The current conference schedule is below. You can hover over items to get more details. All times are Pacific Standard (Los Angeles).
A PDF version of the schedule is available here.
2022 SexPosCon Schedule
Friday, February 18, 2022
Friday, February 18, 2022
Opening/Welcome
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Opening/Welcome
9:15-9:35: Sex for all: Intersectionality in Sex Positivity
9:15 am - 10:15 am
9:15-9:35: Sex for all: Intersectionality in Sex Positivity
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session 1
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session 1
9:15 am - 10:15 am
9:15-9:35 - Sex for all: Intersectionality in sex positivity
9:15 am - 9:35 am
Apryl Alexander, PsyD
9:15-9:35 - Sex for all: Intersectionality in sex positivity
9:40-10:00 - Traversing the Path to Publication
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Brad Sagarin, PhD
9:40-10:00 - Traversing the Path to Publication
10:00-10:15 Q&A
10:00 am - 10:15 am
w/ Apryl Alexander, PsyD & Vera Ludwig
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Keynote: Humanizing sex positivity:Asking harder questions and challenging ourselves
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Bianca Laureano, PhD
Keynote: Humanizing sex positivity:Asking harder questions and challenging ourselves
10:30 am - 11:45 am
LUNCH
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
LUNCH
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Session 2: Poster Presentations
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Session 2: Poster Presentations
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Others Believing We Need To Get Laid: An Asexual Perspective on Sex Positivity,
Kink vs. Destruction of Compulsory Sexuality, Asexuality, Autism, and Neurodiversity,
Why Your Sex Positivity Needs to be Anti-Amatonormative,
Reclaiming Dehumanization: Revolutionary Kink In Transgender Relationships
Others Believing We Need To Get Laid: An Asexual Perspective on Sex Positivity, Kink vs. Destruction of Compulsory Sexuality, Asexuality, Autism, and Neurodiversity, Why Your Sex Positivity Needs to be Anti-Amatonormative, Reclaiming Dehumanization: Revolutionary Kink In Transgender Relationships
Session 3
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 3
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
2:00-2:20: The whole body as sexual organ: Rethinking what sex is and how it can be done
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Renita Sorensdotter
2:00-2:20: The whole body as sexual organ: Rethinking what sex is and how it can be done
2:25-2:45: An analysis of vulva appearance in maintstream vs. made-for-women pornography
2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
Samantha Maki & Jan Cioe
2:25-2:45: An analysis of vulva appearance in maintstream vs. made-for-women pornography
2:50-3:10: Graphic Sex Project: Arts-based research
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
Jennifer Beman & Amanda Freise
2:50-3:10: Graphic Sex Project: Arts-based research
3:10-3:30: Q&A
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm
w/ Renita Sorensdotter, Samantha Maki, Jennifer Beman, & Amanda Freise
3:10-3:30: Q&A
Mixer/Social/Dungeon "Tour"
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
All welcome
Mixer/Social/Dungeon "Tour"
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Social/Networking
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Social/Networking
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Opening/Welcome
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Opening/Welcome
Session 4
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session 4
9:15 am - 10:15 am
9:15-9:35: Pandemic polyamory: The impact of COVID on non-monogamous relationships
9:15 am - 9:35 am
Daniel Copulsky
9:15-9:35: Pandemic polyamory: The impact of COVID on non-monogamous relationships
9:40-10:00: Kink in an English field
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Mark McCormack
9:40-10:00: Kink in an English field
10:00-10:15 Q&A
10:00 am - 10:15 am
w/ Daniel Copulsky & Mark McCormack
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Keynote: Humanzing sex workers
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Maya Moreno
Keynote: Humanzing sex workers
10:30 am - 11:45 am
LUNCH
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
LUNCH
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Dedication
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Memorial for Dr. James Elias
Dedication
Session 5: Race & Sexuality Research Awards
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Session 5: Race & Sexuality Research Awards
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
12:45-1:05: Pleasure as prevention: A qualitative study to reduce HIV risk among Black women in the US
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
Lorraine Lacroix-Williamson
12:45-1:05: Pleasure as prevention: A qualitative study to reduce HIV risk among Black women in the US
1:10-1:30: Why "Humanizing"? Roundtable
1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
1:10-1:30: Why "Humanizing"? Roundtable
1:30-1:45: Q&A
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
w/ Shemeka Thorpe & Lorraine Lacroix-Williamson
1:30-1:45: Q&A
Session 6: Race & Sexuality Research Awards
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 6: Race & Sexuality Research Awards
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2:00-2:20: Race in the erotic hypnosis community
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Alicia Charles D'Avalon & Sam Hughes
2:00-2:20: Race in the erotic hypnosis community
2:25-2:45: Kinky people of color, experiences of discrimination, and the BDSM community
2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
Mina Beveney
2:25-2:45: Kinky people of color, experiences of discrimination, and the BDSM community
2:45-3:00: Q&A
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
w/ Dominique Dillard, Alicia D'Avalon, Sam Hughes, Mina Beveney
2:45-3:00: Q&A
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Opening/Welcome
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Opening/Welcome
Session 7
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Session 7
9:15 am - 10:15 am
9:15-9:35: Sex-positivity and child protection: Not a contradiction in terms
9:15 am - 9:35 am
Jeremy Malcolm
9:15-9:35: Sex-positivity and child protection: Not a contradiction in terms
9:40-10:00: Towards a culture of consent and care
9:40 am - 10:00 am
David Leitch
9:40-10:00: Towards a culture of consent and care
10:00-10:15 Q&A
10:00 am - 10:15 am
w/ Jeremy Malcolm & David Leitch
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Session 8
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session 8
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
10:30-10:50: TASHRA's Core Competencies: The development and introduction of clinical competencies for the treatment of kink populations
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Anna Randall & Richard Sprott
10:30-10:50: TASHRA's Core Competencies: The development and introduction of clinical competencies for the treatment of kink populations
10:55-11:15: Health care fears, needs, and experiences of people who practice BDSM
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Hannah Sprod
10:55-11:15: Health care fears, needs, and experiences of people who practice BDSM
11:20-11:40: Be human now: Humanizing surrogate partner therapy
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Janet Trevino, MA & Michelle Renee, SPT
11:20-11:40: Be human now: Humanizing surrogate partner therapy
11:40-12:00: Q&A
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
w/ Anna Randall, Richard Sprott, Hanna Sprod, Janet Trevino, MA & Michelle Renee, SPT
11:40-12:00: Q&A
Closing
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Closing
LUNCH
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
LUNCH
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
SPPCP Workshop: Positive Sexuality is Humanizing
1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
SPPCP Workshop: Positive Sexuality is Humanizing
1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
For more info: https://sexposcon.com/certification-workshop/
You may choose to add this workshop to your conference registration. This workshop is an additional $150 per person.
For more info: https://sexposcon.com/certification-workshop/ You may choose to add this workshop to your conference registration. This workshop is an additional $150 per person.
2022 SexPosCon Schedule
Friday, February 18, 2022
- Opening/Welcome9:00 am - 9:15 am
- 9:15-9:35: Sex for all: Intersectionality in Sex Positivity9:15 am - 10:15 am
- Session 19:15 am - 10:15 am
- 9:15-9:35 - Sex for all: Intersectionality in sex positivityApryl Alexander, PsyD9:15 am - 9:35 am
- 9:40-10:00 - Traversing the Path to PublicationBrad Sagarin, PhD9:40 am - 10:00 am
- 10:00-10:15 Q&Aw/ Apryl Alexander, PsyD & Vera Ludwig10:00 am - 10:15 am
- Keynote: Humanizing sex positivity:Asking harder questions and challenging ourselvesBianca Laureano, PhD10:30 am - 11:45 am
- LUNCH11:45 am - 12:45 pm
- Session 2: Poster Presentations12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
- Session 32:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- 2:00-2:20: The whole body as sexual organ: Rethinking what sex is and how it can be doneRenita Sorensdotter2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
- 2:25-2:45: An analysis of vulva appearance in maintstream vs. made-for-women pornographySamantha Maki & Jan Cioe2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
- 2:50-3:10: Graphic Sex Project: Arts-based researchJennifer Beman & Amanda Freise2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
- 3:10-3:30: Q&Aw/ Renita Sorensdotter, Samantha Maki, Jennifer Beman, & Amanda Freise3:10 pm - 3:30 pm
- Mixer/Social/Dungeon "Tour"All welcome3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 19, 2022
- Social/Networking8:00 am - 9:00 am
- Opening/Welcome9:00 am - 9:15 am
- Session 49:15 am - 10:15 am
- 9:15-9:35: Pandemic polyamory: The impact of COVID on non-monogamous relationshipsDaniel Copulsky9:15 am - 9:35 am
- 9:40-10:00: Kink in an English fieldMark McCormack9:40 am - 10:00 am
- 10:00-10:15 Q&Aw/ Daniel Copulsky & Mark McCormack10:00 am - 10:15 am
- Keynote: Humanzing sex workersMaya Moreno10:30 am - 11:45 am
- LUNCH11:45 am - 12:45 pm
- DedicationMemorial for Dr. James Elias12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
- Session 5: Race & Sexuality Research Awards12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
- 12:45-1:05: Pleasure as prevention: A qualitative study to reduce HIV risk among Black women in the USLorraine Lacroix-Williamson12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
- 1:10-1:30: Why "Humanizing"? Roundtable1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
- 1:30-1:45: Q&Aw/ Shemeka Thorpe & Lorraine Lacroix-Williamson1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
- Session 6: Race & Sexuality Research Awards2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- 2:00-2:20: Race in the erotic hypnosis communityAlicia Charles D'Avalon & Sam Hughes2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
- 2:25-2:45: Kinky people of color, experiences of discrimination, and the BDSM communityMina Beveney2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
- 2:45-3:00: Q&Aw/ Dominique Dillard, Alicia D'Avalon, Sam Hughes, Mina Beveney2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Sunday, February 20, 2022
- Opening/Welcome9:00 am - 9:15 am
- Session 79:15 am - 10:15 am
- 9:15-9:35: Sex-positivity and child protection: Not a contradiction in termsJeremy Malcolm9:15 am - 9:35 am
- 9:40-10:00: Towards a culture of consent and careDavid Leitch9:40 am - 10:00 am
- 10:00-10:15 Q&Aw/ Jeremy Malcolm & David Leitch10:00 am - 10:15 am
- Session 810:30 am - 12:00 pm
- 10:30-10:50: TASHRA's Core Competencies: The development and introduction of clinical competencies for the treatment of kink populationsAnna Randall & Richard Sprott10:30 am - 10:50 am
- 10:55-11:15: Health care fears, needs, and experiences of people who practice BDSMHannah Sprod10:55 am - 11:15 am
- 11:20-11:40: Be human now: Humanizing surrogate partner therapyJanet Trevino, MA & Michelle Renee, SPT11:20 am - 11:40 am
- 11:40-12:00: Q&Aw/ Anna Randall, Richard Sprott, Hanna Sprod, Janet Trevino, MA & Michelle Renee, SPT11:40 am - 12:00 pm
- Closing12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
- LUNCH12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
- SPPCP Workshop: Positive Sexuality is Humanizing1:15 pm - 4:00 pm