...And the Weasel will not be fed, in reply to my mom's comment. My mom called me and so did my instinct. I will not allow Jason's presence to jeopardize my relationship and if he can't respect me and through me, my partner, then I will cut off my interactions with him.

Anyhoo...Happy things!

But here is some grand news: my club, whose life I feared for, HAD 23 PEOPLE SHOW UP TO IT'S FIRST MEETING LAST NIGHT!
I was so excited I was practically bouncing in my seat the whole time. My joy was palpable. I think that they really enjoyed themselves too! I told them what Sex Collective was about and our past events, our goals, what we hoped to talk about this coming semester. It was a great group of students and though they were not the most talkative the upper classmen that were there were a good support to get people talking.
Our topics for this semester are no where near creepy or gross (aside from BDSM which I have a plan to make a lot more comfortable and dispel the myth of leather and whips- emphasis on the trust it requires between partners to engage in the acts). The topics are meant to welcome people in. Stacey said last semester that we need topics that are interesting but we also need topics that will appeal to a lot of people. I have no qualms about repeating topics from years past, particularly if they get people to come. (No pun intended.)
I really want the group to do for this new group what it did for me- help me become more comfortable with my body, my sexuality, my preferences and just being more open. I have hope and really think it could work. We have great ideas for the coming semester and year and I am confident in the club's ability to remain strong this year.
Aaaaaagh!!! SOOOOOO happy!
It helps that I have become more at ease with sharing my own stories and not being afraid to get rid of other sexual myths. Last night our topic was orgasms and I feel a lot of people have the perception that it is the end-all be-all of sex and if that you can't have one then something is wrong with you. I introduced the idea that no, this is not the case, some people are only comfortable, lets say, by themselves or they just haven't found a partner or thing which works for them. It can take a while or never at all and that is perfectly fine. It's about the experience instead. Everyone is different and sex is really more diverse than common sources of information would have you know.
Part of the goal of my group is to destigmatize sex and increase awareness and acceptance. I really plan on holding to that goal and making sure we as a group are not perceived as just weird, overly horny people. What we are is just people talking about something which is perfectly human and has been since the beginning of the human race and beyond.

And now I must be off, attempting to have all my homework into next week done today so I can thesis all weekend.
Peace.
~Lo