History of Transgender Medicine - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 49
Jay and Sara share some of the deep and complicated history of transgender medicine to discuss how physical differences become a medical diagnosis. Also discussed: the "medical model" of trans identities, and the process of medical pathologizing Segments: 8:22 -...
02.22.2019
Sensory Deprivation - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 48
This week Sara and Jay discuss different types of sensory deprivation play, including how to do it, what tools to use, and tips for staying safe. The word/phrase/concept discussed at the beginning is Dungeon Master (the kink kind, not the...
02.15.2019
QSE Listener Questions 3 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 47
Happy 2019! The wait is over and we're back to answer your listener questions about sex, family, queerness, fat allyship, and more. Thank you to all the vulnerable people who sent us questions and put themselves out there. We really...
02.11.2019
Audio Article - Protecting Transgender People Is Not A Political Choice - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 46
This is an audio version of Sara's Medium article titled Protecting Transgender People Is Not A Political Choice. Read along here: https://medium.com/@QSE/protecting-transgender-people-is-not-a-political-choice-c5c2187f3773 QSE will be back NEXT WEEK, I promise. Thank you for your patience and understanding <3 You can send your...
12.27.2018
Things You May Have Missed in 2018 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 45
Sara and Jay discuss news stories that you may have missed this year. We also discuss stories to keep tracking in 2019. QSE will be back next year after a short break for the week of New Year's. We hope...
12.23.2018
And A Kinky New Year - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 44
Sara and Jay celebrate a new year by looking back at their favorite moments, best sex toys, top kink memories, and a special surprise segment about making mistakes. Also we look forward to think about our intentions for the next...
12.14.2018
Fisting and Edge Play - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 43
This week Sara and Jay talk about topping and bottoming fisting! Also discussed: defining edge play, how to safely explore your edges and how queerness gets portrayed as inherently sexual. Show links: https://crashpadseries.com/queer-porn/queer-porn-meets-sex-ed-in-crashpads-guide-to-fisting/ http://www.queersexed.org/archive/2017/5/31/queer-sex-ed-podcast-episode-2-kink-and-bdsm-101 http://www.queersexed.org/archive/2018/3/10/submission-queer-sex-ed-podcast-episode-16 Queer Sex Ed is...
12.10.2018
Switching Roles in Kink Play - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 42
Sara and Jay talk about switching during kink play this week! Learn about why we talk about dom and top as different things, what switching means, ways you can try switching, and things to think about when you're negotiating play...
12.03.2018
What is Sex? LIVE from CU Boulder - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 41
This episode of QSE was recorded live at CU Boulder! Jay and Sara discuss defining sex and why that's so difficult to do. Also discussed: STI testing, demisexuality, the sexphobia of SESTA/FOSTA, growing confidence as a dom, and so much...
11.24.2018
Impact Play, Safe Words, and Pain Calibration - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 40
Sara and Jay talk about everything impact play this week! Learn about safe words, different kinds of impact play, things to negotiate in impact, and so much more. Queer Sex Ed is going on tour in 2019 and you can...
11.03.2018
Audio Article - An Open Letter to Everyone Who Won’t Stop Telling Me to Vote - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 39
Sara reads her most recent article about voter suppression for Medium.com. Please vote if you can in the US on November 6th, but remember that this system will never change just from votes alone. "Voting is important work. If you are...
10.27.2018
Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 38
Sara and Jay are talking about voting, voter suppression, and gerrymandering this week. If you're wondering why a sex ed show is talking about this, we're excited for you to learn! We talk about the recent attacks on the trans...
10.19.2018
QSE Listener Questions 2 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 37
Jay and Sara are answering your questions this week! Thank you to everyone who was vulnerable and asked us to help you move through difficult things. Discussed in this episode: dysphoria and eating disorder history, family rejection, telling a partner...
10.12.2018
Boundaries - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 36
Sara and Jay are BACK and this time we're talking about boundaries, rules, agreements, and how you can figure out what your boundaries are and what you need to feel safe. Useful links: https://www.morethantwo.com/polyamorywithoutrules.html https://www.morethantwo.com/jealousypractice.html You can send your questions...
08.30.2018
QSE Quickies - Kink
Sara is back with another clip episode while the show is on a quick hiatus. This week we have clips from episodes 2, 14, and 16 about kink, BDSM, dominance, and submission, enjoy!
08.17.2018
QSE Quickies - Communication
Sara edited together some of her favorite moments about communication from past QSE episodes while she is healing from surgery. New episodes should be back in a few weeks, thank you for understanding. Full episodes available here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bcQC0QCVSl0vOlly0zXgQ?si=bl-Wchy_RWeiapwS273uOg ...
08.09.2018
Queer Rewatch Podcast: Episode 2 - Carol (2015)
QSE is on a short hiatus while Sara recovers from surgery, so we wanted to share this episode of Sara's new podcast in the feed for folks who haven't had a chance to listen yet. This new show was made...
08.03.2018
Audio Article - How the Nazi Party Came to Power in a Democratic Country - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 35
Sara is back to read another article she recently published on Medium. This one is about how Nazis came to power and what we can learn from their legal structures, America's history, and our current legal climate. You can read-along...
07.26.2018
Heteronormativity and the Nature Vs Nurture Debate - Queer Sex Ed: Episode 34
Sara and Jay dive deep into heteronormativity, including how the assumption that everyone is straight shapes our world and what we can do to fight back against it. Also discussed: searching for a trans gene, assimilation, and how the nature...
07.21.2018
Making Sex Toys Work for Our Bodies - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 33
This week Sara and Jay tackle how we can make sex toys that are marketed to able bodied cis men and women work for fat bodies, trans bodies, disabled bodies, and all different kinds of bodies. Topics include: sex negativity, making...
07.13.2018
Sex Toys 101 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 32
Jay and Sara continue their 101 series, this time to discuss sex toys! How do you find safe sex toys? What different types of sex toys exist? What the heck is an erogenous zone?? Answers to these questions and more...
07.07.2018
Modern Queer and Kink Criminalization in the US - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 31
Sara and Jay finish their discussion from last week with how modern laws, policies, and structures continue to fuel queer criminalization today. Also discussed: ICE and immigration enforcement, BDSM criminalization case law, HIV laws, SESTA/FOSTA, mass incarceration, and more. Thanks...
06.30.2018
The History of Queer Criminalization - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 30
Sara and Jay cover a brief overview of ways that colonialist states have used police, incarceration, and state violence to criminalize and punish queer and trans people. Show links: https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=622972320 https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-History-Studies-Susan-Stryker-ebook/dp/B004KPLWHG https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Warriors-Making-History-Dennis/dp/0807079413/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1530395938&sr;=8-1&keywords;=transgender+warriors+feinberg http://bilerico.lgbtqnation.com/2008/02/transgender_history_trans_expression_in.php http://www.transadvocate.com/so-what-was-stonewall_n_8424.htm You can send your...
06.22.2018
Sexuality Research and Academia - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 29
Sara and Jay sit down with Chris Barcelos, a researcher studying queer sexuality, teenage pregnancy, and health messaging. We discuss many different things including whether to double down on a moderate message in times of crisis or transform, messaging around...
06.16.2018
Bisexual is not Transphobic and Other Responses to Memes - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 28
This week we talked about a few different topics that have been in community conversation lately, but part of a much longer history: bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, and polysexual as sexual identities are not transphobic. We also discuss how dating preferences...
06.10.2018
Femme - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 27
Sara and Jay dive into a deep discussion of femme as an identity, expression, and way of being in the world. Also discussed: being femme in public, femme invisibility, non-binary femme, androgyny as a masculine default, and more. You can...
06.01.2018
QSE Listener Questions 2 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 26
Sara and Jay are back from a mini-break to answer your questions! Thank you to everyone who sent in a question, which you can also do at [email protected]. Topics discussed include: STI disclosure, cutting a glove to make a dental...
05.17.2018
Audio Article - When You Say “I Would Never Date A Trans Person,” It’s Transphobic, Here’s Why - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 25
JAY IS HERE! We will be recording episodes in person to release over the next few weeks, but in the meantime, I wanted to share another article I wrote on Medium with you. This one is about dating and transphobia....
05.10.2018
Sex Education (Part 2) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 24
This is the second part of our conversation about sex ed! This week Jay and Sara discuss what it means to center education on the most marginalized identities, content we would like to see in sexual education, and some conversation...
05.04.2018
Sex Education (Part 1) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 23
Sara and Jay reflect on their first year of the Queer Sex Ed Podcast in addition to talking about the politics of what we call "comprehensive" sex ed. This discussion went over three hours, so we split it into two...
04.27.2018
Queering Sex Ed at Gender Infinity Conference 2017 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 22
Sara delivered this presentation at the Gender Infinity Conference in Houston just a few days after leaving her job to do Queer Sex Ed full time. Topics include: who gets left out of sex ed, expanding the scope of sex...
04.21.2018
Reproductive Justice and Family Building - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 21
Jay and Sara discuss the broad spectrum of reproductive justice work as well as contraception, abortion, adoption, foster care, and ART (assisted reproductive technologies) from a trans-focused and queer-focused perspective. http://sistersong.net/reproductive-justice/ https://forwardtogether.org/ Please send your questions to [email protected] for us to...
04.05.2018
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Getting Tested - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 20
This week Jay and Sara talk about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) including a discussion of the word "risk", tips on how you can talk to your partner, and some STI facts you probably never learned in school. CDC GYT...
03.28.2018
QSE Listener Questions - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 19
Sara and Jay answer your questions on this week's show! Topics include: speaking at universities, consent to have difficult conversations, coming out and finding community later in life, healing polyamory trauma, and shifting how we teach sex ed. Resources...
03.22.2018
Conflict and Cheating - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 18
This week Sara and Jay discuss different types of conflict that happen in relationships, share communication skills for more effective conflict resolution, and talk about the difference between active and passive communication. Also discussed: cheating, heteronormative scripts, and emotional labor....

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Queer Sex Ed Podcast episodes:

Building Trans Justice Into Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 64

Trans Justice and Sex Ed - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 63

Genital Torture and Trans Bodies - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 62

Dysphoria and Sex as a Trans Person - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 61

QSE Listener Questions 6 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 60

Body Changes on Hormones - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 59

QSE Listener Questions 5 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 58

Abortion Laws and Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 57

Pervertables and Kink on a Budget - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 56

Navigating Consent On Dating Apps (A Dick Pic Isn't Communication) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 55

The Future of Trans Liberation - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 54

Biological Sex and Expanding the Trans Medical Model - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 53

Butt Stuff 101 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 52

Modern Transgender Medicine - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 51

The Trans Military Ban and QSE Listener Questions 4 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 50

History of Transgender Medicine - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 49

Sensory Deprivation - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 48

QSE Listener Questions 3 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 47

Audio Article - Protecting Transgender People Is Not A Political Choice - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 46

Things You May Have Missed in 2018 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 45

And A Kinky New Year - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 44

Fisting and Edge Play - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 43

Switching Roles in Kink Play - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 42

What is Sex? LIVE from CU Boulder - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 41

Impact Play, Safe Words, and Pain Calibration - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 40

Audio Article - An Open Letter to Everyone Who Won’t Stop Telling Me to Vote - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 39

Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 38

QSE Listener Questions 2 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 37

Boundaries - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 36

QSE Quickies - Kink

QSE Quickies - Communication

Queer Rewatch Podcast: Episode 2 - Carol (2015)

Audio Article - How the Nazi Party Came to Power in a Democratic Country - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 35

Heteronormativity and the Nature Vs Nurture Debate - Queer Sex Ed: Episode 34

Making Sex Toys Work for Our Bodies - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 33

Sex Toys 101 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 32

Modern Queer and Kink Criminalization in the US - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 31

The History of Queer Criminalization - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 30

Sexuality Research and Academia - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 29

Bisexual is not Transphobic and Other Responses to Memes - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 28

Femme - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 27

QSE Listener Questions 2 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 26

Audio Article - When You Say “I Would Never Date A Trans Person,” It’s Transphobic, Here’s Why - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 25

Sex Education (Part 2) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 24

Sex Education (Part 1) - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 23

Queering Sex Ed at Gender Infinity Conference 2017 - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 22

Reproductive Justice and Family Building - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 21

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Getting Tested - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 20

QSE Listener Questions - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 19

Conflict and Cheating - Queer Sex Ed Podcast: Episode 18