Windsor's most wanted: Ali the Sexpert
By Ali the Sexpert
November 28, 2007
 Rumour has it that someone (or a few people) have been trying to impersonate Ali the Sexpert. Is Ali a man, a woman, or what? This is so you will not mistake her for someone else who may be trying to impersonate her.
About Ali the Sexpert
Ali identifies as a Caucasian woman who is very interested in and immersed in various cultures, especially the Asian culture. She has hosted many hot pot parties, celebrates Chinese New Year’s and identifies with Asian culture because she is not very connected to her Scottish-English-Dutch ancestry. But she does not look Asian, she is as white as Casper. Ali reflects her heritage because she is a very tall, voluptuous woman who is outspoken and passionate about many things – especially about gender and sexuality overall.
Ali likes to have fun with her appearance and in life. She thinks costumes and acting are fun. She has many different looks, so it might be easy to confuse her with someone else. But once you have met Ali, you realize that you cannot mistake her for anyone else. She is definitely a unique character.
History of Ali’s Experience in Sexuality
Ali has been studying in the field of sexuality for the past eight years now, and has a minor in studies in sexuality. She completed her H.B.A. and her minor as well as her thesis in sexuality at the University of Windsor. Ali has been writing the Campus Kiss column for The Lance for 5 years now, and feels very fortunate to have this experience as her first freelance writing job. She has been inspired by many sexperts in the world that she has met, including Sue Johansen (from the Sunday night sex show), and Dr. Annie Sprinkle (a pro-porn feminist from California).
Ali has also been inspired by many other celebrities who have changed the way sexuality is understood and practiced today including: Candida Royalle, The Suicide Girls, Betty Page, Alfred Kinsey, Bust Magazine, Josie Vogels, Jen Sincero, Burlesque dancers (especially her good friend Marianne Cheesecake), Kim Catrell and many, many more.
 Ali’s sexuality does not fit into the social box, so most labels do not suit her. Gender is also a social construct that Ali does not clearly perform. But Ali does strongly identify as a sex positivist (someone who encourages a positive and healthy outlook on sexuality which intends to help reduce sexual abuse, and give people access to accurate sexual health information). Ali’s passion is learning about, teaching and being involved with sexuality in the form of diversity and human rights issues as a participant, advocate and teacher.
Ali has experience working with and/or participating in various LGBTQ communities such has Out on Campus at the University of Windsor and Windsor’s Pride Community. She has experience as a member and activist for several other groups in other cities as well including Chatham-Kent Pride, the Rainbow Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University, GLOW at the University of Waterloo, and is the creator and coordinator or the new LGBTQ group at the Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener Ontario. She is also associated with Tri-pride in the Kitchener-Waterloo, and Cambridge area. Ali belongs to several online communities and is always working on something new to bring awareness to these issues.
She is also very interested in diversity, and is the co-chair of the Equity Committee at school this year. She has participated in a multicultural certification program and various other diverse types of trainings. Ali believes that everyone should have equal access to things, and that everyone’s human rights should be respected.
Ali believes that certain issues are still misrepresented in Canadian culture, so she tries to write the Campus Kiss column with an informative and educational lens that reflects the current concerns, controversies, politics, and social norms of Southwestern Ontario’s society. Ali questions these social standards in her column each week by trying to inform others of things they may have taken for granted or not be aware of related to sexuality. She focuses on the history of how sexuality has been constructed in various ways over time. She is interested in creating dialogue about taboo subjects and writes about topics related to sexuality that other people are too scared or timid to write about. She tries to emphasize a local context to these issues whenever possible. By April 2008, she will have written approximately 150 articles about sexuality for the Lance. She wants to continue to work in the field of sexuality as a writer, teacher and educator in the future.
Beware of Impersonators!
 Ali is very flattered that anyone would try to impersonate her. She has tried to think about why someone would want to do this, and has brainstormed reasons with her friends about why someone would. People have indicated to her that others may think they can find a date easier or get lucky quicker by impersonating her. Perhaps they are trying to use her status or reputation for their benefit.
Although this is flattering, she is cautious of this because someone could be trying to steal her identity, and identity theft is a serious criminal offense in Canada. You can be persecuted for this. So she wants to give everyone a word of caution.
Ali currently does not live in Windsor, but she has many friends who do, and some who attend the University of Windsor. If you are ever interested in learning about how to be a Sexpert, then email her and she is very open to discussing this with you, but she takes identity theft seriously. Being a Sexpert is not as easy as it sounds, and Ali is likely very different than you would imagine her to be. It has taken many years of training for this type of label (which was a nickname that was given to her by a friend), and she feels that you can never really know it all. Sexuality is a very diverse and wondrous field of study. She believes there really are no true sexperts in the world, but people who may focus on it in their work. Ali just happens to be one of those people.
So thanks to all the devoted readers and she is looking forward to reading more emails or questions that may result from this column.
Ali the Sexpert is a researcher and teacher in the field of sexuality. She has an Honours B.A. in Sociology (Windsor); a MA degree in Sociology (Windsor); is currently pursuing a second MA in Social Work. Campus Kiss is currently syndicated at universities across Canada.
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