This article connects sociological analyses of race to sexuality to rethink the teaching of the sociology of sexualities. Through the use of the image of the sea, I locate whiteness as a root for the challenges in current pedagogical approaches at my institution, knowing that it is merely an example of multiple others facing similar problems at the structural level. Using autoethnography as a method to illustrate personal experiences in the classroom and the institution, I engage in two interrelated topics that structure this article. First, I explore how teaching sexualities studies from a sociological angle requires teaching about power. In the second part, I delve into how a neoliberal engagement with individualism and students’ singular social location influence the potential in students’ learning. The discussion and concluding parts propose thinking through some of the previous teaching on the sociology of sexualities to create it anew.

本文将种族与性的社会学分析联系起来，重新思考性社会学的教学。通过使用大海的形象，我将白度定位为我所在机构当前教学方法面临挑战的根源，因为我知道这只是许多其他人在结构层面面临类似问题的一个例子。使用自我民族志作为一种方法来说明在课堂和机构中的个人经历，我参与了构成本文的两个相互关联的主题。首先，我探讨了从社会学角度教授性学研究如何需要教授权力。在第二部分，我深入探讨了新自由主义对个人主义和学生独特的社会地位的参与如何影响学生的学习潜力。