Yesterday I attended a networking lunch with sex therapists and educators. What a fascinating, well informed bunch. One participant said that he saw Joycelyn Elders speak. Everyone was enthusiastic; I was clueless. Who’s Joycelyn Elders?
I learned that she was the first black Surgeon General of the United States under Bill Clinton. She was outspoken in her belief that contraception should be available to sexually active teens and she was fired when she publicly spoke of masturbation.  

She’s brave, and I respect her. Joycelyn Elders, I salute you.