1,463
edits
Difference between revisions of "Hacking Sexual Health"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
Bleeblahblue (talk | contribs) |
|||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<big>'''''Welcome to the Hacking Sexual Health portal!'''''</big> | |||
[[ | <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Did you get here from '''Today I Learned'''? [[Today I Learned|Go back]].<nowiki>]]</nowiki> | ||
[[File:Flower pad.jpeg|thumb|Beautiful, hand-sewn pad!]] | |||
This page is dedicated toward workshops, experiments, and any other fascinating projects revolving around the idea of hacking sexual health, sex(uality) and gender. How you define these things is yours to develop and evolve. The greater intention of our hosting events around these topics is to bring them to the forefront and together discover how though our common creativity we can make Sudo Room a more sex-positive and gender-inclusive community. | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
[[image: | [[image:Hacking Sexual Health.jpg|200px|left|Hard at work!]] | ||
==='''''DIY Cloth Menstrual Pads'''''=== | ==='''''DIY Cloth Menstrual Pads Workshop'''''=== | ||
'''Saturday, May 4th, 2013: 2p-??''' | '''Saturday, May 4th, 2013: 2p-??''' | ||
Come learn how to make beautiful and practical cloth pads out of old clothing! Materials will be provided, but if you want, you can bring old ripped-up clothing (preferrably soft, natural fibers), needles, thread, snaps or buttons. This workshop is intended for people who menstruate and for people who have friends who menstruate (and want to make them lovely presents). | NO EXPERIENCE OR ABILITY TO MENSTRUATE NECESSARY! Come learn how to make beautiful and practical cloth pads out of old clothing! Materials will be provided, but if you want, you can bring old ripped-up clothing (preferrably soft, natural fibers), needles, thread, snaps or buttons. This workshop is intended for people who menstruate and for people who have friends who menstruate (and want to make them lovely presents). | ||
We will also go over a dizzying array of cool lady products beyond the cloth pad, and have fun cost-comparisons of different options. | We will also go over a dizzying array of cool lady products beyond the cloth pad, and have fun cost-comparisons of different options. | ||
==='''''[[2013 Bike Smut screening|Bike Smut screening]]'''''=== | ==='''''[[2013 Bike Smut screening|Bike Smut screening]]'''''=== | ||
'''Friday, May 17th, 2013''' | '''Friday, May 17th, 2013 | ||
<br>'''Sudo Room common room | |||
<br>'''2141 Broadway | |||
<br>'''Doors at 8:22, Screening at 9:07''' | |||
Bike Smut asks for sex without shame and transportation without homogeny. It explores radical politics while remaining approachable and fun. Bike Smut believes in the importance of bringing communities together to redefine obscenity by creating a consensual space where different interpretations of obscenity can be watched and discussed. It is a joyous exploration into two integral parts of a quality human life. This was the final screening of Bike Smut's 6th year of programming, [[http://bikeporntour.blogspot.com/search/label/Turning%20Trixxx "Turning TriXXX"]] | |||
Sponsors include: | |||
*[http://crashpadseries.com/queer-porn/2012/we-love-bike-smut/ Crash Pad Series] | |||
*[http://fuckingsculptures.com/ Fucking Sculptures] | |||
==='''''Add your event here'''''=== | ==='''''Add your event here'''''=== | ||
[: [: [: | [: [: [: | ||
| Line 40: | Line 53: | ||
===Community Infrastructure=== | ===Community Infrastructure=== | ||
How do we make the hackerspace a more inclusive space for people of all intersections of human sexuality? | How do we make the hackerspace a more inclusive space for people of all intersections of human sexuality? | ||
*Let's create a sexual health box, including menstrual and safe sex products and information. Thinking in terms of the analog world and how people interact within it is really important! [[image:Condomerie Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Safe sex can be cute and funny and weird and colorful!]] | |||
*'''Vicky is committed to making sure that women's and shared-gender bathrooms are fully stocked with menstrual products. She adds stuff on occasion from her bulk stockpile, but isn't always able to get to Sudo Room. Will you help her and add to the pile?''' | |||
*Let's create a sexual health box, including menstrual and safe sex products and information. Thinking in terms of the analog world and how people interact within it is really important! [[image:Condomerie Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Safe sex can be cute and funny and weird and colorful!]] | |||
==Resources and People to Connect With== | ==Resources and People to Connect With== | ||
* Good Vibes. OH WAIT, Vicky knows Joani Blank, the founder! | * Good Vibes. OH WAIT, Vicky knows Joani Blank, the founder! | ||
| Line 51: | Line 68: | ||
==And always remember...== | ==And always remember...== | ||
<blockquote><center><big>'''''The Clitoris is a direct line to the Matrix.'''''</big></center></blockquote>[[image:human otaku pillow girlfriend.jpg|thumb|200px|center|Otaku girlfriends may also be a direct line to the Matrix.]] | <blockquote><center><big>'''''The Clitoris is a direct line to the Matrix.'''''</big></center></blockquote>[[image:human otaku pillow girlfriend.jpg|thumb|200px|center|Otaku girlfriends may also be a direct line to the Matrix.]] | ||
== Photographs from the Workshop == | |||
[[File:Hacking Sexual Health.jpg|thumb|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]] | |||
[[File:Making our own Menstrual pads.jpg|thumb|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]] | |||
[[File:Vicky leads the Hacking Sexual Health workshop.jpg|thumb|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]] | |||
[[File:Drinking Sudomate!.jpg|thumb|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]] | |||
[[Category:Proposed Projects]] | |||
[[Category: Health]] | |||