#1. What does having HIV mean? - with Jon King
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12/13/19 • 42 min
The debut of To Hump A Pillow with Ellen Melon! During this first episode, Ellen sits down with Minneapolis-based muralist and hand-letterer extraordinaire, Jon King. They discuss his upbringing as part of a large family living in rural Wisconsin, how sex-education was addressed while being home schooled, and coming out as queer in his 20s and a brief discussion on being in the gender binary. Finally, his story of contracting HIV and what it means to live with HIV.
Thank you Jon King for your honesty and vulnerability during this session.
For resources on HIV:
JustUs: To lead the work to achieve health equity for diverse gender, sexual, and cultural communities. https://www.justushealth.org/
Aliveness Project (founded as a community center for and driven by people living with HIV.) https://aliveness.org/
Red Door: Sexual Healthcare for all. https://www.reddoorclinic.org/hiv
Find Jon King:
Website: http://thegingbeard.com/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonthegingbeard/
Ellen Melon links:
https://www.instagram.com/ellenmelonshow/
https://twitter.com/EllenMelonShow
The debut of To Hump A Pillow with Ellen Melon! During this first episode, Ellen sits down with Minneapolis-based muralist and hand-letterer extraordinaire, Jon King. They discuss his upbringing as part of a large family living in rural Wisconsin, how sex-education was addressed while being home schooled, and coming out as queer in his 20s and a brief discussion on being in the gender binary. Finally, his story of contracting HIV and what it means to live with HIV.
Thank you Jon King for your honesty and vulnerability during this session.
For resources on HIV:
JustUs: To lead the work to achieve health equity for diverse gender, sexual, and cultural communities. https://www.justushealth.org/
Aliveness Project (founded as a community center for and driven by people living with HIV.) https://aliveness.org/
Red Door: Sexual Healthcare for all. https://www.reddoorclinic.org/hiv
Find Jon King:
Website: http://thegingbeard.com/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonthegingbeard/
Ellen Melon links:
https://www.instagram.com/ellenmelonshow/
https://twitter.com/EllenMelonShow
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#0. Introduction - To Hump A Pillow with Ellen Melon
An introduction, episode #0.
For parents who need help building language in how they talk about sex to their partners and children, ‘To Hump A Pillow’ offers communications and new ideas around intimacy, anatomy, and relationships.
Sex is something most of us do it yet find it difficult to talk about. Ellen Melon is enhancing the language and conversation around sex while giving communities the courage to speak up and ask questions, through raw interviews with guests and sharing her own findings.
Storytelling and education around sex, relationships, and intimacy: The Sex-Ed Curriculum You Never Had.
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#2. Childhood adolescent sexuality; New ways to talk to your kids about genitals, puberty, and masterbation - with Elleri Scriver
In childhood sexual development, adults often want to know which behaviors are appropriate and indicate “healthy” childhood sexual development.
To answer that, we need to first understand that sexuality is much more than sex – it’s our values, attitudes, feelings, interactions and behaviors. Sexuality is emotional, social, cultural, and physical.
Episode #2 of To Hump A Pillow features Eli Scriver, a sex educator from the Twin Cities pursuing a self-designed sex education undergraduate degree from Knox College in Illinois — the first undergrad program of it’s kind. In this interview, prepare to revisit your childhood puberty! We’ll talk about the concept of puberty, prep for masterbation, and overall, what to expect during childhood and adolescent sexuality, while giving you tips for sex positive parenting. Eli even shares some personal stories about his own sexual upbringing and puberty.
Find out more about Eli Scriver: https://www.instagram.com/elleri.scriver/
Tips for talking to kids about sex, as reference at the end of the episode:: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/parents/tips-talking
Ellen Melon links:
https://www.instagram.com/ellenmelonshow/
https://twitter.com/EllenMelonShow
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