Christian Graugaard

Christian Lykke Graugaard (born 1967) is a Danish medical doctor, author, poet, and professor of sexology at Aalborg University. He has published widely about sexology, both in popular and scientific contexts, and has published a number of collections of his own poetry as well as translations of works by Nordic poets. He has also been a regular contributor to the debate section in the newspaper Politiken. Furthermore, in his role as director of the organization Sex & Samfund (Sex & Society), he is a frequent commentator on issues related to human sexuality in the Danish public debate. He is a critic of the practice of circumcision of boys, arguing that it should only be a legal procedure for boys above the age of 15, the Danish age of sexual consent.

Publications Kan jeg købe dine øjnes blå dans (digte) 1986 Falske rum (digte) 1987 Febertræer (digte) 1988 Hjerne og seksualitet – aspekter af teori og klinik 1997 Ung og sårbar 2000 Sexleksikon – fra abe til Aarestrup 2001 Lir – slang om sex 2002 Krop, sygdom & seksualitet 2006 Kend din krop, mand 2006 Corpus – rejser i menneskekroppen 2008 Kun for drenge – værd at vide om krop, følelser og sex 2010

Translations: Werner Aspenström: Sardinen i tunnelbanen – digte 1946-97 2004 Rolf Jacobsen: Fluen i teleskopet – digte 1933-85 2007 Elmer Diktonius: På toppen af et øjeblik – digte 1921-54 2011