The “Navigating Sexual Self-Confidence From Adolescent to Whole Ass Adult” workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on the harmful and often conflicting messages that young women of color are often subjected to, in many circumstances as an attempt to keep them safe from sexual violence, trauma and pain. Faculty: Natoya S. Brown and Katrina Antoine (Cost: $35)

This lecture explores how play creates safety, curiosity, and permission around sexual confidence. Using a real-world play-based activity as an example, participants will learn how playful, low-pressure environments reduce shame and support embodied sexual self-discovery. Faculty: Bria Price (Cost: $35)

Tara brought together renowned sex educators to design a youth sex ed curriculum rooted in one question: What did we wish we’d known at that age? This session explores the curriculum’s pillars, how today’s cultural landscape shaped it, and navigating opt-in/opt-out alongside parents. Faculty: Tara Jones (Cost: $35)

This lecture examines how sexual silence in Dominican and Caribbean families functions as an informal form of sex education. Grounded in social work and sexual health practice, it explores cultural, religious, and gender norms shaping silence and offers culturally responsive strategies to reduce shame, risk, and misinformation. Faculty: Sahory Valdez Torres, MSW, CSW (Cost: $35)

Sex and sexuality remain taboo in American society, fostering misinformation and shame—especially for marginalized communities. The purpose of this presentation is to explore how Black Queer and gender-diverse individuals navigate sexuality and sexuality at intersecting margins and to equip mental health professionals and laypeople with insights for informed and affirming care. Faculty: Joyce Miles Jacquote (Cost: $35)

Those who have survived situational or ongoing abuse often feel misunderstood or unsafe, which can cause significant distress in future sexual relationships. This workshop offers strategies for survivors and their partners to understand and advocate their specific needs and explore sexuality from a healing lens. Faculty: Leighanna Nordstrom (Cost: $35)