Introduction

The legacies of whiteness within sex therapy and sexuality education fields is unsurprising given the well-documented historic wage disparities between white and non-white people, the cultural perceptions of sex therapy, intergenerational cultural taboos on human sexuality, and lack of accessible comprehensive sexuality education at home and in school systems. The histories of settler colonization around the world feature the regulation of Indigenous identities as a primary form of social control. Alongside sex therapy leadership, and among current and emerging sex therapists and sexuality counselors, there remains an underrepresentation of diversity among clinicians. Despite slightly higher numbers of representation, many sexuality educators (including community-based education researchers) are based out of non-profit organizations where employment requirements often do not include a minimum graduate or post-graduate degree. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.