Megan Andelloux, professional sex educator, seeks positive videos about Asexuality
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- Published on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 12:54
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Megan Andelloux, a certified Sexuality Educator, wants to implement a sexual attitude reassessment conference for professional sex educators in the fall. Andelloux, who works for the American Association of Sexuality, Educators, Counselors and Therapists will conduct this seminar for aspiring professionals to expose them to different viewpoints. By being exposed to different viewpoints, aspiring sexologists and therapists can figure out what their triggers and breaking points are. The sexual attitude reassessment lets therapists know who they can help and who they should refer to another professional, according to an e-mail Andelloux sent to Asexual News.
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Variety reviews Asexual, reporter suggests correlation between Asexuality and Aspergers Syndrome
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 11:43
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Asexuals have been interested in the (A)sexual documentary since they first heard of its creation several years ago. Variety, an entertainmnet publication that covers Hollywood, ignored the efforts of Angela Tucker to make sure AVEN and other members of the Asexual community knew about the documentary years before the Variety reporter chose to write his story.
While the magazine had to wait for the release of the documentary, its review comes several days after Asexual News posted its own reviews and other pepole in the Asexual community had a chance to screen the film at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco.
Emory University Doctoral student seeks participants for study on the Asexual Community
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- Published on Monday, 20 June 2011 17:00
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Kristina Gupta, a PHD student at the Department of Womens Studies at Emory University asks for participants in a study of the Asexual community, both online and in the real world. The study, which is part of Gupta's dissertation, will take place under the direction of Doctor Rosemary Garland-Thomson.
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Biosante hopes to release Libigel in 2013
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- Published on Sunday, 26 June 2011 18:03
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Biosante does not expect to receive FDA approval until 2013. A number of investment companies have called the outlook for the company promising. If the testosterone gel wins FDA approval, the drug will come out just in time for the condition it's supposed to treat, be changed to a male-only condition in the new edition of the DSM.
The drug, which is designed to treat a lack of libido in older women, would be the first of its kind to hit the market, provided it wins FDA approval. Women participating in the Phase III trials have shown a 238% increase in sexual events, according to Seeking Alpha. Listings of the proposed changes for the DSM are found here. Discussions of the issues as they relate to Asexuality are found here.
Glickman worries about Daedone's erasue of Asexual women
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:10
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Nicole Daedone, founder of the OneTaste Urban Retreat Center said that “female orgasm is vital to every single woman on the planet”. She added, in comments she made during a seminar that appears on Youtube, that it is not so bad for the guys either. Charles Glickman, another sex educator, stated that he found her statements about how female orgasm roots human connections troubling.
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