TENNESSEE LAWMAKER TAKES ON SEX WEEK

A Tennessee state senator has introduced a bill to change the way universities dole out student fees at public universities in the wake of a controversy over the University of Tennessee’s decision to spend $25,500 on what many have deemed an extravagant and salacious Sex Week.

“It is sort of like the inmates are running an asylum,” state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, said Thursday in an interview with The College Fix, referring to the university’s Sex Week agenda, scheduled for the first week of March.

The weeklong observance is slated to include events such as a drag show, stripper-inspired dance class, “understanding sexual identity” art show, aphrodisiac cooking class, and a sex trivia night called “Suck It, Trebek,” according to the online schedule.

UT’s Sex Week will also include numerous workshops with titles such as: “Get Wet: Exploring the Connections Between Sexual Pleasure, Health, & Advocacy”; “Sexploration: Boys, Girls, I Can’t Help It”; “Ars Erotica: Pornography Then and Now”; and “We Can’t Stop: Orgasms & Masturbation.”

“Is this really what we need to be spending our money on?” Campfield said.  (more...)

TENNESSEE LAWMAKER TAKES ON SEX WEEK