Hi horny readers! Thank you so, so much for reading ADULT SEX ED, a newsletter about the stories behind our sexual beliefs—where they came from, who invented them, and why they stuck.
I’m Dani Faith Leonard, a filmmaker, writer, and performer. A while back, I started to ask myself a question: why do we think what we think about sex? Expect investigative articles, weird sex history, and sharp humor, delivered to your inbox every week. Ready to plug the holes in your education? Okay, let’s go!
There’s no new topic this week, just an invite and a summer catch-up reading list.
Last week’s newsletter generated more private messages than any newsletter I've published before. In case you missed last week’s newsletter, it was about achieving a vaginus maximus—in other words, a “perfect” vagina. Vaginal opitimization is the latest trend being sold to women. If you missed it, you can read it here.
For centuries, women have been sold products they never needed. On June 30th at 12pm ET, I’m going live on Substack with Danielle Bezalel from the popular podcast Sex Ed with DB to co-host The Invention of “Female Problems.” We’re going to dive into some weird history and we’d love to have you there.
We’re entering the summer season, which is a great time to catch up on the reading you may have missed. Here are five standout newsletters from the past six months that received the most feedback:
Introducing: EXTREME SEX - a newsletter to kick off a new series on the intersections of sex and extremism
Making Clitstory - the origins of historical knowledge about the clitoris
Return of the Douche - a deep dive into the history of strange feminine hygiene
Why You Need to Know the Case of Henrietta Lacks - A lawsuit finally settled this winter reveals a lot about extremism and sexual health
PCOS Was Never Just About Ovaries - Why it matters that PCOS has a new name and the long history of women’s health blind spots
Enjoy the rest of your week! We’ll be back next week with a brand new topic.
Dani
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