I heard back from Judith Levine! She responded within a day of my email, which made me rather giddy. She's a hero of mine, and her Harmful to Minors: the Perils of Protecting Children from Sex was a great inspiration to me several years ago when I read it. Not only was she quite supportive of my endeavors, but gave me some resources to utilize in my research and to pursue for further activism with regards to the criminalization of children.
The biggest resource she sent me is a link to the Reform Sex Offender Laws site, already linked to Washington state's representative for these issues. As I study the media surrounding the labeling of children as sexual predators, I will be contacting the local representative to talk about ways in which I, and others, can get involved in changing legislation. The battle is a tough one, because no one wants to be seen as anti-child.
On Tuesday, I attended my first Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy, which meets every other Tuesday from 3-4p.m. in the Q-Center. I met two people who already are big activists in sexual literacy. While much of our conversation involved a private discussion, some of our focus was on services we can provide for people on campus. We are planning both a more intimate, safe-space discussion for a topic (we brainstormed a number of topics to discuss), and an on-campus "Ask the Sexpert" styled event for spring in which we will make ourselves available in visible areas such as Red Square or the lawn in front of the HUB, and answer questions people ask us.
While there, I introduced myself, gave them some information about my skills, and let them know where I might be of use to them. I'm looking forward to the next meeting!
On this week's agenda:
1. Start reading Out in Public, which just arrived in the mail.
2. Contact RSOL in Washington.
3. Continue research on Children and Sexual Predator labels.
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