Resources & References for August 13 service “Can We Talk About Sex? The Power, the Shame, the Spiritual”

By John Loewy

List of TED Talks to watch (optional), cited during the service

1. The fight against sex slavery (December 2009)

  • Sunitha Krishnan, Anti-trafficking crusader
  • Co-author with Jose Vetticattil of The Shattered Innocence
  • Views: 2,524,924

https://www.ted.com/talks/sunitha_krishnan_tedindia

2. A little told tale of sex and sensuality (January 2014)

  • by Shereen El  Feki, Arab sexuality expert
  • Views: 1,803,744

https://www.ted.com/talks/shereen_el_feki_a_little_told_tale_of_sex_and_sensuality

3. What young women believe about their own sexual pleasure (March 2017)

  • By Peggy Orenstein, Journalist, Author
  • Views: 1,496,446

https://www.ted.com/talks/peggy_orenstein_what_young_women_believe_about_their_own_sexual_pleasure

4. The laws that sex workers really want (May 2016)

  • By Juno Mac, Sex worker and activist
  • Views: 1,781,194

https://www.ted.com/talks/juno_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want

5. Rethinking infidelity… a talk for anyone who has ever loved (May 2015)

  • By Esther Perel, Relationship Therapist
  • Views: 7,789,245

https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_rethinking_infidelity_a_talk_for_anyone_who_has_ever_loved