Members of POWER (Promoting Ohio University Wellness, Education and Responsibility) and a few Ohio University students attended Sex Discussed Here! in Baker University Center Ballroom last night.
Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot, both with degrees in sexuality from Brown University, presented the program about safe and fun sexual activity.
The duo said while students are in primary and secondary schools, they often are educated only about the biological sex topics and not about real-life sex situations.
We are amazed at how many people know what fallopian tubes look like
Miller said, flashing a slide with a diagram of the female reproductive system.
To create a comfortable environment among the audience, the speakers had volunteers read sex jokes on stage, including, Why do women fake orgasms? Because men fake foreplay.
They used the sometimes stereotypical jokes to talk about safe sex practices and comfortably approach conversations about sex.
One of the things we're taught in this culture is that it's wrong to be knowledgeable about sex Miller said, adding that being educated is always positive.
He spoke about abstinence-only education and said students who do not at least learn about how to practice safe sex are at higher risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections and HIV.
It's fairly common that we either have experienced no sexual education or bad sexual education Solot said.
The presentation also included a secret-question portion in which audience members wrote questions on papers that they put in a box for the presenters to answer. Solot answered many questions about female orgasms -which included suggesting women do Kegel exercises to tighten vaginal muscles to bring about longer orgasms.
Char Kopchick, OU director of Health Education and Wellness, said the program was important in making sure students know how important it is to be aware of their own bodies.
Solot and Miller, a couple outside of their sexual health programs, have been touring the nation, speaking at more than 150 schools during the past seven years. They also present other programs, including one about female orgasms and one about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
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