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Gen Z's TikTok Take on Lavender Marriages
Gen Z's TikTok Take on Lavender Marriages

Historically, a lavender marriage referred to a union between a man and a woman in which one or both partners were secretly LGBTQ+, arranged to conceal their orientation and preserve social, economic, or career standing….Today, the term has resurfaced on TikTok and in Gen Z conversations with a completely different meaning. In a Cosmopolitan article on this trend, I shared…

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What Beach Volleyball Teaches Me about Love
What Beach Volleyball Teaches Me about Love

The sand was just warming under my feet last Saturday morning, the ocean breeze cutting across the beach as I walked toward my usual court. I’ve played beach volleyball with the same group (mostly men, a few women) for more than fifteen years. We only play two-on-two (no fours or sixes), and it’s one of my favorite parts of the week. Frustratingly, my skill level changes from week to week, and it took me years to realize that when I focus on just two things—especially when a serve is coming in—everything flows better. Those two things are…

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I was too embarrassed to walk into the store
I was too embarrassed to walk into the store

Even as a health educator, buying my first toy felt impossible. At age 20, I became a sexual health peer educator at Lehigh University, about 80 minutes from where I grew up in Pennsylvania. The program was run through the health and counseling center, and we were trained to go into dorms and classes to teach and facilitate conversations about safer sex. I started in the fall of 1993, when the focus was on something called Outercourse…

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Bob the Builder - The New Gen Z Dating Trend
Bob the Builder - The New Gen Z Dating Trend

There is a trend on Hinge and other dating apps that is both new…but also kind of old, in the traditional sense. Forget dinner and drinks and getting dressed up. Some Gen Z women are using Hinge matches to help build their furniture. Bed frames, bookshelves, TVs mounted on the wall, all courtesy of a first date. The New York Post called it the “Bob the Builder” trend, and I was interviewed…

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Sex, Consent, & Gender (Personal Story)

What is the price we all pay for how we engage in sex and consent, through the lens of our gendered upbringings? I share a personal story about an experience with a man who violated our agreed upon sex boundaries. This wasn't easy to work on or share, but this topic is so misunderstood, I think we desperately need to be talking about sexual communication, consent…and compassion… in new ways.

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Sexuality & Shame TEDx Talk

While sex is a natural act, many societies shame sexuality, particularly female sexuality, which serves to control women's bodies and mind. What can we do about this in the U.S. and how does this negatively impact us, our relationships, and society? I speak to our personal responsibility to do something different and how.

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In the Den with Dr. Jenn Videos

In the Den with Dr. Jenn is a free video series with over 200 videos about sex, intimacy, relationships, and communication. From interviews with experts, to social commentary, to sexual fun facts, topics include blowjobs, tantra, massage, orgasm, mindful sensuality, cooking, body image, sexual abuse, & gender roles.

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