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rebelraisingI thought I should really just post to note that just as I sat down to plan our consultation on the Sexual Health Strategy, look what came on my random playlist!
Hmm. So I'm trying to devise a questionnaire about where queer women get their information and advice from. And it occurs to me that there are several such women on my friends list. So: tell me.
Where did you get your sex education about sex between women?
What do you think "safer sex" means, between women?
Where do/ would you go for help with a sexual health problem?
Where do/ would you go for relationship advice?
Who do you talk to about sex and sexual health?
And, in an ideal world, how would you have answered those questions?
And, just as an injoke for those of us who've spent days reading this document: would you use a dental dam if you were in prison, but not otherwise?
I do actually want to know, by the way - both because I'm interested generally in other people's experiences, and because I need to put some shape to this consultation I'm planning. So: talk about sex! Now!
Hmm. So I'm trying to devise a questionnaire about where queer women get their information and advice from. And it occurs to me that there are several such women on my friends list. So: tell me.
Where did you get your sex education about sex between women?
What do you think "safer sex" means, between women?
Where do/ would you go for help with a sexual health problem?
Where do/ would you go for relationship advice?
Who do you talk to about sex and sexual health?
And, in an ideal world, how would you have answered those questions?
And, just as an injoke for those of us who've spent days reading this document: would you use a dental dam if you were in prison, but not otherwise?
I do actually want to know, by the way - both because I'm interested generally in other people's experiences, and because I need to put some shape to this consultation I'm planning. So: talk about sex! Now!
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Date: 2004-01-21 05:25 pm (UTC)Where did you get your sex education about sex between women?
In the most basic sense, from my mother, who I asked about gay sex when I was 12 or 13 and got a one sentence response about female fingering and male anal penetration. In more detail, from dirty stories online, pretty much. And, later, once I'd become sexually active, more educational websites. Also, uh, hands-on experience. <g>
What do you think "safer sex" means, between women?
Using a dental dam for oral sex, although I've been looking for years and never seen them sold anywhere. (They were being given out at the AIDS Walk in Central Park, NYC a few years ago, in Pussy Packs. Hee.) Ohterwise making sure both partners have been tested for STDs and, ideally, are aware of each other's sexual history. I actually considered myself fairly well-educated as far as safe sex goes, but I've already learned a lot from your comments, so. (For the record, I was educated at home and in Christian schools so the subject was NEVER addressed for me in any kind of formal way, it's all been self-taught, pretty much.)
Where do/ would you go for help with a sexual health problem?
Now that I'm in the UK, to my GP, I suppose.
Where do/ would you go for relationship advice?
LJ, really, or in the past friends/roommates.
Who do you talk to about sex and sexual health?
In the past friends/roommates. Lately not so much anyone.
As far as an ideal world goes, I'd definitely have answered the last two differently; it would be nice if people in general were more open about sexual discussions, especially queer ones. But I think that's a given.