MONDAY
Sex Week Kick-Off
11am-1pm | McAlister
The Well
Celebrate the start of the fifth annual Sex Week with The Well for Health Promotion’s kick-off event! Stop by for a hot meal, giveaways, and general fun!
Urine Luck
12pm-3pm | LBC Steps
TUCP
TUCP x Sex Week presents Urine Luck! Stop by our table on Gorson Porch from 12-3 to grab some lemonade, lucky charms, and resources on getting yourself tested! There may even be a special prize for a select few!
Get emPWRed Tabling w/Safer Sex Info & Kits
5:30pm-6:30pm | JOLO Lobby
Housing and Residence Life
TUESDAY
Big Easy EC Tabling
11am-2pm | McAlister
Big Easy EC
What does reproductive justice mean to you? Come tell Big Easy EC on McAlister! Students will have the opportunity to freely write thoughts about reproductive justice, emergency contraception, and sex positivity. Fun giveaways and stickers will be available!
Create Your Own Safer Sex Kit
12pm-3pm | McAlister
TUPHE
Come make your own safer sex kits on McAlister with TUPHE! At this drop-in tabling event, you can mix and match whatever supplies you would like in your kit and learn more about the importance of barrier methods.
Consent Conversations Workshop
5pm-6pm | Commons 337
SAPHE
Learn about safer sex practices, affirmative consent, and how to keep yourself and others safe and secure during sex with SAPHE! Come and get a copy of Emily Nagoski’s Come As You Are, Sexual Citizens, safer sex supplies, and dinner.
Sexualities and Sex Culture Q&A
5pm-6:15pm | Jones 102
TUPHE
Have you ever wanted to learn more about campus hookup culture, but did not know where to begin? Come to the Sexualities and Sexual Cultures Q&A with Dr. Lisa Wade! Dr. Wade has performed research on hookup culture directly on Tulane’s campus, and has even published a book with her findings, entitled American Hookup. TUPHE will be moderating a Q&A with Dr. Wade and her Sexualities and Sexual Cultures interns about campus hookup culture and efforts made to better help students understand sex and pleasure.
Get emPWRed Tabling w/Safer Sex Info & Kits
5-6pm | Butler Lobby
Housing and Residence Life
The goal of our event is to provide a space for Butler and Josephine Louise residents to learn about an assortment of sex-related topics (consent and communication, contraception, religious and cultural influences on sex, etc) and create their own safer sex kits in a more private space. During each event we plan to have an activity about anatomy for residents to partake in as well.
Burlesque Workshop w/ Lola van Ella
6pm-7:30pm | McWilliams 301
QSA
Get your bodies moving and learn the history and basics of burlesque in a workshop filled with sex positivity, body confidence, intentional movement, and community fun! Our class will be taught by Lola van Ella, a local burlesque performer and showrunner! All attendees must be 18+.
Let's Talk about Scents, Baby!
6pm-7pm | DeLa Room A
DeLa Residence Hall
Residents of DeLa will be able to create their own room sprays using essential oils for Sex Week. This will allow residents to help create an environment where they can feel peaceful or sexy, depending on their mood. We will also have foods that are known to be sensuous or have aphrodisiac properties, such as chocolate covered strawberries, ginger tea, bananas, and almonds.
WEDNESDAY
Big Easy EC Tabling
11am-2pm | McAlister
Big Easy EC
What does reproductive justice mean to you? Come tell Big Easy EC on McAlister! Students will have the opportunity to freely write thoughts about reproductive justice, emergency contraception, and sex positivity. Fun giveaways and stickers will be available!
Genital Diversity Gallery
1pm-3pm | LBC James Lounge
The Well
Stop by the Genital Diversity Gallery in James Lounge, which showcases SEX-ED + models. SEX-ED + is the first project to create anatomically exact tools, based on human molding techniques, and presents the vast spectrum of genitalia (assigned-male, assigned-female, intersex, trans, and with voluntary or forced surgeries) to destigmatize genitals and celebrate the diversity of bodies that exist. Additional giveaways and goodies will be present.
QAC Sex Positive Tote Decorating
5pm-6:30pm | Richardson 108
QAC
Come decorate a tote bag with the queer crafts club! You can make either a sex-positive quote or drawing, the possibilities are endless!
Trivia w/ Sex-perts!
5:30pm-6:30pm | Pocket Park
SVPR
Come join SVPR and Dr. Katherine Johnson, professor of sociology and advisor to the Gender and Sexuality Studies department to play group trivia surrounding themes of sex positivity, pleasure, and efforts to build an inclusive campus sexual climate. Meet us in Pocket Park at 6:30 pm to enjoy dinner, trivia, giveaways, and community. No need to come with a specific trivia group–we will put you into a group if needed! We hope to see you there!
Express Yourself Heels Class w/ Club Ace
8:30pm-10:30pm | Reily Centr
Club Ace
Join Club Ace during Sex Week for a Heels Class. Take this time to express yourself and your sensuality fully through dance and music. This is an open space, so all you need is yourself and your favorite pair of heels. No dance experience is required.
THURSDAY
@TUSexSci's (G)ame Spot
12pm-3pm | LBC Mezzanine
SSCI
Join the Sexualities and Sexual Cultures interns for an afternoon of fun — featuring ten interactive games, created by the SSCI team. Stop by for some @TUSexSci t-shirts, Sex Week merch, and a special giveaway!
Porno Chic: The Golden Age of Porn
5pm-6pm | Commons 333
Dr. Laura Helen Marks
Join Dr. Laura Helen Marks for a presentation on the Golden Age of Porn! Come learn about the Golden Age as a touch stone for understanding sexual politics in American cinema history, while tracing its legacies of feminist and queer activism.
Newcomb Period Palooza: A Film Screening & Menstrual Supply Giveaway
6pm-8pm | Diboll Gallery
Newcomb Institute
The Newcomb Insitute will be hosting a screening of the documentary “Periodical” and giving away menstrual supplies. We will open the floor for a discussion after the film about students’ thoughts and feelings about their experience with menstruation and how Tulane can be more supportive of students with menstrual cycles. Additionally, we will be pulling raffle winners for our special giveaway items.
Sex Education Advocacy w/ Regan Carmena
6:30pm-7:30pm | Jones 108
TUA
TBA
History of Queer Resistance in NOLA w/ Quinn Bishop
7pm-8pm | Commons 337
FAST
Hear from local community organizer, historian, and tour guide, Quinn L. Bishop, who is an expert in the histories of poor working class women and queer people in the Progressive Era and beyond. She will take us on a journey back all the way to the newly formed French colony of New Orleans and introduce us to successful methods of resistance employed in the past that can shape our present-day movements!
Big Easy as 1...2...3... Repro Justice Jeopardy
7pm-8:30pm | 1834 Club
Big Easy EC
Join Big Easy EC for a fun game of jeopardy to test your knowledge about sex positivity and reproductive justice! You’ll have the chance to enter giveaways and learn about the importance of reproductive freedom as Tulane students.
FRIDAY
Condom Crawl
3pm-5pm | McAlister
The Well
What is a Condom Crawl? The Sex Week team will be passing out Sex Week goodie bags filled with condoms, lube, resources, and other supplies that you might need before Spring Break! Meet us on McAlister Walkway starting at 3PM!
Shortened Showing of The Van Ella Bordella
6:30pm | McWilliams 300
QSA
Welcome to the Van Ella Bordella, an infamous house of ill repute. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her intoxicating and charming courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and scintillating Victorian era brothel history. Bring your open mind, a daring sense of adventure and leave your inhibitions at the door for a fabulous evening of burlesque harlotry. The Van Ella Bordella is an immersive, theatrical, storytelling burlesque experience featuring top-tier, multi-talented performers. Utilizing comedy, live music, singing, and an exciting mix of solo and group performances, The Van Ella Bordella is a sure-fire crowd pleaser that leaves audiences cheering for more. Produced and curated by critically acclaimed, international showgirl Lola van Ella, her Bordella has toured to sold out crowds in Kansas City, Denver, Colorado Springs, Santa Fe, Atlanta, Orlando, St. Louis and beyond. The show has been described as, “mind blowing”, “sexy, hilarious and unexpected”, and “one of the best shows” they’ve ever seen by audiences, promoters and venue owners alike. Join Madam Lola and her courtesans for scintillating and historical evening you’ll never forget!
DAILY
“A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex & Disability” Book Club
8:30am-5pm | Goldman Center
Goldman Center for Student Accessibility
Join the Goldman center as they hand out these easy access graphic-novel style book for students to take for free to learn more about sex and having sex as a disabled person or with a disabled partner. Disability is an identity not often discussed as a core component of the self, but is an integral component of EDI efforts. Sex, sexuality, and sexual freedom are also core components of inclusion for people with disabilities.
DAILY
Get emPWRed Tabling w/Safer Sex Info & Kits
4-6pm | JOLO & Butler Lobbies
Housing and Residence Life