In GBA 308, we get better acquainted with Meg-John and Justin. They talk about how they came to be sex and relationship educators, approaching sex, relationships and sexuality in an inclusive and non judgmental way, avoiding thinking in binaries and lots more. With references that include Terry Pratchett, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Professional Cycling and Homer Simpson as well as a whole range of academics, activists and theorists, it's a fun and informative conversation.
MJ and Justin plug:
Enjoy Sex (How, when and if you want to): a practical and inclusive guide: https://www.waterstones.com/book/enjoy-sex-how-when-and-if-you-want-to/meg-john-barker/justin-hancock/9781785780806
Their podcast and other collaborations: http://megjohnandjustin.com/
https://twitter.com/megjohnjustin
https://www.facebook.com/megjohnjustin
Bish UK: http://www.bishuk.com/
Rewriting the rules . com: http://rewriting-the-rules.com/
How to Understand Your Gender: http://www.jkp.com/uk/how-to-understand-your-gender-2.html
I plug:
Smut Slam: Sex Education on Wednesday Sept 13th: https://www.facebook.com/events/827737554066972/
What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity
http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/
The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/
We mention:
Petra Boynton: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/dr-petra-boynton/
Carluccios: https://www.carluccios.com/
Open Barbers: http://openbarbers.co.uk/
Barber Streisand: https://barberstreisand.com/
Roz Gill: https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/rosalind-gill
Laura Harvey: http://brighton.academia.edu/LauraHarvey
Open University: http://www.open.ac.uk/
Simone de Beauvoir: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir
PUA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_community
Neil Strauss: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Strauss
bell hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks
Toxic Masculinity: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Toxic_masculinity
Young Masculinities: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Masculinities-Understanding-Contemporary-Society/dp/0333779231
Hegemonic masculinities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemonic_masculinity
Homer Simpson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson
Charles Bukowski: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/why-we-cant-have-nice-things
Revenge of the Nerds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Nerds
Intersectionality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality
Kimberle Crenshaw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberle_Crenshaw
Patricia Hill Collins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Hill_Collins
Rewriting The Rules:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rewriting-Rules-Meg-Barker/dp/041551763X
Terry Pratchett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
Relationship Anarchy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_anarchy
Dan Savage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Savage
Joss Whedon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon
Joss Whedon Is a ‘Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals,’ Ex-Wife Kai Cole Says (Guest Blog) http://www.thewrap.com/joss-whedon-feminist-hypocrite-infidelity-affairs-ex-wife-kai-cole-says/
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
Gaslighting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting
Complex PTSD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_post-traumatic_stress_disorder
Petar Sagan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sagan
Superstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)
Jonathan Levinson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Levinson
Laverne Cox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverne_Cox
The Eels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eels_(band)
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