Portland State University’s (PSU) Queer Resource Center hosted several events during its 2023 sex week highlighting BDSM and adult “playtime,” according to its calendar.
Sex Week is an annual event and was held this year from Feb. 28 to March 6, highlighting several events aimed at “demystifying sexuality,” according to the center’s Instagram. The events included a BDSM workshop, a lesson on sex toys and discussions about asexuality and polygamy. (RELATED: University Hosts ‘Anal Sex 101’ Discussion: ‘Safe And Pleasurable’)
The week kicked off with a “Leather Workshop” that instructed attendees on how to “care for [their] BDSM leather so it can look great and last a long time!,” according to the calendar. It hosted “Playtime for Grownups: Sex Toys 101,” featuring Aeryn Ayla from the adult store She Bop on March 2, to teach attendees about various sex toys.
“Ever wandered around a sex toy shop and wondered ‘what the heck is that?’ or had decision fatigue staring at a wall of 73 different kinds of lube? Shopping for the kind of toys we like to play with now can be overwhelming, but never fear, Aeryn is here to answer all your burning (in a good way) questions and then some!,” the latter’s description reads.
The discussion centered around the different types of sex toys, how to use and take care of them and how they are made, according to the description.
“Come and find out how grownups like to play with vibrators, dildos, anal toys, toys for BDSM, and more!” the description continued.
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The week also included a cupcake decorating event to discuss asexuality and a panel on polygamy, the calendar reads. It concluded on March 6 with an event titled “Undoing Marianismo and Harmful Ideologies About Chicanx Sexuality,” which is a gender neutral term for Mexican American.
It discussed marianismo, defined as traditional feminine characteristics by the American Psychological Association, and “the cult of virginity in Latinx communities.”
“This annual event is funded with student fees and donations to the Queer Resource Center via the PSU Foundation. Local businesses also donated giveaway items for some of the events,” Katy Swordfisk, PSU’s media relations manager, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The Queer Research Center and She Bop did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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