This week on #hotgoss, we welcomed University of Vermont Health and Wellness Educator, Jenna Emerson as our special guest. A graduate of Widener College’s Human Sexuality program and the star of a one-woman sex ed cabaret…

Consent. Boundaries. Communication. These are key to a healthy relationship; these are the Speak About It tagline. This week on #hotgoss, we explored why communicating clearly and openly about emotions and boundaries, especially when it comes to sex…

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all parts of daily life across the globe, and our sex lives are no exception. Speak About It’s DMs have been blowing up with questions about sex and dating in the time of social distancing and the…

On this month’s #HotGoss, Speak About It got way into the weeds about body hair. You can check out our full conversation here. SAI staff talked about our own relationship with body hair and body hair removal, and how conversations about hair have shown up…

Dating Apps. If you’re a person between the ages of 14 and 100, you can’t avoid at least a conversation about them. While the media made it seem like dating apps signaled the end of love as we know it, we’re seeing…

Hold up… we CAN talk politics at the dinner table and don’t have to totally dread Thanksgiving dinner? Check out our most recent #hotgoss episode where educator Ella, and Oronde and Catherine chat about their strategies for a happy, harmonious and intentional holiday.

One Speak About It educator gets real about flirting Educator, Ariela, had some great thoughts to follow up our most recent #hotgoss episode. Check out the full episode here and read on to learn more about flirting with honesty and…

Thank you for tuning in to our #hotgoss episode all about oral sex and consent! If you didn’t watch the full episode, check it out on FacebookLive here. We covered a lot of ground on the episode, so as a follow up…

This month on #hotgoss we talked about why Speak About It wants to #givedicksachance. Check out the full episode here. It can seem like all mainstream culture is ever doing is talking about penises. So why perpetuate that? But #hotgoss is all about looking at how people…

For episode 9 of #hotgoss, we invited special guest, activist and writer, Kirsten, to talk all things bodies with us. Check out the full episode here. It’s summer, and for most of us that means our news feeds, emails, and everyday consciousness will be swarmed with…

On this week’s episode, Catherine and Oronde were joined by LaLa Drew, an activist and poet based in Portland. We talked about intersectionality and dating, and how we can have authentic relationships across difference. Watch the full episode here! Oronde (center) and LaLa (left) pose…

What do TV and movies tell us about consent, relationships, and sexual violence? Cast of the Jersey Shoe. Source: MTV In our #SAAM month edition of #hotgoss, we wanted to provide you with some helpful resources for becoming a more aware consumer of media, especially when…

The Speak About It team explores what to do when your fave is problematic. Do you boycott? Can you separate art from artists? Is there a right answer?

As a conclusion to our #hotgoss series on dating apps , we wanted to share some practical advice from our staff about redefining your relationships with the apps. Check out the article below or in the Portland Phoenix on their website! Swipe…

Thanks for joining us for the second episode in our #hotgoss series about dating apps. This week we talked about apps, communication, and communication break downs. Catch the episode here if you missed it!   On this month’s episode we asked the question: Dating Apps, are…

Thank you for joining us for #hotgoss episode 2: DTR. If you missed it, catch up here on Facebook. Looking for advice on how to define your relationship? We did a bunch of Googling so you don’t have to, and…

Thanks to our fans who joined us for our first episode of #hotgoss on Facebook Live. We hope you learned something that you can talk (or sext) about with your partner or friends. We only chatted for ten minutes, but there’s hours of things to talk…