Bianca I Laureano is a sexologist, consultant, educator, and activist. Her interests include representations of the sexuality of people of Color in media and popular culture, radical women of Color, and positive youth development. She is an adjunct instructor and a freelance writer. She hosts LatinoSexuality.com and her writings and reviews can be seen at her website BiancaLaureano.com.
A new National Health Statistics Report suggests more youth are waiting to engage in sexual activity than were 5 years ago. What does this new data mean for our work?
This past weekend Rutgers University had its first annual Sex, Love and Dating Conference. Here are some notes and my experience from one of the workshops I provided on intercultural dating and relationships.
I don’t usually follow Lady Gaga, but the lyrics of a recent song contain language suggesting bias and discrimination against Latinos, transgendered and gay persons.
How are parents in need finding and donating breast milk via social media and what are some of the benefits, challenges, and historical connections?
Media created by youth focusing on sexuality and sexual health is always exciting to use. But what do we do when honest efforts by youth are nonetheless misguided?
NYC schools chancellor Cathie Black made suggested birth control as a solution to overcrowding in schools. Why are her comments inappropriate and what can we learn?
A new R&B song has centered young queer men of Color, violence, bullying, and suicide. How can we use this video to begin and continue discussions around these events and experiences?
An interactive multi-media roundtable for youth, educators and activists about HIV/AIDS in communities of Color in NYC.
A new series of animated videos featuring content from actual abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula, programs, and lesson plans is being created to raise awareness and get youth involved.
A recent report shows Puerto Rican youth living in NYC are not doing well in regard to work, education, and poverty. But the report itself leaves much to be desired.
