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A non-judgmental source information on sexuality & dating.
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Andrea Barrica
O.school — Sex & pleasure education live streams everyday
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O.school is a shame-free place to learn about sex and pleasure, powered by live streaming & moderated chat.

Our Pleasure Pros help people overcome shame, heal from trauma, and pursue their sexiest and most pleasurable lives!

We offer daily live streams on everything from “How To Buy Your First Sex Toy” to “Oral Sex 101" to "Sex After Birth"

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James Li
Congrats on the launch Andrea! Great team and product.
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@jameslidotcom 🙏🏽 Thanks for support!
Erik Torenberg
Congrats team on the launch! What can we expect in the future for O.School?
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@eriktorenberg More streams on sexuality, more topics like sexuality and mental health, our O.school fall college tour, live sex toy demos, and we're doing partnerships with more people and organizations who care about building a culture of sexual respect so that we can reach billions of people! We're pretty excited.
Shane Ballman
Huge fan of what Andrea + team are doing here. My other half works in public health, and a common frustration in her work revolves around sexual education (or the lack thereof). Really looking forward to seeing how O.school can help change the narrative for the better.
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@elshanerino Thanks so much for your support, Shane. The lack of sex education is a big problem right now. Grateful for people like your other half doing the work in public health, and we're excited to change the narrative, especially in online spaces.
Jeremy Vandehey
This team, product, and vision are incredible. O.school is one of those "how did this not exist earlier" things.
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@jgvandehey right?! It’s time to have a space online in between Planned Parenthood and Pornhub that is helpful and inclusive to more communities - so appreciate the support
David Jay

Exciting to see sex ed being done so accessibly and so well. I'd love to see O.School take this kind of education from a niche to something that everyone sees as part of being healthy.

Pros:

Great content, rare to find places this welcoming online :)

Cons:

Still only a few workshops a day

Adam Stone
Congrats Andrea!
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@stoneadam Thanks a bunch, Adam! Hope you come check it out
Abadesi
Nice work @kennystone @colegottwald @abarrica1! I read an article about how Gen Z are awful at sex because everything they've learned is through porn 😱 there's still so much harmful stigma + shyness around talking about sex I hope we are getting closer to changing that. What were some of the challenges you faced when trying to make this project come to life?
Andrea Barrica
Maker
Thanks so much for your support, @abadesi - many people have learned most of what they know about sex from porn (which is like expecting people to learn how to drive well from Fast and the Furious movies) which is a big reason why we started O.school. Our challenges include many of the common challenges live streaming platforms face, as well as unique ones due to the stigma around talking about healthy sexuality online (especially as women and queer people), like having educational ads constantly denied by social platforms or the challenges and work it takes to create harassment-free zones online.
Luna Matatas
You're so right @abadesi, porn is a dominant source of where we get our sex skills. I appreciate the conversations on O.school I've been in that reduce shame, stigma and give people different options for having the kind of sex that brings them the most pleasure possible.
Edward Hutchins
So happy to see more sex positive startups! Sex education is so important and neccesary, and 100%, not a subject that should be taboo! Good job!
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@eddyhutchins definitely agree - love being part of the wave of sex positive companies. We’re determined to remove the stigma around sex and learning. Thanks for the support!
Jon Pincus

The streams I've seen have been interesting and enjoyable, with very knowledgable presenters and very often good dialog with the others who are watching.

Pros:

Engaging, informative, fun. Diverse group of educators. Well-moderated chats

Cons:

Needs more content!

Dedra Chamberlin

Keep up the great work!

Pros:

As a parent of two teenagers, I like the sessions on how to talk to teens about sex, and what they learn about sex in school.

Cons:

The timing of the streams (late aft/early eve pacific) mean that I often miss content. Wish I could view later.

Sheel Mohnot
Super excited about what you've built! What do you find yourself competing against? Whats on the spectrum between porn and sex ed class?
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@sheel_mohnot we’ve talked to thousands of people about where they really learn about sex and pleasure, and it’s 1) porn / romantic porn like movies 2) Cosmo or other magazines 3) health class. There’s definitely some great resources out there online and offline but most people don’t have access. Some people are lucky and learn from friends or partners, but most people feel they are on their own. Thanks for the question!
Amiah Shep

Love watching these videos and everything is so professional!

Pros:

Great, quick knowlegable information

Cons:

Need more content

Andrea Barrica
Maker
Hi Product Hunt! We’re thrilled to be here. O.school is a shame-free place to learn about sex and pleasure, and we offer daily live streams on everything from “How To Buy Your First Sex Toy” to “Oral Sex 101" to "Sex After Birth". I’d love to answer your questions and we’re really looking forward to your feedback.
Adam Marx
Great launch @abarrica1 @kennystone @colegottwald! As I commented on in @rrhoover's tweet, this is an intriguing product/service. I have a close friend who's studying to be a sex therapist and we discuss how open communication like this can greatly benefit relationships & self-esteem. Having a transparent area like this to explore some of those sex education topics that might not be covered in school health classes appears to be a good opportunity. Of course, as with any topic like this, I think moderators will be key in keeping the service and community on a positive and respectful level. I think, though, given the right amount of moderation (which I'm sure you've discussed and planned for), this could be a great informational tool. Sex-tech seems to me to be one of the emerging areas full of interesting possibilities. Congrats on a cool launch!
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@kennystone @colegottwald @rrhoover @adammarx13 Thanks Adam, we definitely have spent a lot of our team thinking about moderation, as it will be key as we grow. Our live streams start at 1pm today if you want to tune in and check it out live!
Adam Marx
@kennystone @colegottwald @rrhoover @abarrica1 Awesome, can't wait to see how this grows and evolves! I may miss today's stream, but have made a notation to look into it later this week. Will also share it with a few of my friends who are more knowledgeable about this space than I am; happy to pass any feedback your way. Cheers! :D
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@kennystone @colegottwald @rrhoover @adammarx13 so appreciate that, Adam! Look forward to your feedback
Abadesi
Spot on analysis @adammarx13, I'm bullish on sex tech 🤑
Hannah Grabowski
As a college-aged person, I'm thankful I've found a space to learn that which was never taught to me in high school! I watch O.school weekly, and most of the times with friends. I've recommended this platform to so many because of the variety of topics and how it can accessed anywhere.
Luna Matatas
@hannah_grabowski Thanks for these words Hannah! I love teaching on this platform - I'd never get to connect with and meet people like you who are searching for sex information that's credible, fun, shame-free and accessible.
Andrea Barrica
Maker
@hannah_grabowski Thanks Hannah - we can't wait to meet more college students like you. What's been your favorite streams?
Hannah Grabowski
@abarrica1 I love everything tagged dating and culture, and sex after trauma related streams have been helpful for me and my community!
Luna Matatas

Orgasm tips, anal sex advice and threesome help...oh my!!! I love learning and teaching on this platform, having a shame-free place to discuss sex, relationships and pleasure is such a gift for me. There's no other space online for me to experience the safety of moderated conversations to engage with people from India, China, the U.S, Canada and even Egypt to talk about getting the kind of pleasure they want to have.

Pros:

the variety of sex, relationship and pleasure topics is HUGE

Cons:

never enough time to watch ALL the streams

Lydia M. Bowers

The topics cover a huge spectrum - bodies, hygiene, sexual activity, toys, Q&As, faith, trauma, children, consent, and more!

Pros:

Shame-free sex education that's easily accessible

Cons:

Only certain hours of the day? :)

Luna Matatas
I love the accessibility - I sit on my couch and get advice from the best educators in the world. *heart eyes* :)
Jessica Melendez

I am a Pleasure Professional here on O.School who is here to promote shame-free and non-judgmental information about sex. Chances are, you might be like me, a person who did not get sex education in middle/high school. Maybe you might be a person who did sex education, but it was abstinence-only and featured lots of scare tactics (Miracle of Life Video).

This platform is a great opportunity to tune in to daily streams that feature topics like: Kink 101, Understanding Your Body, Unlearning Shame, Sex Toys, Strip Tease, Learning About the Industry, and other topics related to sexuality. You can't find this anywhere else.

Pros:

This is a free platform to use as a sex educational resource!

Cons:

Not enough hours in the day to talk about sex education.

Nicole
Maker
Thank you Jess! We love creating this space online for phenomenal educators like you to get your message to even more people who need shame-free sex advice.
Luna Matatas
I totally agree Jess! I only had access to abstinence based sex ed growing up and conversations around pleasure didn't happen in my world until my late 20s.
Lucia A Sciarpa Paxton

Even though I am an instructor on O.school, I also use this platform to learn!! The team of educators is diverse. Topics range from basics of pleasure based sex education to more advanced topics. It is an incluse site. There are people tuning in from around the world! Founder Andrea Barrica has created a much needed pleasure based, educational website around a topic that most never confront. Good Stuff!

Pros:

It’s free!! Diverse staff and community, Pleasure based sex ed, Yes, please!

Cons:

Needs more hours of streaming or recordings for members?

Nicole
Maker
Thanks so much for your feedback Lucia! We definitely have this on our mind, and are working towards it in the future.
Sofia Fortin
I love O.School because as a teacher I can access a community of professionals, and connect with more people. I love O.School as a person because there is so much to learn about sex and it's great to have one place to go to access all kinds of topics and information in a shame-free and accessible space.
Nicole
Maker
@sofia_fortin thanks sofia, really appreciate having your voice in our community.
Kelly Ireland
Maker
@sofia_fortin teaches about Tantra on O.school all they way from northern Canada! www.thehappyvaginaproject.com @HappyVProject and I've learned so much from her streams.
Mindy Gatlin

O.school is awesome! If you want to educate yourself about any topic that has to do with lifestyle or sexual/mental health, you can learn it here!

Pros:

Free education and fun teachers!

Cons:

Not enough time in the world to learn everything!

Luna Matatas
You're so right Mindy!! not enough time in the world to learn everything...so much pleasure so little time :)
Nicole
Maker
Thank you Mindy! Making "more time in the world to learn everything" is on my to-do list ;)