Ian Kerner

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Ian Lloyd Kerner
Born(1966-05-01)May 1, 1966
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Sex and Relationship Specialist
Education Brandeis University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
Notable worksShe Comes First (2004)
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Ian Kerner is an American sex counselor, practitioner of psychotherapy, [1] [2] and author on pleasuring sex partners. [3] He works in sex therapy and couples therapy. [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Kerner was born and raised in New York City, where he lives with his wife and two sons and their family dogs, Jitterbug and Oscar. Kerner is Jewish. [6]

Career

Kerner was a playwright before he was a sex therapist, and holds a doctorate in sexology. [7] He practices in New York. [4] He wrote for CNN [8] as a health columnist, and for Men's Health. [9]

In addition to being a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Kerner is certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and has sat on AASECT's board of directors.

Criticism

Kerner has been criticized by writer Samhita Mukhopadhyay for blaming second-wave feminism on undermining relationships, and poor advice on aggression. [10]

Personal Life

Kerner resides in New York City with his spouse, Lisa Rubisch. Rubisch is a commercial director for Park Pictures. [11] Lisa also worked on Daria and Beavis and Butthead while at MTV.

On June 4, 2025, Kerner and Rubisch's son Owen Kerner was arrested by NYPD Special Victims Division, alleged to have committed felony rape and strangulation on July 13, 2024. [12] .

Subsequent to his arrest, Owen was arraigned in New York Supreme Court on 9 felonies and 2 misdemeanors including first degree rape [13] , first degree criminal sexual act by forcible compulsion [14] , first degree sexual abuse [15] , second degree strangulation [16] , criminal obstruction of breathing [17] , second degree assault [18] , and third degree assault with intent to cause physical injury [19] .

Kerner pleaded not guilty to all charges and is currently free on bail awaiting trial. To date, his parents have not publicly commented on their son's criminal case.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, David W (October 7, 2010). "Karen Owen List: What Does Mock Duke Thesis Say about Female Sexuality?". CBS News . Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "CNN mocked after declaring cuckolding can be a positive for certain couples". Fox News . 25 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Shalit, Wendy (2007). "'Hi, Slut!'". Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good. New York: Random House. p. 17. ISBN   978-1-58836-585-9. OCLC   288938226.
  4. 1 2 Krueger, Alyson (2018-05-24). "Why Were the Royal Exes at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding?". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. ↑ Langley, Liz (2011). "The Ballad of Burt and Linda". Crazy Little Thing: Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad. Berkeley: Cleis Press. p. 93. ISBN   978-1-936740-08-6. OCLC   779140619.
  6. ↑ All About Ann Arbor; Annual Ann Arbor Jewish Book Festival to feature 20 author talks over four weeks
  7. 1 2 Sohn, Amy (2004-09-26). "Sex Books: The Elements of Sexual Style (Published 2004)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  8. ↑ Jones, Eva M. (2018). "The Kids Are Queer: The Rise of Post-Millennial American Queer Identification". In Stewart, Chuck (ed.). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans at Risk: Problems and Solutions. Santa Barbara, California. p. 209. ISBN   978-1-4408-3236-9. OCLC   1002302935.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ↑ Greene, Cantice G. (December 12, 2010). Writing and Wellness, Emotion and Women: Highlighting the Contemporary Uses of Expressive Writing in the Service of Students (PhD thesis). Georgia State University. doi:10.57709/1664214. p. 83
  10. 1 2 Mukhopadhyay, Samhita (2011). Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN   978-1-58005-332-7. OCLC   693810198.
  11. ↑ "Park Pictures - Lisa Rubisch".
  12. ↑ "New York State Unified Court System WebCriminal Case IND-73672-25/001".
  13. ↑ "NYS PL 130.35 01".
  14. ↑ "NYS PL 130.50 01".
  15. ↑ "NYS PL 130.65 01".
  16. ↑ "NYS PL 121.12 01".
  17. ↑ "NYS PL 121.11 A".
  18. ↑ "NYS PL 120.05 06".
  19. ↑ "NYS PL 120.00 01".
  20. ↑ O'Mara, Michele (11 May 2016). "She Comes First (a book review about oral sex)" . Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  21. ↑ Stiritz, Susan (2022-08-18). "So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives: Ian Kerner. So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives. 2021. New York City. Grand Central Publishing. 368 pages. HB $28.00. PB $18.99" . Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 48 (6): 641–643. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2022.2073998. ISSN   0092-623X. S2CID   250585694.
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