October is all about providing UNH students sexual well-being learning opportunities so that they can make informed choices regarding their sexual well-being and health care.
All programs provided during Sextober use a well-being framework and comprehensive sex education approach that is:
- Medically accurate
- Developmentally appropriate for young adults (aged 18-25)
- Inclusive and culturally responsive
- Shame-free
- Trauma-informed
We work in accordance with guidelines from the American College Health Association (ACHA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) who collectively advocate for sex education that utilizes a public health and comprehensive sex education approach.
Sextober’s learning opportunities are designed for UNH students who are:
- Practicing abstinence
- Thinking about having sex
- Currently having sex
We collaborate with various UNH departments and programs to bring Sextober to UNH that are:
- Free
- Open to the UNH community (students and employees)
- Open to all identities
If you have any questions about Sextober programming, please email Dawn Zitney, Well-Being Educator/Counselor at dawn.zitney@unh.edu.
All Month
Pleasure Pop-Ups: Be on the lookout for our sex education pop-ups around campus at various times and locations. Brought to you by the Sexual Well-Being Interns.
Sextober Extras
- Request a sex education program for your UNH community.
- Free safer sex supplies available at Health & Wellness, no questions asked.
- 'Free Pleasure Kits that include education on safer sex and a variety of barrier methods and lubrication will be given out at all Health & Wellness Sextober events.
SEXTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
wellness fest |
sept 26 |
11am - 2pm |
hamel rec center (HRC) |
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Our biggest health and wellness event returns! How are you - really? Check in with yourself. Stop by the sexual well-being table to learn how safer sex (if your sexually active) can contribute to your wellness. Enjoy interactive booths, free food, music and more. Open to the UNH community
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University of New Hampshire First Annual LGBTQ+ History Month |
throughout the month of october |
Various Locations |
Various Times |
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Highlighting role models, fostering a sense of union, and recognizing the histories and contributions of the LGBTQ+ Community. Sponsored by The Aulbani J. Beauregard Center |
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guided practice for sexual well-being |
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Open to all abilities. No yoga experience is needed. This is a movement-based yoga practice that will focus on creating space in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies to experience pleasure. No registration required. Yoga Nidra for Relaxation Studio 1, HRC This is a deep meditative yoga practice with minimal movement. Restore, revive, and energize your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This workshop will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed. Register online.
Chappell Roan Yoga Friday, October 25, 11am - 12pm This is a movement-based yoga practice that will focus on opening and protecting the heart so that one may find healing from grief. No registration required. We're hot to go for this yoga class that will create space to appreciate our bodies, celebrate our identities, and lean into our sexuality. This class is in honor of Sextober and Body Acceptance Week. No registration required. |
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walk-in sti testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea |
TUESDAY, OCT 8 AND 22 |
11AM - 3PM |
THRIVE, HAMEL REC CENTER (hrc) |
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Open to UNH Community Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the two most common STIs among young adults, including UNH students. Start the year off right by getting tested to know your STI status. If you have symptoms and/or want to inquire about getting tested for other STIs including HIV, please make an appointment. Please bring your insurance card (testing is not free) so that we can bill your health insurance, or we can bill you ($37.80). |
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TAKE BACK THE NIGHT (tbtn) EVENTS |
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Speech Workshop The SHARPP Center presents our first ever Pre-TBTN speech workshop. This event is focused on helping those who might be interested in speaking navigate the decision to share (or not to share) their story at TBTN. This workshop will also be used for speech building strategies and practice, and review ways to prioritize well-being before and after TBTN. As a 90-min one time program, this will NOT be a drop-in style event. Instead, we recommend those interested arrive at 5:30pm and leave when they need. This event is open to undergraduate & graduate students.
Craft Night Grab a group of friends and come on by! From poster-making, Clothesline Project T-shirt creations, awareness bracelets, to awareness ribbon painting- we have it all. Crafts made at this event can either be taken home or left with SHARPP Center staff to be incorporated into a powerful visual display at our annual Take Back The Night event. This is a drop-in style craft night, where you can stop by for as much (or as little) time as you're able to. Dinner and refreshments will be provided. This event is open to all UNH community members (undergraduate & graduate students, faculty & staff).
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GENDER AFFIRMING CARE - INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION |
TUESDAY, OCT 22 |
12 - 1PM |
3RD FLOOR, SMITH HALL |
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Open to students Informational meeting and discussion focused on gender identity and expression and the range of gender affirming resources, support, and care available to students at UNH. Sponsored by Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) and Health & Wellness |
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SEXUAL CITIZENSHIP & DECISION-MAKING: hOOKUP CULTURE AT unh |
WEDNESDAY, oCT 23 |
2:10 - 3:30PM |
MCCONNELL 340 |
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Open to students only Join this interactive program to think about your own sexual decision making as we collectively analyze and apply three key concepts: sexual projects, sexual geography, and sexual citizenship. We will examine the current "landscape" of sexual well-being and violence prevention at UNH with information about hookup culture, its intersection with substance use, and the social/sexual norms that UNH students navigate. Co-facilitated by Kate Gladstone, Prevention Specialist from The SHARPP Center and Dawn Zitney, Well-Being Educator/Counselor from Health & Wellness. |
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| Chappell Roan Yoga (Description Above) | Friday, October 25 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Studio 1, HRC | |
PERSONAL HISTORICAL EXPLORATION OF GENDER IDENTITY/SEXUAL ORIENTATION |
Monday, Oct 28 |
1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Beauregard Center |
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Open to the UNH community An exploration of the personal and societal influences on the individual's gender expression and sexual identity. Information about language/definitions, pronouns, assumptions made and common mistakes and how to address them. Sponsored by Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) |
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WOMEN'S SEXUAL BODIES MONDAY, OCT 28 2:10 - 3:30 PM McConnell 340 |
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A look at women's changing clothing styles over 100 years and the expected body silhouettes to which one should aspire to look their best in whatever is trending. Advertising for the accompanying changes in undergarments designed to achieve the optimal form are also discussed, showing the frequently blatant - sometimes oblique - negative messages about women's bodies in their natural form. Presented by Dr. Nena Stracuzzi, principle lecturer. Co-sponsored by the Sociology Department and Health & Wellness.
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