Current Projects

Posting Sexually Explicit Materials on Social Media as Leisure

Sohyeon Kim and Liza Berdychevsky People posting sexually explicit materials of themselves online can be a rewarding leisure activity, but it may also involve risks and expose people to sexual violence. However, this practice is still prevalent on social media, such as Twitter and Tumblr. Existing research has focused on penal policy and media coverage […]

Sexual Justice is Social Issue: A Phenomenology of Transgender People’s Views on Sex Leisure and Implications for Sexual Health

Xue Yan and Liza Berdychevsky Unmatched gender identity and sex assigned at birth often expose transgender people to stigmatization, humiliation, loneliness, and marginalization in various life domains, including health care, relationships, sexual expression, and various leisure activities. This mixed methods study (utilizing in-depth interviews and survey methodology) aims to investigate the intersections between sex as […]