The student organization “Sex Out Loud” was approved for almost $136,000 in allocatable funding for the 2025-2026 school year by ASM’s Student Services Finance Committee, an increase of more than $8,000 from the previous year.
Sex Out Loud’s website reports that its mission is to “promote healthy sexuality through sex-positive education and activism.” The first photo on the homepage is of a group of students holding sex toys, one of whom is simulating oral sex on a fake vulva.
Rory Madden, the chair of Sex Out Loud, denied an interview request from The Madison Federalist. However, she provided an email response to some questions. She confirmed that Sex Out Loud is “solely funded by the General Student Services Fund,” which comes from segregated fees that UW-Madison students are required to pay.
The SOL website has an order form that allows any student to request condoms, various types of lubricant, gloves, dental dams, Plan B, and pregnancy tests. Madden said the “online order form is frequently used by students, and anyone is welcome to visit our office in person to collect supplies.”
The Plan B and pregnancy tests are provided by Planned Parenthood, but SOL does not receive other “consistent supply donations.”
