{"id":3706,"date":"2026-03-13T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/?page_id=3706"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:32:10","slug":"sex-in-the-dark-qa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/outreach-prevention\/sex-in-the-dark-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sexperts answer students&#8217; anonymous questions about sexual health and relationships \u2013 all in the dark (aside from the hundreds of glow sticks!) Get free safer sex supplies, glow-in-the-dark swag, raffle prizes, and more!<\/p>\n<h3>Register for the event<\/h3>\n<p>September 29th | 6:00pm-8:00pm<br \/>\nHoward Thurman Center<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/sex-in-the-dark-registration-2026\/\" class=\"button\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Register &amp; submit a question<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Resource Fair<\/h3>\n<p>Before the Q&amp;A begins, students can explore campus and community resources and grab free safer sex supplies, glow-in-the-dark swag, raffle prizes, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Visit some of the following tables during the Resource Fair:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Condom Fairy Pop-Up<\/li>\n<li>Sex Positive Book Display from BU Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Relationship Check-ins<\/li>\n<li>IUD Insertion Demos<\/li>\n<li>Glow-in-the-dark Friendship Bracelet Making<\/li>\n<li>Facepainting<\/li>\n<li>and so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About the Q&amp;A<\/h3>\n<p>Professional \u201csexperts\u201d from BU and the wider community answer students\u2019 anonymous questions about sexual health and relationships \u2013 all in the dark. The lights are off, and the room is filled with neon glow!<\/p>\n<h4>Meet the Sexperts!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>Cecilia Villero, Pleasure Educator<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/shs\/files\/2026\/03\/ErikaKapinPhotography_CeciliaVillero_2025_11_08-23455-1-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-small wp-image-3725\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Cecilia Villero (she\/her\/siya), aka Goddess Cecilia <\/strong>, is a Filipina Pleasure Educator, and curator of pleasure experiences and products through her company and online shop \u201cMer-Made for Pleasure.\u201d As an EDSE Certified Sex Educator, she creates trauma-informed sex-positive spaces, leads playful workshops, and volunteers with sexual violence survivor supporting orgs. She also co-hosts Sex Trivia at Long Live Beerworks, and co-founded Sex Week Boston, which is on May 10th-17th. Find her as @GoddessCecilia everywhere.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>Jess Tjong, Family Nurse Practitioner<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/shs\/files\/2025\/04\/Jessica-Tjong-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jessica Tjong\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-small wp-image-2266\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Jess Tjong (she\/her)<\/strong> has been a primary care Family Nurse Practitioner at BU Student Health Services for almost 3 years. A routine part of her day involves discussing contraceptive options, safe sex practices, infection prevention, and STI testing with students. She is excited to answer your questions about sexual health, testing, anatomy, etc.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>Nathan Brewer, Director of SARP<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/shs\/files\/2025\/03\/Nathan-Brewer-500px-480x636.jpg\" alt=\"picture of Nathan Brewer\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/files\/2025\/03\/Nathan-Brewer-500px-480x636.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/files\/2025\/03\/Nathan-Brewer-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Nathan Brewer (he\/him)<\/strong> is a clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in clinical practice, research, and teaching, specializing in dating violence, sexual assault, and LGBTQ+ health. As the Director of SARP, he oversees BU\u2019s comprehensive crisis counseling services, including a 24-hour crisis line, victim advocacy and accompaniment, and individual and group counseling. Additionally, he leads BU\u2019s violence prevention programming, encompassing awareness events, educational trainings, and student leadership development. Nathan is passionate about providing trauma-informed care, ensuring equity in health services, and developing innovative violence prevention strategies.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>Kathryn Elaine, Owner of House of Bawdy<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/shs\/files\/2026\/09\/Student-newsletter-graphics-89.png\" alt=\"picture of Kathryn Elaine\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4233 size-medium\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Kathryn Elaine (she\/her) <\/strong> is the owner of House of Bawdy, an adult novelties and sexual education company that centers and celebrates the pleasure exploration and sensual education experiences of Black people, Queer folx, and people of marginalized genders.<br \/>\nHer ten years of experience in pleasure professionalism have spanned curated retail, interactive workshops, creative home parties, and inclusive concierge coaching services. Believing that sensuality provides necessary healing and rest to marginalized communities, her work intentionally centers the people who aren&#8217;t normally the focus of pleasure and sexual health access, permission, and play.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexperts answer students&#8217; anonymous questions about sexual health and relationships \u2013 all in the dark (aside from the hundreds of glow sticks!) Get free safer sex supplies, glow-in-the-dark swag, raffle prizes, and more! 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