Contemporary Sexuality - September 2008 - (Page 8)

News of Members E Robert Dunlap (Beverly Hills, Ca.), won Best Feature Documentary at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival for his documentary Xaviera Hollander, “The Happy Hooker”: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary. lizabeth Schroeder (Piscataway, N.J.) is the new executive director of Answer, an organization providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education to young people and the adults who teach them. Answer is based at Rutgers University. Schroeder is a cofounding editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, and a past recipient of the AASECT Schiller Award for her approach to teaching Internet safety to youth. Robert Dunlap (Beverly Hills, Ca.), won Best Feature Documentary at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival for his documentary Xaviera Hollander, “The Happy Hooker”: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary. Dunlap was not present at the event; he was busy working at the AASECT conference in New Orleans, videotaping the plenaries. The documentary was also featured at two other film festivals in Hollywood, Calif. Lis Maurer (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Maureen Kelly (Ithaca, N.Y.) are co-authors of the article Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Prevention in the recently published Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas — Culture, Politics, and History, published by ABC-CLIO. Tantra for Erotic Empowerment: The Key to Enriching Your Sexual Life, the second book by Mark A. Michaels (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and Patricia Johnson (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), has been selected as a 2008 Indie Excellence Awards finalist. The Indie Excellence Awards were created in 2006 to honor independent publishers and their titles, and attract attention to an under-represented part of the book marketplace. Ronny Shtarkshall (Tel Aviv, Israel) of the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem, has received a grant to conduct a workshop on Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in public health. One of the working groups will focus on sexual and reproductive health. Gina Ogden (Cambridge, Mass.) has published The Return of Desire, a follow-up to the Heart and Soul of Sex, giving the practical applications for clinicians and clients. Ogden is experimenting with an Internet marketing approach Book Reviews continued from page 7 Reviewed by Bill Finger, PhD, a psychologist and professor at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and College of Medicine. He can be reached at billfinger@yahoo.com. ——— Doing it Right: Making Smart, Safe and Satisfying Choices about Sex By Bronwen Pardes. Simon Pulse, 2007. $14.99. Doing It Right is a general overview of many of the sexuality topics that adolescents have questions about. Some of the issues that Pardes covers include anatomy, puberty, safer sex, contraception, queer and transgender concerns, sexual abuse and masturbation. The book is written in a very clear, open style that shows Pardes’ experience speaking about sexuality with youth. She also gracefully navigates her way through areas that are often labeled challenging or controversial. When she discusses abortion, coming out as queer, deciding when one is ready to have sex, or other similar Bronwen Pardes concerns, she presents different perspectives and offers enough information to help teens develop their own answers. The factual information is presented as fact; potential choices are presented as choices without judgment or pressure. Pardes provides a solid foundation without overwhelming the reader with detail and manages to accurately explain complex topics in simple language. While Doing It Right is written for teens, the information will also be useful for parents and professionals who work with teens. Reviewed by Charlie Glickman, PhD, education program manager at Good Vibrations and an AASECT-certified sexuality educator. Glickman may be contacted at charlieg@goodvibes.com. 8 Contemporary Sexuality www.aasect.org | September 2008 Vol. 42, No. 9 http://www.aasect.org

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Contemporary Sexuality - September 2008 Contents The Myth of Teen Promiscuity Member Spotlight Book Reviews News of Members Quick Hits: Sex in the News Reflections on AASECT's Annual Meeting

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