Content note: This mini-lesson discusses sexual assault, drugging, and institutional responses to sexual violence.

In this mini-lesson, Cin examines the allegations in the Cornell 7 case and reflects on how sexual violence can become a display of power among peers. She discusses the civil lawsuit, Cornell’s Title IX findings, the reopened criminal investigation, victim-blaming, and institutional accountability. She also considers the Central Park Five case and the uneven way society applies the presumption of innocence. The legal cases are ongoing, and allegations are distinguished from established findings.

Sources:

Cornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024—The Cornell Daily Sun. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/09/tccsuykuvb4z

For help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on RAINN.org.

Internationally, a worldwide list of directories is provided by UN Women, with national agencies on The Pixel Project.

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In Part 2 of our Hawaiʻi field trip, Cin and Asa explore three stops from the Lei Pua ʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi trail: the Stones of Life at Kapaemahu, The Glade Show Club, and the Honolulu Pride Tree.

We talk about māhū history and Indigenous understandings of gender, the criminalization of gender expression, queer nightlife and community at The Glade, and how two women who loved women became permanently connected to Honolulu’s official Pride Tree.

Queer people have always existed, but who gets remembered? Whose stories get erased? And who gets to decide what becomes history?

• https://www.queerhistoriesofhawaii.org/
• https://www.bloombergconnects.org/

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Hawaiʻi wasn’t always part of the United States. It was a sovereign kingdom. And the story of how that kingdom ended is a lot messier than many of us were taught.

In Part 1 of our Hawaiʻi field trip, Cin and Asa trade the resort itinerary for a history lesson. We’re talking about the Kamehameha dynasty, King Kalākaua, the Bayonet Constitution, Queen Liliʻuokalani, and the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.

We also share what we learned visiting ʻIolani Palace and Bishop Museum, some of our favorite food stops, and why taking time to understand the history and culture of a place can completely change the way you travel.

• Iolani Palace Website
• Bishop Museum
• Helena's Hawaiian Food
• Haleiwa Joe's Kaneohe
• Liliha Bakery

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In the 1800s, a pocket-sized book said sex was healthy, described the vulva, and told people how to prevent pregnancy. That was enough to put people on trial.

In this mini-lesson of A Broad Sex Education, Cin and Asa look at Fruits of Philosophy by Charles Knowlton, one of the most controversial early sex ed and birth control books. We talk anatomy, contraception, obscenity laws, and how one little book helped make birth control information public.

• Bradlaugh, Charles, Annie Besant, and Great Britain. High Court of Justice. King’s Bench Division. The Queen v. Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant : (Specially Reported). With Getty Research Institute. London : Freethought publishing company, 1877. http://archive.org/details/queenvcharlesbra00brad.
• EBSCO. “Bradlaugh v. The Queen | Law | Research Starters | EBSCOhost.” Accessed September 15, 2026. https://www.ebsco.com/.
• Eschner, Kat. “This Infamous 19th-Century Birth Control Pamphlet Got Its Writer Imprisoned.” Smithsonian Magazine. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/19th-century-birth-control-pamphlet-got-its-writer-imprisoned-180963140/.
• Knowlton, Charles. Fruits of Philosophy: An Essay on the Population Question. Freethought Pub. Co.?, 187 AD. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011529269.

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Before the pill, people were still trying not to get pregnant and trying to avoid sexually transmitted infections.

In this episode of A Broad Sex Education, Cin and Brooklyn explore the history of non-hormonal birth control, from ancient condom-like methods and spermicides to sheep-gut condoms, syphilis prevention, wartime condom campaigns, and Thailand’s 100% Condom Use Program.

Because the desire to separate sex from pregnancy is ancient and honestly, some of the methods were wild.

• A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

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Think you know birth control?

In this game-show style episode of A Broad Sex Education, Cin puts Asa and you to the test with a Birth Control 101 quiz. We cover condoms, the pill, IUDs, withdrawal, emergency contraception, fertility awareness, spermicide, vasectomies, and a few curveballs your high school health class probably skipped.

Play along, keep score, and see if you can beat Asa.

• https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control

Male Birth Control Methods

• https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-evaluate-effectiveness-male-contraceptive-skin-gel
• https://www.urologytimes.com/view/adam-a-long-term-injectable-male-birth-control-shows-promise-at-aua-2025

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In this mini-lesson, we’re starting the ABSE Birth Control Unit somewhere unexpected: Genesis 38. Cin shares a conversation with Brooklyn about the biblical story of Judah, Tamar, and Onan. This story is often used in arguments about masturbation, withdrawal, “spilling seed,” and birth control.

But when we look at the full story, it’s not just about semen. It’s about family duty, inheritance, religious morality, gender, power, and Tamar trying to secure her future in a system that gave her very few options.

This episode also includes an ABSE update: Cin is going back to school for her master’s in sexual health, and the podcast format is getting a refresh. Future lessons will be organized by subject, starting with a birth control unit.

Content notice: This episode discusses a biblical story involving sex, death, widowhood, pregnancy, inheritance, religious shame, and birth control stigma.

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