Do you know that the first clitoris was only available in 2016? It may seem surprising, but in 2020 we are still gathering knowledge around genitalia. This has consequences on the way we treat and perceive our body, or the bodies of others. It also impacts the training of medical professionals and the quality of care and intervention. No one would consider teaching cardiology using this type of tool: (shows a red paper heart). But in sex-ed right now we have this type of tool: (shows a plastic banana). And
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Interview: the human behind SEX-ED + project
Interview by Pedro Marques for Vamos falar de sexualidade/ Let’s talk about sexuality blog. Translation and Correction and: Ana Filipa Monteiro 10 January 2020 Q: What has motivated you to work in the specific fields of sex education and sexual / reproductive health & rights? It sort of just happened. In university I have been studying social movements, especially queer, feminist and anti-authoritarian organizations and politics. I was also active in those movements, where issues around bodies and sexualities are discussed with a political perspective. I facilitated workshops, did a
Exposing genital diversity
Forget the traditional piece of wood and the banana: SEX-ED + creates anatomically exact pedagogical tools for sexual health and sexuality education professionals. A short doc produced by V Télé about SEX-ED + project in march 2019. With subs.
SEX-ED + Making better tools to change the discourse on genital anatomy
In january 2019, SEX-ED + was granted the Start-up of the month title by Quartier de l’innovation Montréal This article was originally published in french. journalist: Isabelle Langlois Consult article here Working in the field of sexual and reproductive rights advocacy for many years, researcher Magaly Pirotte knew that her field lacked anatomically exact physical representations of genitalia. After seeing the first full 3D model of a clitoris one of her colleagues made in 2016, she decided to make tools to fulfill this need. This led to the creation of
SEX-ED + est dans la Gazette des femmes!
Le projet SEX-ED + apparaît à quelques reprises dans le dossier de La Gazette des femmes intitulé “le sexe des femmes: tout n’a pas été dit”. Ici un extrait de l’article de Anouk Lebel. Illustration de Mélanie Bergeron- Les folies passagères. “Établie à Montréal, l’intervenante en éducation et en santé sexuelle Magaly Pirotte teste depuis six mois des outils qui permettent de montrer où se trouve le clitoris dans la vulve. En mars 2017, elle a conçu une version souple du clitoris en silicone, en collaboration avec Odile Fillod.
Les 3 Sex parlent de SEX-ED + (deux fois le mot sex (3) dans un titre, pas mal non?)
UN PROJET MONTRÉALAIS POUR LA DIVERSITÉ DES ORGANES GÉNITAUX ACTUALITÉS | 4 mai 2018 Mariane Gilbert Le projet SEX-ED+ vise à « contribuer à une culture du consentement, un organe génital à la fois », en créant et diffusant des outils pédagogiques pour mieux faire connaître les organes génitaux. Concrètement, c’est à partir de moulages de réels organes génitaux que Magaly, la personne derrière le projet, produit des outils pour éduquer à la diversité des organes génitaux. Il est donc possible de se procurer un vaste spectre de représentations d’organes génitaux (mâle,