Chapter 4

Justin Robinette, June 12, 2009

Pete Nowak was my partner today. I had him kneel down in front of the statue and took him from behind. While we were going at it, a troupe of cheerleaders walked by. Naturally, they stopped to watch, and they definitely would count as positive reactions. The added audience made the sex a lot hotter, and I came really soon. When we got up, the cheerleaders walked over to us and started making conversation. One of them blushed and said that she would have asked me out if I wasn't gay. She really blushed when I told her I go both ways! We ended up making a date for lunch.

We'd finished giving presentations, so Dr. Wagner spent the class going over the history of The Program, from its inception in 2001 to the present day. She talked a lot about her own experience as the first participant, and how she was initially nervous and frightened and found the experience humiliating. Apparently this is a common reaction in Program participants, especially when The Program is first being introduced to an area. Her parents had signed her up for The Program to help her overcome shyness. Apparently, this was the initial purpose of The Program, and its value for sex education and teaching positive gender norms was only noticed later. She also got sexually harassed very heavily, although that is becoming less and less of an issue as public nudity becomes more commonplace. Dr. Wagner gradually acclimated to The Program as the week wore on, which is also common in Program Participants. Obviously, she eventually came to enjoy The Program, and ended up becoming a major advocate for it. However, some people never get used to The Program at all and can be traumatized it. That was a big part of the reason The Program has been so controversial.