Several students gathered in front of Kaufman Auditorium last Friday to protest “Anal Sex 101: Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask),” an event that was partially funded by the Student Activities Fee.

“Anal Sex 101″ brought sex expert and author Tristan Taormino to discuss the mechanics and safe practice of anal sex. The Cornell Women’s Resource Center, DASH (Direct Action to Stop Homophobia) and the LGBT Resource Center invited Taormino in response to a large number of questions received by the centers about anal sex.

“We decided to do this event because we had so many people - queer and not queer - coming up to us and having so many questions about anal sex,” said Ashwin Iyengar ‘09, president of DASH.

About 10 students stood in front of the doors to the lecture, holding signs with statements such as “Any student, any sex act?” and “Pay for your own sex education.”