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Annie Philpott
We want to get sex educators hooked on talking dirty and to embrace desire, joy, happiness, and pleasure when it comes to sex education. We can have safer sex if we know how to have good sex. The Pleasure Project wants to provide sex education with the emphasis on ‘sex’, not ‘education’.
The Pleasure Project is an international education and advocacy organization working to eroticize safer sex. We build bridges between the public health world and the pleasure and sex industry, and help to develop the evidence base for a sex-positive and pleasure-based approach to sexual health and rights. We promote sexual health and agency through an emphasis on ‘good sex’ and by focusing on one of the primary reasons people have sex – the pursuit of pleasure – and by acknowledging diverse desires and means of satisfaction.
The Pleasure Project provides training for sexual health professionals and sexuality educators and others who want to take a more pleasure-based approach to their work. We also help erotic media producers to incorporate sexy safer sex into their explicit media.
Media Coverage
CBS News
To teach safe sex, don’t forget about pleasure, study suggestsWhen people learn how to make condoms “sexy,” they’re more likely to use them, researchers said.
Healthline Media
Pleasure and Protection: Why Sex Ed Programs Should Teach BothResearch finds that when the topic of sexual pleasure is incorporated into sex education health programs, it leads to healthier, safer sexual behaviors.
BBC News
Good sex can be safer sex, say WHO researchersSafe-sex education should include how to make it enjoyable for maximum benefit, say researchers.
HuffPost
Sex and Birth ControlShould not we family planners celebrate the fact that the contraceptives we provide make it possible for people to have more sex? Isn’t more sex good? Th...
openDemocracy
To stop HIV, let’s bring sexy backSexual liberation is not only about more sex for some people, or more orgasms, but should prioritize pleasure, consent, and respect for a range of sexualities, (dis)abilities and body types. Part of Transformation's...
The Guardian
Let’s talk about sex: why do we need good sex education? – podcast transcriptWith so many misconceptions and taboos around sex, Liz Ford looks at why effective education is more important than ever
The Guardian
Let’s talk about sex: why do we need good sex education? – podcast transcriptWith so many misconceptions and taboos around sex, Liz Ford looks at why effective education is more important than ever
The Sun
Short of cash? Couples are now being offered £200 to make safe sex porn to encourage people to use condomsIF most people decided to shoot a sex tape, it would be a very private affair. But cash-strapped couples are being offered the chance to make £200 per person by doing just that… and it’…
Positive News
Sex: when pleasure comes firstSex education often centres around fear or even shame. But what if we put pleasure first, instead?
GenderIT.org
Finding the Pleasure Point in Internet Policy SpacesSomeone called me a policy animal a few years back and I grudgingly agreed that indeed I’m one of those people who does get excited by the idea of influencing policy negotiations and policymaking.