Bianca I. Laureano

LatinoSexuality.com

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.

Sex and the “Senior” Latino

AARPs latest research finds older Latinos are very happy with the quality and quantity of sex in their lives and are more affectionate with their partners. What can we learn from these findings about the way we discuss aging, sexuality, and culture?

This Is My Machismo

It is rare to read about Latino men in the way I have known them. Even stories by Latino men seem to exclude the experiences and relationships I have come to experience and nurture with the Latino men in my life. For this Father’s/Papi's Day I want to share some of the ways I have come to know “machismo,” the idea of what it means to be a man, the idea of masculinity. I’ll warn you now, this is not going to be similar to what you have read in other places because my machismo comes from a space of love, respect, trust, and acceptance.

(VIDEO) F&*% You AIDS

An award-winning advertisement about HIV and AIDS prevention from a non-profit in Spain is direct and provocative! What can we learn from the marketing strategies in other countries as educators in the US?

Goodbye To The Only Midwife on TV

One of the midwives on public television is gone. Instead of rolling my eyes at writers' poor choice of plot development, I'd like to hear from the community what other accessible television and video represents midwives.