Rebecca Cole
Contributing Writer
The University Wellness Commons along with many other student organizations recently hosted KISS week, which was a week of events, seminars, and resource sharing that provided students with further knowledge about sex, alcohol, and sexual positivity. KISS stands for Keeping it Safe and Sexy which alludes to the principal focus of the week which was student safety.
Nysha Wallace, a coordinator for the Wellness Commons, shared with The Purple what she believed to be valuable about the program. The topics discussed are heavy subjects for many people and Nysha believes that “having an invitation to a safe space where all of your peers are also joining in can make all the difference” and I agree. As a student I felt very comfortable having these hard conversations with people I considered to be in the same position as myself.
While the Wellness Commons did an excellent job of providing resources and information, they also aimed to focus on students’ overall wellbeing. Nysha hopes the program emphasized to students “the positivity that sex can have in relation to your wellbeing” because this program allowed a broader and more holistic view of student wellness.
This program not only allowed students to discuss these more difficult topics but encouraged them to embrace these subjects wholeheartedly and explore how their own life is impacted by sex and sexual positivity.
KISS week also allowed students of all sexual orientations and all genders to learn more about their health. The program was designed to be inclusive and truly did a great job of speaking to the diverse audience on this campus.
One of the events was a dialogue on sex and alcohol which allowed students to discuss the relationship between the two in a safe and private place with other students. Any personal stories shared were not allowed to leave the dialogue which enabled students to be vulnerable and express themselves and their experiences with others. As a group, the discussion then turned to what can we do as students to revise the drinking culture here on campus and acknowledge the correlation between alcohol and sexual violence.
The next week, the Bairnwick Women’s Center hosted an event called I Heart Female Orgasm. This event focused on the female orgasm and sexual positivity surrounding the topic. Sexual educators Lindsay Fram and Marshall Miller virtually presented to all attendees over zoom and shared their knowledge on the subject.
Hayden Dunbar, a co-director at the Wick shared with us her thoughts on the event that she helped organize. She excitedly states that she has been “wanting to bring I Heart Female Orgasm to campus since [she] heard about it [her] freshman year” and her enthusiasm is shared by much of the student body with a great attendance at the event.
Dunbar also loved the authenticity that Fram and Miller brought to the event with “the perfect balance of thoughtful, helpful information and silly stories and graphics” that kept the program informative and entertaining. As a student attendee I can agree that there were many laughs and jokes that lightened the atmosphere and provided a safe and comfortable environment to discuss pleasure.
Fram and Miller also did an amazing job of remaining very inclusive throughout the talk and took care to address all students and sexualities possibly in attendance. While the main focus of the event was female pleasure, these educators understood that to many, being a woman does not mean having female anatomy and that having female anatomy does not necessarily mean one identifies as a woman.
The events of these past few weeks focused on sexual health, safety, positivity, and discourse about the subject have provided a great resource for students to learn more about their wellbeing and an outlet to have great discussions on the topic. It also allowed students to be vulnerable, explore, and learn in a comfortable, welcoming environment.
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