By Trial and (Mostly) Error: Why We Don't Know Much About Sex
What this talk is about
The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.
One speaker. One big idea. One good room.
Where · Times Ten Cellars.
Dr. David Wiley calls it the Conspiracy of Silence. Parents, teachers, and elected officials coordinate messages around sexual health that are often lacking, misleading, or completely false. Young people fill the gaps with social media, pop culture, and friends, which helps explain high rates of STIs and unintended pregnancies. Treating sexuality as a moral issue rather than a public health issue has led to decades of negative outcomes.
Wiley spent years assessing sexual health programs in over 1,000 Texas public school districts, work that resulted in the groundbreaking report "Just Say Don't kNOw: The Status of Sexuality Education in Texas Public Schools." It remains the only comprehensive assessment of sexuality education programs in a state as large as Texas.
How the night goes
Doors at 6:30 PM. Claim a seat, settle in.
We kick things off around 6:55 PM.
Dr. David Wiley takes the floor at 7:00 PM.
Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.
Then we linger. Meet the speaker, meet each other, around 8:00 PM.
Out by 8:30 PM.
Who's speaking
Dr. David Wiley
Dr. David Wiley is a health educator who served as a Professor of Health Education at Texas State University from 1989 to 2018 and founded the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Times Ten Cellars · Dallas, TX