Sex
Sadly, airports do not recognize gender sensitivity
September 28, 2015Last week, an issue was hastily slathered onto the news involving a trans woman’s troubles while she — Shadi Petosky — went through security at an airport in Florida. As she made her way through the full body scanner, labelled as ‘female’ by the electronic system, security afterward took her aside to gruffly explain that they found an “anomaly,” or a security threat, in her genital region — also known as her penis. Needless to say she felt incredibly discriminated against while having to explain her genitalia to security. After detaining her in a room for a short while, security…
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Consent is not something you can just write down
July 27, 2015Let me just address the preemptive elephant in the room. I believe that any sexual activity should include equal consent between all participants, and that’s exactly what the Affirmative Consent Project (ACP) seeks to do. The ACP has created a…
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HUMOUR: The best places on campus to do “it”
July 6, 2015In preparation of The Peak’s sex issue, we asked readers to tell us where their favourite places to do “it” on campus are. After sifting through hundreds of submissions and compiling all of the answers, we finally have the top…
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Love, in the bedroom and elsewhere
July 6, 2015Love and sex? Yeah, they’re somewhat related. They can also be far from it, I know. But, being that it’s not completely prevalent elsewhere in the 2015 Sex Issue, I hope to throw in this edition at least a thought…
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Children need more than an app to learn about sex
June 22, 2015A new app called “Clementine Wants to Know” is being marketed towards parents as an aid to help teach their children about sex. At first, this seems like a great idea. The sooner kids know about sex the sooner the…
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We must break our culture of sex shame
May 25, 2015I was never given “the talk” while growing up. Not once did my parents even off-handedly bring the topic up, let alone sit me down and explain what sex and sexuality was. Looking back as an adult, the lack of…
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Peak Speak: Sexual Assault on Campus
March 11, 2015In this week's Peak Speak, we ask students if they think SFU is doing enough to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus. Created by Paige Smith & Eric Smith Special thanks to Adam VanderZwan
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Sex Week @ SFU
March 11, 2015Sex shields, STI knowledge, consent, and more at this year's Sex Week! Created by Paige Smith & Eric Smith
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Sex Week explores taboo topics around sexuality
February 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_135" align="alignnone" width="517"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] By Samaah Jaffer Condoms in the AQ, seductive lips on the walls, and dialogue on the importance of sex-positivity were all part of “Taboo Talk,” SFU’s first annual Sex Week. Inspired by…
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If dating game show questions were more intellectually stimulating
January 11, 2015First question goes to Bachelor #1: If I were an ice cream cone, how would you explain the rise of and crisis surrounding ISIS without resorting to racism or overgeneralizations? Bachelor #3, you’re up: It’s the night of our one-year…
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