Catherine M RoachGood Sex
Transforming America Through the New Gender and Sexual Revolution
Preface
Foreplay: Introducing the Manisexto: A Manifesto for the New Gender and
Sexual Revolution
Manisexto #1: Positive Sexuality: Sexuality Is a Normal, Healthy, and
Pleasurable Aspect of Being Human
1. Sex: It's Complicated
2. What Do We Mean by "Good" Sex?
3. The Misunderstood Meaning of "Sex-Positive"
4. The Two-Sided Story of Sex in America
5. Romancing the Puritan
Manisexto #2: Equity and Inclusion: Gender and Sexual Identities Are
Diverse-and That's Okay
6. Why Diversity Matters across the Rainbow Spectrum, for Us All
7. Conversation, Consensus, and Cultural Competence
8. The Meanings of Queer
9. Sex Is Not Everything: The Surprising Lesson of Asexuality as Part of
Diversity
Manisexto #3: Body Positivity: All Bodies Are Good Bodies
10. The Naked Truth: Embracing Body Positivity and Diverse Ways to Embody
Gender
11. Body Positivity Doesn't Mean "Let Them Eat Cake!": It's about Holistic
Well-Being
12. It's Not about "Looking Good" but about Feeling Good-and That Includes
Your Genitals Too
13. Sex Is Not Only for the Young and Beautiful
Manisexto #4: Consent: Full Consent Is Fundamental to All Sexual Activity
14. The Role of Consent in Good Sex
15. What Consent Is (Good Communication) and Is Not (Green Eggs and Ham, or
a Blanket)
16. Saying Yes, Saying No, Expanding the Gender Scripts
17. Boys Don't Belong in a Box
Manisexto #5: Shared Pleasure: Good Sex Is Mutually Pleasurable and
Respectful
18. Power With, Not Power Over
19. Who Gets to Feel Good?: Gender and Pleasure beyond the Shame-and-Blame
Tightrope
20. Closing the Orgasm Gap: Porn and Hookups
21. Cliteracy and the Politics of Pleasure
22. Climax: Drawing the Line toward New Visions of Love
Afterglow: Where We Go from Here: Toward Better Sex Education in America
Acknowledgments and Note on Student Responses
Source Citations and Resources for Further Reading
Index
