It’s a holistic thing: Sex, Pleasure and Bodily Autonomy with Gabrielle Evans

Sexual wellbeing is a holistic practice of bodily autonomy. Gabrielle Evans reminds us that pleasure, communication, and sex outside of a binary are all important parts of Indigenous health. She also emphasizes the vital role of sex educators to decrease stigma and further conversations about healthy relationships.

Gabrielle S. Evans, MPH, CHES, Member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, has taught comprehensive sexuality education for over four years. She is the Co-Founder of the Minority Sex Report. She has facilitated programs for faith-based organizations and led programs for Native American adolescents and providers. Gabrielle is a doctoral student at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston pursuing her Ph.D. in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences. As a sexuality educator and researcher Gabrielle hopes to reduce sexual health disparities among Native American populations and expand research on Native sexual well-being.

Resources:

Check out The Minority Sex Report, LLC here:

• https://theminoritysexreport.com/

For exploring your relationship with pleasure:

• Afrosexology https://www.afrosexology.com/
• O. School https://www.o.school

For learning about birth control:

• https://www.bedsider.org/
• Own Every Piece - Houston specific reproductive health campaign http://owneverypiece.com

For understanding consent:

• Consent is like a cup of tea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbei5JGiT8

For healing from trauma

• Jimanika Eborn: https://traumaqueen.love/
• Listen to the trauma queen podcast: https://traumaqueen.love/podcast

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