Sex educator to present truths

An award-winning writer and sex educator will speak Monday on topics such as three conditions to meet before you have sex, the truth about whether men explode if they don’t have sex, the missing sexual organ and how to make condoms feel better.

Jay Friedman will present a program called "The J-Spot: A Sex Educator Tells All," in the College Center Grand Ballroom on Monday, Sept. 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

"This will be my third visit to JMU, where my lecture performance has been a huge success in the past," Friedman said. "My lecture is poignant and provocative, and especially timely given the social and political climate. Especially interesting in the lecture performance is a cross-cultural comparison of how the [United States] compares to other countries related to sex and sex education. People find that and the rest of the lecture funny at times, sad at times and certainly insightful.

"Basically, my mission is to help students avoid the sex-negatives … that result from sexual ignorance, and to help promote the sex-positives, such as healthy relationships and pleasure," Friedman said.

Some students who plan to attend feel his program might be different from others. "His presentation is a way for JMU students to learn about important stuff without feel like they’re being preached to," junior Tara Weatherholtz said.

Junior Steven Cummings said, "I likely would not, because with events like that, the speakers usually all say the same thing, and I’ve heard most of it before."