sex ed for youth
Available for ages 12+, I offer interactive and engaging workshops on a variety of topics related to sexual health, identity, and pleasure. Suitable for school-based programs, community organizations, or casual social events, I work with middle, high school, and college students, as well as adults, and am happy to tailor my decade of classroom experience to your unique needs and areas of interest.
sex ed for adults
Looking for the sex ed you wish you had in high school? Get access to one-on-one coaching and comprehensive health education through my Sex Ed For Adults program. Just like my workshops, my coaching style is intersectional, queer-inclusive, sex-positive, and skills-based.
sex ed for professionals
SE4A trainings equip sex educators, school-based professionals, clinicians, youth workers, activists, and others with trauma-responsive facilitation skills, self-care strategies, and best practices for promoting sexual freedom for youth and adults alike. Curriculum consultation, capacity building, sensitivity reading, and other professional development services available by request.
About se4a
Sex Ed for All is a project by Haylin Belay offering sexual wellness coaching, comprehensive sex education workshops, and professional development for educators and activists working for sexual and reproductive justice.
Who is Haylin? I'm a seasoned sex educator and holistic health promotion professional with expertise in reproductive justice, sexual violence prevention, and positive youth development. I have over a decade of hands-on experience developing health education programming and providing skills-based trainings for activists and educators, and I’m passionate about teaching people of all ages and backgrounds practical skills for healthier, more pleasurable lives. My current areas of focus are pleasure-based anatomy, consent/healthy relationships, and trauma-responsive strategies for education and wellness promotion. I'm also a yoga instructor and wellness coach, offering group classes, workshops, and one-on-one coaching from an integrated mind-body-spirit perspective. I currently live in Baltimore, Maryland with my cat, Princess Walter.
in the press
WATCH
Web Series: Cosmopolitan, “How to Sex Toy” [playlist]
TV Interview: Sex. Right. Now., "Ladies of Sex Tech" [trailer]
Interview: Cosmopolitan, “The Sex Ed Crisis” [“Virginity-Focused Sex Ed Shames Victims”]
LISTEN
Podcast Profile: Sex Ed In Color, “Fighting a Sexual Apocalypse with Haylin Belay”
Podcast Profile: Real Talk Radio, "Haylin Belay on Sex Education, Modern Witchcraft, and Relationship Anarchy"
Podcast Profile: Juicy Bits, "Sexpert Haylin Belay"
Podcast Profile: Biology of the Blog, "Haylin Belay"
Podcast Interview: Flash Forward, "How Is Babby (Not) Made"
Podcast Interview: Radio Interview: Sex Ed with DB, "Meet Your Students Where They're At"
READ
Author of…
Rewire, “High School Is Too Late to Start Teaching Consent to Kids”
Daily Dot, “Meet Miss Vera: The gender coach who’s helped hundreds discover their true identities”
Splinter (formerly Fusion), “This smart and sexy pop-up shop is every feminist’s dream come true” & “The nightmare of watching Netflix while battling PTSD” & ”Should every man do Kegels?” & “This #BlackLivesMatter pole-dance protest is beautiful” & “There’s a whole world of luxury vegan condoms out there for when you get tired of regular rubbers”
The Tempest, “Black people can't get depression and other mental health myths”
Profiled by…
Profile: AYO Magazine, "Health Educator Haylin Belay Wants You to Be Okay With Sex"
Profile: Blue & White Magazine, "Campus Character: Haylin Belay"
Quoted in...
InStyle, "Sexual Consent: Why We Still Haven’t Gotten the Conversation Right"
WHEDCo.org, "JAM Empowers Middle and High School Students through Sex-Ed"
Flavorwire, “Teaching Trigger Warnings: What Pundits Don’t Understand”
Bustle, “What is New Relationship Energy? 7 Ways to Make It Last"
Podraland, “The Tuesday Pod: Sex Education, Witchcraft, and Healing”
speaking credits
SisterSong / Let’s Talk About Sex 2022 "Kinkcraft”, “Creating Consent Culture”
Sex Down South 2019 “Sex-Positive Yoga”, “How to Have Good Sex: Talking About Pleasure With Youth”
Access Matters Leading the Way Conference 2018 [Panel] “Beyond the Yes Means Yes Consent Model”
Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit 2018 [Panel] "Beyond Consent: Power, Pleasure, Profit"
Black Girl Project Sisterhood Summit 2018 "The Sacrament of Yes: Creating a Positive Consent Culture"
Civil Liberties and Public Policy 2018 [Panel] "Power, Pleasure, Profit: Radical Visions of Consent"
National Sex Ed Conference 2017 "Creating, Maintaining, and Repairing Safe Spaces"
SisterSong 2017 [Plenary Panel] "Power, Pleasure, Profit: Radical Visions of Consent"
Columbia University Scholars Program Symposium 2014 "Alcohol use and risky sexual behavior among young adults living in Nantes, France"
BACCHUS Initiative General Assemblies 2012/2013/2014; Regional Assembly 2013/2014; IvyAlcohol Symposium 2014 "Responsible Communities @ Columbia: Peer Education Models for Alcohol Education"
Private workshops, consulting, and professional development for Creative Tools Therapy ; Avenues: The World School ; Dr. Drew ; Modern Manhood ; NY Interschool ; The Doula Project ; Terrace Club at Princeton University ; SHAG (sensitive content); Girls Inc of NYC ; Ali Forney Center ; Gwen Shockey Fine Art at Amos Eno Gallery ; and others.