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Lindsey Doe

Lindsey Takara Doe(born 1981 or 1982) is asexologist,sex educator,and host ofSexplanationsonYouTube.

Lindsey Doe
A candid grayscale portrait photo of a white woman; she is facing and smiling into the camera, and has a pair of spectacles resting on her short, dark hair.
Doe (photographed June 27, 2014)
Born1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)
Education
Occupations
EmployerU. of Montana (2006–2014)

Personal life

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Lindsey Takara Doe[1]was born in 1981 or 1982.[2]As of January 2017she had three children.[3]In 2015, when one of her daughters complained about a boy who would not stop pestering her for a date, Doe took the opportunity and published a video addressing such harassment from boys; the video received international attention, spirited debate, and over 76,000 views in ten days.[4]

In 2010, Doe's photograph was featured alongside a personal statement as part of The Strong Women Project, exhibited at theMaureen and Mike Mansfield LibraryinMissoula, Montana.She was originally photographed "in a pressed collared shirt, slacks and matching jewelry", but felt she was misrepresenting herself; Doe returned to the shoot hours later, stripped to her underwear, and slathered herself in homemade mud to retake the photos.[5]

In 2022, Doe posted toTwitterthat she had moved toSlovenia.[6]

Education

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For herMaster of Scienceat theUniversity of Montana(UM) in 2005, Doe'sthesiswasPhenomenological claim of first sexual intercourse among individuals of varied levels of sexual self-disclosure.[1]She received herDoctor of Philosophyinhuman sexualityfrom the then-accreditedInstitute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.[2]

Career

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A self-describedsexologist,[2]by February 2008, Doe had an office in Missoula—the city's first, helping clients with sexuality difficulties.[2]In 2015, hersexual healthcenter was Birds and Bees LLC.[7]

She was also anadjunct professorat UM, teaching on human sexuality,[2]from 2006–2014. After her departure from the school due tobudget cuts,enrollment numbers in the human-sexuality course dropped by half,[8]and by the 2017–2018 academic year, the course was gone altogether.[9]In autumn 2014, she was traveling across the United States and giving one-hour college lectures on sexual health.[8]

Sexplanations

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Sexplanations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–2021
GenreHuman sexuality
Subscribers1.07 million[10]
(April 2023)
Total views260 million[10]
(April 2023)
NetworkVlogbrothers
Last updated:April 1, 2023(2023-04-01)

Driven by her children's lack ofsex education,[3]in April 2013, Doe partnered withHank Greento found theYouTubechannelSexplanations,a series about human sexuality that began that July. By October 2013, the videos had already attracted controversy and attacks on its host; viewers have objected to Doe's use of the phrases "biosex male" and "biosex female" to refer tosex assignment,as well as her inclusion of "allies" in the initialismLGBTIQQAA2.The ratio of filmed content to the final videos is about 30:1, with Doe and hervideographeragonizing over all the details. Guests onSexplanationshave includedEden Atwoodand Hank Green.[11]The show's tagline is "stay curious".[9]In 2015,The Daily Dotraved aboutSexplanations,calling it "not only an accomplishment in the world of sex education but the world of YouTube."[7]In June 2017, Doe expanded theSexplanationsbrand to a similarly-themedpodcast.[9]

In November 2021, Doe announced the December retirement ofSexplanations,citing two primary reasons: first, an observation that she was finding her content repetitive, and second, that her mental health had declined from nearly a decade of persistentsexual harassmentand vitriolic emails and calls to her personal cell phone.[12]

References

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  1. ^ab"Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers".Department of Health and Human Performance.University of Montana.2005.Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2020.RetrievedApril 1,2023.
  2. ^abcdeDuganz, Pat (February 7, 2008)."Still taboo".Missoula Independent.Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2016.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.Missoula sexologist helps the hung up get off
  3. ^abDoe, Lindsey (January 12, 2017)."15 Mini Lessons in Sexuality"(streaming video).Sexplanations.RetrievedDecember 15,2010.
  4. ^Wallwork, Ellen (November 3, 2015)."Mum's Important Message About Consent To Boy Who Likes Her Daughter: 'No Means No'".The Huffington Post.Archivedfrom the original on July 31, 2016.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.
  5. ^Fredrickson, Erika (March 25, 2010)."Rosie the Riveter redux".Missoula Independent.Archived fromthe originalon February 9, 2015.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.The Strong Women Project goes beyond just a pretty face
  6. ^Doe, Lindsey [@elleteedee] (August 18, 2022)."I moved to Slovenia, shaved my head to the skin, and took lots of naps. I'm percolating. 👩🏻‍🌾🌪🫦⚗️🛁"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on August 18, 2022.RetrievedAugust 18,2022– viaTwitter.
  7. ^abLanning, Carly (February 25, 2015)."Dr. Lindsey Doe is the sex-ed teacher you wish you had in high school".The Daily Dot.Archivedfrom the original on April 4, 2017.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.Her goal is simple: to eradicate shame and guilt associated with sex.
  8. ^abLoranger, Erin (November 13, 2014)."Fewer students enroll in Human Sexuality".Montana Kaimin.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2017.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.
  9. ^abcNerbovig, Ashley (June 18, 2017)."Monday's Montanan: Sexologist Lindsey Doe wants Montana to stay curious".Missoulian.ISSN0746-4495.OCLC10049426.Archivedfrom the original on December 16, 2020.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.
  10. ^ab"About Sexplanations".YouTube.
  11. ^Sakariassen, Alex (October 3, 2013)."House call".Missoula Independent.Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2015.RetrievedDecember 15,2020.Sex, sci-fi and cisgender: Dr. Doe's new web series reaches the masses
  12. ^Doe, Lindsey (November 19, 2021)."The Climaxes"(streaming video).Sexplanations.RetrievedNovember 28,2021.
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