VIDEO RECORDING OF PANEL
Below you can find the introductory video and the 7 discussion videos from the panel. The total length is 54 minutes.
PPMW AMBASSADOR PROGRAM PRESENTS:A CONVERSATION ON FEMALE PLEASURE AND SEXUAL COMMUNICATION
February 2019
EVENT DESCRIPTION
As a member of the Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC (PPMW) Ambassador Program, I created a panel titled “A Conversation on Female Pleasure and Sexual Communication” on raising the consciousness of how women can more readily identify and communicate what is pleasurable for them in their own lives.
To kick off the conversation, we watched the 20-minute episode “The Female Orgasm” from the Netflix/Vox series “Explained”. It is recommended that viewers check out the episode before watching the panel discussion if possible!
The panel focuses on addressing 3 main considerations…
1) What is the orgasm gap and why does it exist?
2) What happens in the body during female orgasm?
3) What language can people use to share their needs with others – in and out of the bedroom?
INTRODUCTION
VIDEO 1: WHAT CAN IT MEAN TO HAVE A “GOOD” SEXUAL EXPERIENCE AND WHEN IS SEX OVER WITH A PARTNER? HOW COULD THIS BE ANSWERED FROM UNSCRIPTED AS WELL AS SCRIPTED LENSES?
VIDEO 2: HOW MAY HOOKUP CULTURE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ORGASM GAP? AND IF IT DOES, DOES IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY?
VIDEO 3: WHAT SCRIPTS MAY EXIST MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR?
VIDEO 4: ORGASM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A “RESET BUTTON”. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
VIDEO 5: WHAT GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE STILL EXIST ABOUT FEMALE ORGASM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE NEW RESEARCH ON?
VIDEO 6: HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH TO EXPLORE WHAT IS PLEASURABLE FOR THEM? ALSO, “IN A PERFECT WORLD” HOW WOULD YOU IDEALLY HAVE PEOPLE BE EDUCATED ON PLEASURE?
VIDEO 7: “LOVING, KNOWING, AND RESPECTING OUR BODIES IS A POWERFUL AND INVINCIBLE ACT OF REBELLION IN THIS SOCIETY” – IS THIS REALLY THAT REBELLIOUS? WHAT DOES FEMINIST AUTHOR AND PUBLIC SPEAKER INGA MUSCIO MEAN HERE?
PANELIST/MODERATOR DESCRIPTIONS
KAREN GOMEZ MORALES IS A BILINGUAL HEALTH EDUCATOR FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC (PPMW). KAREN HAS UNOFFICIALLY BEEN A SEX EDUCATOR SINCE THE AGE OF 16, PARTICIPATING IN PPMW’S PEER HEALTH EDUCATOR PROGRAM WHERE SHE WAS THE GO-TO PERSON FOR CONDOMS IN HER HIGH SCHOOL. HER PASSION FOR SEX EDUCATION FLOURISHED DURING THESE YEARS AND IT GREW INTO HER CAREER AND ADULT JOB OF HER DREAMS. SHE IS NOW A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE, REACHING OUT TO THE LATINO/HISPANIC/LATINX COMMUNITY, FACILITATING HER WORKSHOPS TO SPANISH SPEAKING ADULTS AND YOUTH. IF THE 10 YEARS IN SEX EDUCATION TAUGHT HER ANYTHING, IT’S THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK TO HER COMMUNITY BY BUILDING BRIDGES OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION. SHE CONTINUES TO LEARN AND EVOLVE AS A SEX EDUCATOR FOCUSING ON HOW CULTURE, PLEASURE, MACHISMO, CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND FAMILY DYNAMICS PLAY A PART IN SEX EDUCATION WITHIN HER LATINO/HISPANIC/LATINX COMMUNITY (BROADENING HER LENS AS A MEXICAN IMMIGRANT WHO HAD REPRESENTATION OF HER CULTURE IN THE US). HTTPS://WWW.RACHELRUBINMD.COM