Nina and Cari discuss the book Pleasure Activism and how it can help us frame the needs of the political moment we are living through.

Pleasure Activism: the Politics of Feeling Good, written and gathered by adrienne marie brown. AK Press. 2019.

(brown intentionally does not capitalize her name)

Rocca Family art group

https://www.theroccafamily.net/

Your Body is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Radical Self-Love

https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-body-is-not-an-apology-workbook-tools-for-living-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/14416208?ean=9781523091164&next=t

The Body is Not an Apology, Second Edition

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990&next=t

In this episode, Nina and Cari catch parents up on what they might have missed about gender and sexual orientation, especially as they relate to common middle school concerns and experiences.

Developmental Aspects of Adolescence:

https://choc.org/primary-care/ages-stages/13-to-18-years/

Relationship between Parental Support and Suicide Among TGNBQ Youth of Color

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-relationship-between-parental-and-caregiver-support-and-suicide-among-lgbtq-youth-of-color/

Role of Parent and Caregiver Support on Black Transgender and Nonbinary Young People

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-role-of-parent-and-caregiver-support-on-perceived-life-expectancy-and-life-purpose-for-black-transgender-and-nonbinary-young-people/

Trevor Project’s 2024 Survey of Youth in US

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2024/

Gender Unicorn:

https://transstudent.org/gender/

The Biology of Gender, from DNA to the Brain, TED Talk by Karissa Sanbonmatsu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEgiR1Fsds&t=769s

Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain in Relation to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

By Ivanka Savic, Alicia Garcia-Falguares, and Dick F Swaab

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21094885/

Nina and Cari respond to questions from listeners on everything from medical concerns to sex toys.

*Nina should have explained the Oak Park Our Whole Lives was started by Nina AND her friend Nara! They co-founded the program. Sorry Nara!

More info on safety and sex toys:

https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/can-chlamydia-make-sex-toys-vector-reinfection

Sex toy/Adult Store in Chicago (ships around the US)

https://www.early2bed.com/

Who brings condoms on a hetero date? Reddit responses

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/1ajz7z1/on_a_hetero_date_who_should_bring_the_condoms_men/

What is menopause?

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/menopause/what-menopause#:~:text=Most%20women%20begin%20the%20menopausal,52%20in%20the%20United%20States.

Puberty and perimenopause

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4400253/

Pelvic floor disorders in people with vaginas:

https://urogyn.coloradowomenshealth.com/conditions/pelvic-floor-disorders/pelvic-disorders-sexual-dysfunction.html

Pelvic floor disorders in people with penises:

https://healthymale.org.au/health-article/male-pelvic-floor-muscles-erectile-dysfunction

Nina and Cari address some questions porn might raise about relationships in our lives. Is making pornography based on exploitative relationships? How does porn affect couples? And what does it mean to say that pornography is addictive? As parents, how do we respond to the reality that porn is easily available to our kids?

AASECT on Pornography Addiction

https://www.aasect.org/position-sex-addiction#:~:text=AASECT%201

Porn addiction: https://www.addictionhelp.com/porn/statistics/

Qualitative study of OnlyFans creators and video:

https://drsaintclair.medium.com/is-onlyfans-better-than-pornhub-the-sex-work-revolution-6bc25954ab1c

Meta-study on consumption rates:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-022-00720-z

Teens and Pornography Use: Report from Common Sense Media

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2022-teens-and-pornography-final-web.pdf

How does porn show up in contemporary society? Nina and Cari discuss who watches it and what they are watching.

PornHub report: https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2024-year-in-review

US Attorney for New York on Sex Trafficking Case:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/pornhub-parent-company-admits-receiving-proceeds-sex-trafficking-and-agrees-three-year

Summary of study on porn sites vs other sites:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/everyone-on-top/202309/how-much-porn-do-americans-really-watch

Meta-study on consumption rates:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-022-00720-z

Song from the Broadway show Avenue Q: The Internet is for Porn. Just for fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJvdGcb7Fs

Nina and Cari discuss definitions of pornography, some moral considerations, and its potential for expanding our understanding of humanity.

Nina and Cari discuss what the term "sex positive" means and how it can apply to parenting.

Nina and Cari explore how attachment theory can be a useful framework for understanding relationships, and its limitations.