Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik is a Canadian journalist and sex tech expert. From 2014 to 2022 she was Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net, the world’s leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, today and tomorrow. Her expertise covers state-of-the-art sex technologies and the major fields driving innovations in intimacy: robotics, virtual reality, remote sex (teledildonics), immersive adult entertainment, human augmentation, virtual sex, and sexual health. A trained journalist with a Masters of Journalism from The University of British Columbia, Jenna’s reporting has appeared on Futurism.com, Al Jazeera English, CTV British Columbia online, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS 60 Minutes, Global News, and CKNW Radio in Canada and the United States. As a sex tech industry consultant, she is especially passionate about helping companies deliver accessible services and products to people with disabilities and other underserved communities. Jenna also runs the sites SexforEveryBody.com, a sex-positive, body-positive online magazine that promotes inclusive sex education; and DisabledSexGuide.com, an adult resource on sex, disability, and erotica. In 2013, Jenna won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her work on The Pain Project, a multimedia site on global access to palliative care. She won second place at the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s Public Health category for her participation in the documentary Freedom From Pain. Jenna has an Honors BA in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research as well as a French minor from The University of Western Ontario. She spent a year studying at L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France.
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Coding Sex: Startup Develops Building Blocks for AI Lovers

It’s a brave new world for orgasm training.

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Sexbot Perspectives: Data Ownership and Security Will Be Crucial for Sex Robot Users

Roboticist Dr. Kit Stubbs on creating a positive future for sex tech.

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Sexbot Perspectives: Robots Will Make Sex Easier for People with Mobility Issues

Hope and help for people suffering from physical and mental barriers.

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Sexbot Perspectives: We’ll Fall Even Deeper for Technology Once It Appears Human

"We can see already man’s best friend is no longer the dog…

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Sexbot Perspectives: Benefits of ‘Relationship Robots’ Outweigh the Risks

RealDoll creator Matt McMullen reframes the conversation on sex robots.

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Sexbot Perspectives: Expert Roundup

Our ongoing library of responses on the pros and cons of creating…

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Sexbot Perspectives: Sex Robots Will Lead to Fewer Broken Hearts and Lonely Souls

A sex doll vendor’s insight on future human-robot relationships.

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Sexbot Perspectives: Robot Sex Workers Will Help Human Relationships

Researcher envisions sex-positive future with eroticized machines.

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