ver L News March By: Colleen O’Grady, Amy Gondek and Kathleen De Vere On Thursday March 15th the Sunday Night Sex Show came to UNBC. NUGSS invited the notorious sex lady Sue Johanson to say any- thing and everything on a subject that she believes “is not nearly talked about enough”: sex and sexuality. The Canfor Theater was filled to the rafters with students, university staff, and members from the Community all eager to hear what this dynamic nurse educator had to say. She arrived on the scene escorted by many NUGSS members and with a large cup of coffee in hand. The excitement of the crowd rose as exuber- ant audience mem- bers began to wave banners welcoming this Canadian legend. During the next three hours she entertained the audience with the skill of a Comedian. She talked about the who, what, where, why and most impor- tantly the how of human sex- uality. The program was filled with anecdotes of her inter- esting educating experience, tons of information on every- thing from masturbation to STD's, along with a bag full of vibrating sex toys. The crowd enjoyed everything she had to say and at the end she answered every one of the audience’s questions that they had written down on bal- lot-like cards before the show. Over the Edge had an oppor- tunity to talk to this fascinat- ingly acute woman in an interview. We want to do this noble woman, who will soon be a recipient of the Order of Canada, justice so we pre- sent the interview in her own words. US: How did you become the Sex lady? Sue: | started a birth control clinic for kids in 1970, then | discovered a lot of them were involved in sexual relation- ships, so ! decided that | wanted to teach sex because it wasn't being done very well in schools. | had to back to University and from there | got enough credit to teach in schools until 1986, then the financial crunch came. The department of public health couldn’t afford to pay me any- more and the boards of edu- cation couldn't afford to pay me either, so | moved on to colleges and universities and have been doing that ever since. | love colleges and uni- versities because you are adults and | can treat you like adults. | don’t have to worry about your parents being upset; | don’t have to worry about someone who doesn’t want you to have this infor- mation, because you are adults. US: Because you are a rec- “It's amazing what goes on under a parka!” ognizable figure, do people turn ask you ask you odd questions in places like gro- cery store lineups? Sue: All the time, everybody, Taxi drivers, airplane atten- dants, everyone. US: Do you think that you have broken down barriers so that people are able to talk about sex? Sue: | hope so, thatis my goal, to get people to be more relaxed and more comfort- able with sex and realize that this is not an ordeal. That it is something that can be plea- surable and enjoyable. US: What was the most unusual question you have ever had? Sue: There was one this evening that was a bit of a shocker. The one about sexu- al stereotypes about women, and | had never really thought about that one. The biggest stereotype about guys is all they want is sex. But the one that came up from the back that all girls are teasers | just thought that was excellent because | think that one is Still out there. It’s a stereotype and it isn’t true. | mean | looked at the audience tonight and | didn’t see any- one dressed to the nth, and yet | go to other universities “A Night with the and see people wearing off the shoulder blouses and what | call hooker shoes, but this can be misleading, it’s amazing what goes on under a parka! US: What are your most fre- quently asked questions? Sue: For males it’s “What can | do to make penis larger’ and from females it’s “I’ve never had an orgasm. How do you get me one?” US: What 3 items would you bring to a desert island? Sue: The 3 that | have with me, the pocket rocket, Fukuoku, and Natural con- tours. (All three are vibrators that Sue showed us during the “pleasure chest” part of her presentation) US: How do you think sexual health education services compare in Canada? Do they differ regionally? Sue: It differs provincially. Some provinces are more advanced and some provinces have the world’s worst sex-ed, absolutely abysmal! | really feel sorry for them, for example Newfoundland; up until a while ago Newfoundland had parochial schools, so there were, Anglican schools, Lutheran schools, Pentecostal schools, Baptist schools, and United and Catholic, everyone went to their own school and every school set their own curricu- lum. And because they were religious based, no sex-ed. Some schools are excellent; if they can get a public health nurse in to do it then it’s real- ly good. This is what! do. I'm just trying to fill in the gaps where sex-ed leaves off, the stuff that they didn’t teach you, masturbation, homosex- uality, all the controversial - stuff. US: How can we reduce STD's and unplanned preg- nancy in service isolated communities? Sue: That's a good question! More comprehensive Sex-ed courses. | would like the par- ents to rise up and go to the board of education on mass and demand it. The people vthat are being heard are the ones that want abstinence taught only. They are the ones that are vocal; they are the ones doing the pressur- ing. Parents who know what kids do should be pounding on the door and saying that this [comprehensive sex-ed] is what we reaily want. | want parents to do much more. US: What piece of advice would you give to a teacher who has to teach sex-ed in high school that has never taught this subject? Sue: Oooh that’s hard, that’s really hard, because doing sex-ed for me is easy for me because | never worked for the board of Education, | worked for the department of Sue with her admires at the UNBC sex show March 15th health, so | hit the school and left. And so if there were any parents that complained they would call the principal and the principal would say “I’m not responsible for her!” The other thing that worked for me is that I'm older, so | was never seen as a sex kitten or trying to tease kids or lead them on or anything like that. And because I’m married and have children and grandchil- dren then I’m kind of seen as mother and you don’t mess with God and Motherhood. | would think for young Miss Brown who teaches health it would be very difficult. Offering 3-for-1 and 2-for-1 pan pizzas and 1-for-1 square pizzas (deep dish). Special UNBC Offer: 10% off pick-up orders or free delivery to the University (valid [D card required). 962-9878 562 E. 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