Sue Johanson, a sex educator who gave audiences in Canada and the US frank counsel for decades and helped normalize sex, has passed away.
According to her relatives, the 93-year-old died away on Thursday in a long-term care facility outside of Toronto.
She later presented a US version of Sunday Night Sex Show, which was popular in her own country. For her audience in North America, she frequently filled in the gaps in sex education.
In 1970, Johanson, a certified nurse, established one of Toronto’s first birth control clinics at Don Mills Collegiate Institute, where her daughter attended high school. She managed it for twenty years.
Sue discovered her love of teaching sex education while working at the clinic. She landed a two-hour call-in program with the Toronto rock station Q107 in 1984.
She transitioned from radio to television and started anchoring the Sunday Night Sex Show show from 1996 through 2005.
Because of its success, she presented the US counterpart, Talk Sex With Sue Johanson, from 2002 to 2008. In addition, it was broadcast in 23 additional nations, including Brazil and Europe.
No sex-related subject was too controversial to ask, and Johanson gained popularity as a beloved presenter. She once said that being horny is lovely.
Johanson wrote three books and gave sex education presentations to thousands of teenagers and young adults in Canadian schools.
She received one of the highest civilian honors in Canada, the Order of Canada, in 2000 for being “a strong, successful advocate for sex education in Canada over the last three decades.”
According to Jane Johanson, who is Sue’s daughter, “everyone felt like they had another mother or another grandmother with Sue,” she told CBC on Thursday.
Jane Johanson remarked, “My mum was wonderful. She never passed judgment on anybody or anything, nor was she patronizing or disapproving of any inquiry that came her way.
Sex With Sue director Lisa Rideout paid Sue homage on Instagram, writing: “Sue was an incredible, unstoppable force.”
She pioneered the groundwork for how we discuss sex and sexuality today by being brave to challenge conventional wisdom and break down taboos.
“Canada has lost a national treasure, but Sue’s legacy will continue to make positive change for decades to come.”
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