Sue Johanson

2022 - 10 - 9

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How Sue Johanson, Canada's 'grandma with a pottymouth,' became ... (CBC.ca)

Sex with Sue, a new documentary about Sue Johanson, the beloved Canadian sex educator who informed and redefined a generation's ideas about sex, ...

"I think the way we understand sex, sexuality and the language around it has changed a lot since Sue was on the air. She talks about penises and clitorises and orgasms. Like Rideout, Thornhill grew up listening to Johanson, hiding under the covers with her clock radio. She opened a birth control clinic at her daughter's high school in the 1970s and ran it for almost two decades. "Sue approached everything as though it was just normal," Nadine Thornhill, a Toronto sex educator, told CBC News. While training to be a nurse in Winnipeg, Johanson was taught by nuns who didn't speak about sex. Watch the OFFICIAL TRAILER for #SexWithSue, the documentary about legendary sex educator Sue Johanson. But this time, it appears in the new documentary, Sex With Sue, which looks back at the now 92-year-old Toronto-born nurse's career and influence on sex education. She said all of the … The project began when Johanson's daughter, Jane, decided to capture her mother's memories with a series of home interviews. Did she just do this with her hands? "The answer?

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'Sex With Sue' documentary will explore impact of sex educator Sue ... (Toronto Star)

Director Lisa Rideout says Sue Johanson was an educator at her core. “She didn't know about pop culture, fame, entertainment.”

“The lens we have now with sex educators on social media, they do things to be famous, they want to be out there. She has remained largely out of the spotlight for over a decade since her shows wrapped, and now at age 92, lives quietly in Toronto. When sex tips and sex positive culture are widely available on social media and streaming platforms from an array of voices, one would wonder if there is still a place for her. Curious people across the world could turn to the call-in series “Sunday Night Sex Show” (or “Talk Sex with Sue Johanson” in the U.S. Her frank teaching style was noticed and by 1984, she moved to the radio waves with a two-hour call-in show on Q107 FM before moving to television a year later. The lens is now shifting from sex to Johanson.

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What does an old lady like Sue Johanson know about sex toys? “The answer? A lot,” she tells the audience Sunday night sex showa colorful selection of adult ...

“I think the way we understand sex, sexuality and the language that goes with it has changed a lot since Sue was on the air. She talks about penises and clitoris and orgasms. “Sue approached everything like it was just normal,” Nadine Thornhill, a Toronto-based sex educator, told CBC News. She opened a birth control clinic at her daughter’s high school in the 1970s and ran it for nearly two decades. The scene will be familiar to generations of Canadians, who tuned in to hear the renowned sex expert talk about birds, bees and more on Sunday nights. While training to be a nurse in Winnipeg, Johanson was tutored by nuns who didn’t talk about sex.

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IG news Update,. What does an old lady like Sue Johansson know about sex toys? “The answer? Too,” she tells the audience. sunday night ...

She talks about the penis and the clitoris and orgasms. So it was really important for me to show who the new suits are, Who’s working, who’s pushing boundaries and being progressive,” Rideout said. She talks about sex and clitoris and orgasms. But that was the very matter of fact about it.– Nadine Thornhill, Toronto sex educator “Growing up I was never seen as a sex kitten, I had the gift of gab,” Johansson explains. Like Rideout, Thornhill grew up listening to Johansson, hiding under the covers with her watch radio. The scene will be a familiar one to generations of Canadians, who lined up on Sunday nights to hear the famous sexologist talk about birds, bees and beyond. “I’m not shy, I’m not strict. While training to be a nurse in Winnipeg, Johansson was taught by nuns who did not speak about sex. The project began when Johansson’s daughter, Jane, decided to capture her mother’s memories with a series of at-home interviews. Too,” she tells the audience. “The answer?

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