Issue date: 9/24/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Alex Remnick /DP Staff Photographer Sex educators Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot taught students about the female orgasm and women's sexuality yesterday in Meyerson Hall. [Click to enlarge]

Meg Ryan closed her eyes, tilted her head back and moaned, "Oh god, oh god." She appeared to be experiencing an orgasm - but unknown to most men, she was faking it.

Sex educators Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller presented this clip from When Harry Met Sally to introduce issues regarding female sexuality in their program "I <3 Female Orgasm."

Hundreds of men and women flooded Meyerson Hall yesterday at 7 p.m. to attend the event.

"It's a really fun subject that people don't get to talk about," College junior and organizer Laura Ferro said. Therefore, Solot and Miller presented information that unlocked preconceived notions.

For example, masturbation does not cause deformities. According to the duo, it's normal. Solot said it's important for females to "keep touching every day, experience whatever happens and don't give up" in the quest to achieve an orgasm.

In fact, after casually brushing over her chest, Solot discovered that she had a cancerous lump in her breast at age 26. She received chemotherapy treatment for the cancer and is now cured, using her situation to prove that it is not shameful to touch oneself.

Unlike men who touch the organ that produces an orgasm everyday when they urinate, women's genitals are tucked neatly inside and are unique for each person. Both Solot and Miller stressed that Cosmopolitan and porn are not representative of the true diversity of female anatomies and experiences.

"Each orgasm is unique, like a snowflake," Solot said. There are different pleasure points and different durations of a plateau period before an actual orgasm.

Hence, communication is key between partners so that females can experience the "Big O."

"Some partners are completely oblivious," Miller said. "Female orgasm is not on the radar screen. Do I need to put up a sign over the bed saying, 'Hello! Orgasm? I would like one of those too.'"

Halfway through the program, Miller and Solot split up the group by gender to discuss topics in a comfortable atmosphere. Males were exposed to sex tips and females discussed their views on masturbation.

Also, for the sexually shy, Miller and Solot discussed "sex toys" such as the Harry Potter Nymbus 2000, which vibrates. However, Mattel took it off the market after receiving responses describing it as a "magical journey."

Overall the program "went really well," Ferro said. After attendees were invited to the Penn Women's Center for a dessert reception to share more stories.

"It totally changed my perspective on the vagina," College freshmen Mathew Lazarus said. "I feel like I have a step up compared to other guys in the playing field."

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