What I Learned from Being a Sex Research Subject
Yes, I consented to use my body for teaching and research.
Some people go through life hating their employment. My first professional job turned out to be the best job of my life and launched a spectacular career. I worked at a sex-positive medical facility and training institute with phenomenal people in the Deep South, in North Carolina.
When I took the job, I could never have predicted that I would become a live teaching and research tool of sexuality. But I did and I’m the better for it.
But I hope others are, too as I paid it forward.
Teaching Medical Professionals for You
Imagine that someone is beginning their work in the medical field of sexuality and have never provided a physical pelvic or breast exam.
A sex-positive educator is a helpful teaching asset, so enter my exam room.
While fully clothed and prepped to give feedback for every step of the process, I switched places with the doctor, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant. Upon gathering consent, I asked them to sit on the exam table. While dressed I spoke about vulnerability and then I asked them to lay back and put their feet in the stirrups. I stood between their legs, and in…
