Here is a selected list of Tristan's college lectures:

Sexploration on College Campuses
The undergraduate years are an amazing time of sexual exploration and education, where women can learn about sexual health, pleasure, and embark on new adventures. From her popular columns and website to her videos and lecture series, Tristan Taormino has garnered raves for her unabashed straight talk about sex. Now, you can hear it from the sexpert herself in the Human Sexuality class that most people never get to take! She'll cover a wide variety of topics, including sexual anatomy, masturbation, orgasms, improving your erotic communication skills, finding the elusive g-spot, myths and truths about female ejaculation, sex toy tips and techniques, and the wonders of anal sex. There will be an extensive question-and-answer period where students are encouraged to ask her anything.

Beyond Monogamy: The Case for Open Relationships
Who are your role models when it comes to successful relationships? What kind of partnership(s) are you in or do you see yourself in? How do you create a relationship that works?
Monogamy is touted as the relationship ideal and a goal we should all strive for, but it's no secret that many people feel dissatisfied with it. The "sexless marriage" is a talk show staple, cheating and dishonesty in relationships run rampant, and divorce rates continue to climb. Yet you don't have to blindly accept this dominant model. Relationship and sex expert Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. Drawing on in-depth research, interviews with over a hundred women and men, and her own personal experiences, Tristan explores the real-life benefits and challenges of open relationships. With her refreshingly down-to-earth style and sharp wit, Taormino argues that we must question the fairy tales and challenge the myths we've been taught about love, sex, intimacy, and commitment- only then can we create relationships that are honest, fulfilling, and really work.

The Path to Sexual Empowerment
What is the sex-positive movement? What does it mean to be sexually empowered? Why is sexual health fundamental to our lives? Tristan Taormino shares what she has learned on her journey from law school reject to sex expert with stops along the way as editor, author, anal sex guru, Village Voice columnist, and feminist pornographer. She'll explore the concepts of sexual health and erotic power, discuss why they are important, and share her unique recipe for how everyone can become sexually empowered.

My Life As a Feminist Pornographer
Award-winning author and director Tristan Taormino shares her personal journey from writer and sex educator to self-identified feminist pornographer. She'll dish details about the process of producing, directing, and starring in her first video, The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women , from striking a deal with mainstream producer legend John Stagliano of Evil Angel Video to putting her ass on the line-literally. Hear why she decided to form her own company, Smart Ass Productions, and become an exclusive director for Vivid Entertainment, one of the largest adult companies in the industry. Her work for Vivid includes the reality series Chemistry, the Vivid-Ed sex education line, and her latest project, a vignette series called Rough Sex. She'll discuss why she chose to do porn, the challenges and breakthroughs she has seen within the adult industry with regards to women's pleasure, and her personal goals for working within the industry. She will bring an old argument to a new level of discussion: Is feminist pornography a paradox or can we really create sex-positive empowering porn?

Queer Sex Now
As Series Editor of Best Lesbian Erotica and former Editor of On Our Backs , Tristan Taormino has had her finger on the pulse of queer sexuality for more than a decade. She'll discuss current erotic trends, including the explosion of queer porn, the development of public sex spaces, and the growing exploration of alternatives to monogamy. Plus, she'll explain why she thinks the LGBT Movement has had broad, significant effects on the sex lives of everyone (not just queer people) and has lead to the emergence of "the queer heterosexual."

Something Old, Something New: The Gay Marriage Debate
Gay marriage has become *the* defining issue for gay and lesbian politics and a central one in recent state and federal politics. The rhetoric around this issue has grown increasingly hostile and hateful as gay and lesbian people come under attack by conservatives. Should queer people even be fighting to get a piece of the patriarchal institution or should we push for civil unions instead? Tristan will examine the pros and cons as well as what's at stake: equal protection under the law, basic civil rights, and redefining a sacred American institution. She'll tell you why she believes everyone (yes, straight people, too!) has something to gain if gay marriage is legalized.

True Lust: My Adventures in Sex, Porn and Perversion
From studious undergraduate activist to sassy sexpert! Tristan Taormino will take you on her personal journey from struggling writer to author, columnist, sex educator, and adult film director. She'll dish all the juicy details of her adventures along the way with swingers, strippers, dominatrixes, drag kings, porn stars, a masturbation guru, and Howard Stern.

Confessions of a Sex-Crazed Mind
As the sex columnist for The Village Voice , Tristan Taormino covers all angles of sexuality from relationships and masturbation to fetishes and porn. How does she come up with ideas for her writing? She'll dish all the details on the topics and events she has covered: from the weird and wild to the most popular and controversial. Plus, she'll map out the current trends in sexuality: what's new, what's hot, what's on the horizon. She'll reveal what she's learned from her job and the pleasures and pitfalls of writing about sex from such a personal perspective.