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Cory Silverberg

Cory Silverberg is a Canadian sex educator, author, public speaker, blogger and founding member of Come As You Are.[1]

Silverberg is Jewish, and grew up in a "middle class liberal Canadian home in the '70s."[2] A certified sex educator and former chair of sexuality educator certification for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, they teach on topics including sex and disability, sex and technology, and pleasure, inclusion, and access across North America. Silverberg is the co-author of the "Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability" and since 2005 has been the Sexuality Guide for About.com.

Silverberg's children's book What Makes a Baby was the most funded children's book project on Kickstarter to date, and was released in 2012.[3] In May 2015, Seven Stories Press published Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU, which Maria Popova described as a "candid, inclusive, stereotype-defying, and absolutely wonderful primer on sexuality and gender".[4] In Today's Parent, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk compared the colourful nonfiction book to a "literary Magic School Bus of sex ed".[5]

Silverberg graduated from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, from which they received a master's of education.[6]

Books

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  • The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability (2003; OCLC 53021670)
  • What Makes a Baby (2012; OCLC 826323398)
  • Sex is a Funny Word (2015; OCLC 896806764)

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References

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  1. ^ "I've seen the future: It's techno-sex", article by Rosie DiManno, June 17, 2009, TheStar.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  2. ^ Why White Parents Need To Talk To Their Kids About Racism - CBC Parents, August 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "A Kids’ Book on Baby Making for All—Yes, All—Families", article by Dana Rudolph, May 8, 2013, baywindows.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  4. ^ Popova, Maria (2015-11-05). "Sex Is a Funny Word: An Intelligent and Inclusive Illustrated Primer on Sexuality". Brain Pickings. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  5. ^ "Sex Is a Funny Word: A must-read for kids…and parents", article by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, May 6, 2015, Today's Parent. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  6. ^ Cory Silverberg Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  7. ^ "2016 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List - GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens. 2016-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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