Introduction / Summary (2018): Hello and welcome to our Sexuality pages. While this is not a pornographic site, it is provocative - founded upon what people search on the Internet (which is very interesting!). We then relate this to our biological and cultural evolution.
Sex is obviously important to people - and if you want to improve your sexual relationships then knowing the truth about our human evolution is the best foundation. By opening our minds to a greater diversity of behaviors, this knowledge will help you creatively cultivate healthy pleasurable moral attitudes and sexy smutty relationships (free from religious guilt & cultural myths).
Support an open honest discussion on the truth of our sexual evolution and behaviour. If you support sex positive, moral, informed sexual behaviour please share this knowledge. (These pages have a diverse collection of fascinating information relating to our human sexual evolution so people will appreciate it - see our 'nice letters' page!).
Sincerely, Karene.
"It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce." (Voltaire) - "Desire is the essence of a man." (Spinoza)
Teenage Sex Education
Evolution, Culture & Religion, Teaching Sexual Health
in Schools, Teen Statistics, Videos, Advice, Masturbation, Puberty, Condoms
Teen Sexual Health: Safe Sex Education
From the website: 'Teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health Web site for teens. We are committed to giving you the facts about sex so that you can use this information to make your own responsible choices. We provide honest and nonjudgmental information about sexuality in language you can understand with the hope that you will use this knowledge to reduce your risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
We know that sex - whether you're sexually active or not - is a part of every teen's life and our sexuality is a big part of who we are. We also know that sexual health isn't only about avoiding pregnancy and preventing sexually transmitted infections. That's why you'll also find fresh content about self-esteem, body image, drugs and alcohol, communication, and relationship advice.'
https://www.teenwire.com/
Sex Etc: Teenage Sexual Health, Written By Teens
A comprehensive sexual health website which is 'written by teens, for teens'.
They advocate 'true, medically accurate and balanced information about sexuality
in schools, homes and communities.'
Articles and stories, chat, video archives, ask the experts and get tested
(list of low cost sexual health clinics). Topics include girls & guys
health, sexual intercourse, love and relationships, birth control, STD's,
pregnancy, abortion, body image, abuse & violence, emotions, drugs &
alcohol and advice for parents.
Read More: Sex Etc: Teen Sexuality Site, Written By Teens
Scarleteen: Information & Statistics on Teenage Sexuality
A fun and informative teenage sexuality website (written more for teen
girls with a slight feminist edge).
From their website: 'We think that the best model for lifelong sexual education
is providing information which educates in ALL aspects of sexuality, including
birth control, safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases, masturbation
and self-pleasuring, anatomy, diverse sexual orientation and identification,
gender politics, sexual and romantic relationship and communication tools,
and care and compassion in sexual technique and practice. ... One cannot
make a decision from a position of informed consent without actually being
informed.
The statistics may surprise you. More than half of American teens DO abstain from intercourse until age 17, and that a quarter of them at 20 still have not had heterosexual intercourse. These same studies show that informative sex education has not increased sexual activity, pregnancy or the number of sexual partners, and has in fact, wildly succeeded in that, 'Teenagers who start having intercourse following a sexuality education program are more likely to use contraception than those who have not participated in a program. (SIECUS).'
https://www.scarleteen.com/
'Virginity Pledges' substitute High Risk Behavior for Intercourse
A study published in the April issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that teenagers who take 'virginity pledges' engage in vaginal intercourse later than teens who have not committed to remain abstinent until marriage, but are more likely to engage in oral or anal sex than nonpledging virgin teens and less likely to use condoms once they become sexually active.
Read More: 'Virginity Pledges' substitute High Risk Behavior for Intercourse: A Study
Rape Information, Protection & Prevention
A collection of articles on rape, different sexual situations, consent, sexual assault trials, restraining orders, violence (and women's acceptance of it), protection strategies for schools and students, self defence and empowerment, alcohol and the date rape drug Rohypnol, resources for survivors, risk factors, rights, personal advice & support.
From the website: 'Rape is defined as having sex with someone without their consent. And it's a felony. The existence of a current or prior social or sexual relationship does not automatically translate to consent. A person who is incapacitated can not give consent. And without consent, any sexual act is rape.'
Read More: Date Rape Information, Protection & Prevention
Internet Child Pornography Prevention & Education
Educators with Internet access in their rooms and buildings must make it a priority to supervise children on the Internet. Some schools have employed the use of filtering programs. Having a teacher nearby and actively interested in what the students are pursuing on the Internet can effectively deter inappropriate access. Teachers have an important responsibility to report Internet child pornography, as it is included in the area of child abuse.
Read More: Education & Child Pornography Prevention Strategies
Quotes from Philosopher Peter Vardy on Sex Education
The Puzzle of Sex is a wonderful book by the philosopher, Peter
Vardy. He explores theological reflections about sex (Hebrew Scriptures
and New Testament) and suggests that the time has come for a reapprisal
of traditional views on sexual ethics. Vardy also values the mystery and
depth of human sexuality.
The following quotes from Peter Vardy express the importance of educating
your children to the truth and beauty about sex (of both body and mind)
in a loving environment.
In
the last twenty years there has been a considerable improvement in sex education
in schools. Most young people today have been provided with books, have
been shown films and have been given the chance to discuss all aspects of
the biology of sex. They are, by about 13 or 14, familiar with the human
reproductive system, periods, erections, ‘wet dreams’, contraception
and the like. The detailed knowledge provided to them is at a level to which
their parents would never have been exposed. Also, there is a frankness
and openness which avoids at least some of the embarrassment of talking
about sex and the great deal of information means that teenage pregnancies
are rare in spite of the high rate of sexual activity by many young people.
However, this increased information is often given out of context - it is
entirely factual and value free and, at best (or rather at worst), it strips
away from sexuality any idea of mystery. The ecstatic meeting of two people
in acts of tender, caring, committed ‘lovemaking’ is reduced
to a physical process little different from the animals in the farmyard.
One can ‘let light in on magic’ and, by so doing, destroy everything
that is precious and worthwhile, destroy the real meaning of what is taking
place.
I am reminded of the story of an old, clever but mentally ill man who used
to pick flowers and then pluck off every part, naming them as he went. He
could identify the anther, stamen, petal, sepal, etc., with great precision-
but had no feeling for the unity of the flower, no comprehension of its
beauty or its deeper meaning in the overall scheme of things. He analysed
away all that was important and became obsessed with trivia. All too often,
the same happens in the sexual field. (Vardy, The Puzzle of Sex, 1997. p137)
The example of a loving, committed and sexually relaxed mother and father will be the best way of communicating this subjective knowledge. By contrast, a child who has been sexually abused by a parent or who sees parents who are manipulative or who ‘use’ each other will find it very difficult to reach an understanding of the true meaning of human sexuality. (Vardy. 1997. p140)
T.S. Elliot says that one can ‘have the experience and miss the meaning’. More factual information about sex does not contribute to any greater degree of understanding of the meaning involved - ‘information’ and ‘understanding’ inhabit different dimensions. (Vardy, 1997)
Analyse any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere of sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to which life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable. ... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)
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