L. Kris Gowen, PhD, EdM, is a sexuality educator, researcher, and co-founder of Beyond the Talk with Leah. She has taught Human Sexuality and Women’s Reproductive Health to university and graduate students, and is the author of Sexual Decisions: The Ultimate Teen Guide, which she's proud and sad to say is now on several banned books lists.
Kris's passions have centered on the intersections of sexuality and technology since the mid-1990s, when she was a sexpert in an AOL chatroom for teenagers. Today, Kris presents on various topics from sexting to online dating to sex robots. She released a guide for educators, A Guide to Teaching about Online Sexually Explicit Media: The Basics, which has been featured in the NYT. She is also co-host of the online dating podcast B4 U Swipe.
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Leah Haas (she/her) works in mental health as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in sexuality and gender at Inner Awareness Therapy. She is a sex educator and trainer for the State of Oregon implementing a middle school, peer led, comprehensive sexual health curriculum. Leah is co-founder of Beyond The Talk which provides sex education to adult populations. In her free time, Leah loves to sing, backpack, and hang out with her dog Leto.
