Please visit the Polyamorous Family Study Facebook page to vote for which of the four book covers you think I should use for my forthcoming book on polyamorous families with kids. While you are there, please like the page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Polyamorous-Family-Study/528736157153317?ref=hl
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Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance presents its annual Sexual Freedom Summit September 19 – 22, in Washington DC. This is a national event featuring human rights activists, professionals from the legal and medical fields, authors, sexual freedom movement leaders and organizational partners all working toward the time when sexual freedom is fully recognized as a fundamental human right. Now is the time to contact Ricci Levy or Tess Danesi to submit a workshop or panel idea at http://www.woodhullalliance.org/woodhull-sexual-freedom-summit-2013-workshop-proposal/
With the goals for the 2013 Summit, we are especially pleased to announce that Tess Danesi has joined Woodhull as the Summit co-chair. You may know Tess from the event she co-founded, MomentumCon. Building on the conversations at the innovative MCON, Tess was inspired to become a part of Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit.
Under Tess’ joint stewardship as Co-Chair of the Summit, 2013 will be bigger and better than 2012 – featuring:
…and we are still accepting workshop submissions! Please submit yours today.
Of course Woodhull’s Board of Directors will all be on hand for the Summit. Don’t miss a chance to meet Board Chair Hardy Haberman, and members including Buck Angel, Nina Hartley, Gloria Brame, Patti Britton, and Diana Adams!
Want to stay informed? Already thinking about a workshop you’d like to propose? Watch for updates on the Summit here and join us on Facebook and Twitter.
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See Elisabeth Sheff at Frolicon March 28-31, 2013 at the Sheraton Gateway hotel in Atlanta Georgia.
You can find more information about the Frolicon Think Track at http://frolicon.hugme.org/?page_id=71
Friday from 5 to 6:30 pm Dr. Sheff will present “Freaky academia: Being Queer at the University” in Brussels:
Queerness can encompass a wide variety of identities and practices, and is unified by an overall rejection of normalcy. Kinky, poly, trans, or simply gay, navigating a queer identity in academia can create unique challenges and opportunities. Issues vary by stage of academia, and undergraduate students have slightly different issues (coming out, speaking in class, navigating same-sex relationships in the dorms) than graduate students (choosing research topics, committee members, teaching undergraduates), and junior faculty (making allies for tenure decisions, research and publication, interactions with students and colleagues) differ from tenured professors (mentoring junior faculty, shaping departmental policies and climate, interacting with students and administration), and those in university administration (shaping university-wide policies, strategic disclosure, interacting with junior faculty and other administrators). This session ends with a question and answer session focused on maximizing professional and academic success and minimizing the effects of sex-negativity and homophobia.
On Saturday from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm Dr. Sheff will discuss “What your kids in poly families REALLY think” in Capri 1 & 2:
In this presentation Dr. Elisabeth Sheff discusses the findings of her 16-year study of polyamorous families with children. Using data from kids between 5 and 17 years old, Dr. Sheff discusses what the children report as advantages and disadvantages to living in poly families, as well as the strategies they use to deal with the disadvantages. This session will close with a question and answer session focusing on polyamorous families.
Also on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 pm Dr. Sheff will talk about the “Dangers and Joys of Unicorn Hunting in Cyprus 2:
| In this presentation we will investigate the dangers and joys of unicorn hunting. First we will talk about popular community conceptions of what makes a unicorn, and then move on to why they are in such high demand. Considering the unicorn hunt from the hunters’ perspective, we will talk about the desires that drive people to seek out the unicorn. Next, considering the unicorn hunt from the unicorns’ perspective, we will discuss the complexities of these relationships, the advantages and pitfalls, and ways to improve unicorn treatment. While unicorns and hunters are invited to attend and are welcome to cruise each other, the focus will not be on matching people with sex partners. |
The third annual Atlanta Poly Weekend starts today. Among the many amazing presentations, Ricci Levy of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance and I will be presenting on the Family Matters project and changing definitions of families. Later I will present the findings from the Polyamorous Family Study, and then on to the fun! More information at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlanta-Poly-Weekend/148595125179936
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Listen to me on Tristan Taormino’s radio show “Sex Out Loud” on The VoiceAmerica Network. http://sexoutloudradio.com. Click on the March 8 show, I am the second guest.
Listen to me LIVE on Friday 3/8, 5:30 pm PST/8:30 pm EST on Tristan Taormino’s radio show “Sex Out Loud” on The VoiceAmerica Network.
Call in with your questions at 866-472-5788
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This month’s issue of Contemporary Sexuality, the publication of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) interviewed Dr. Elisabeth Sheff for their member spotlight. Check out the interview at
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