I'd like to respond to Jill Wood's letter in yesterday's Collegian in which she stated, "In a time when . . . the rates of sexual assault and rape are escalating, and sexually transmissible infections are at epidemic proportions, what is the sense in censoring sexuality education?"

Have the organizers of Sex Faire ever thought that perhaps people are more opposed to their distasteful methods of educating and not the idea of sex education itself? I'd personally like to know how games like "Orgasm Bingo" and "Pin the Clitoris on the Vulva" as well as a girl clad in only a bikini with political messages written on herself are going to reduce the spread of STDs and the frequency of rape and sexual assault on this campus.

Programs like this only make light of the gift of sexuality and promote promiscuity. It is because society takes sex so light-heartedly that the spread of STDs is so rapid. It is because we trivialize sexuality that rapists feel justified in their actions. If you really want to educate about sexuality in a way that denounces rape and informs people about the spread of STDs, then maybe you need to begin by valuing your sexuality and virginity. We need to emphasize that aside from consent, sex needs to be backed with love and commitment, not just hormones.

I urge all Penn State students to question the value of such events as Sex Faire. Is this really the best way to educate people about the risks involved in sexual intercourse?