sexuality
Dear Shanna,
I found some written porn stuff (like erotica) on my 12-year-old stepdaughter’s computer. I don’t want to demonize sex, masturbation or porn, but I feel like it was not an appropriate representation of sex, especially for somebody so young. Do you have any advice?
– Sex-Positive stepmom in Golden
HIV can have a significant impact on sex – for both the HIV-positive and HIV-negative alike. The possibility of transmission becomes the forefront, and for this reason that many people are afraid to get an HIV test, fearing that testing positive could doom their sex lives.
Keeping healthy and positive beliefs about ourselves and our surroundings helps us get up every day ready to engage with our lives – but some clichés keep us from searching for things that make us successful and happy. Be careful about using these as an excuse for not getting off your butt and improving your life. Remember, words have an impact on us whether spoken or thought.
The ridicule comes from the old stereotype that bisexual men and women are either ultimately confused, or closeted homosexuals, afraid of making the full jump.
Dear Shanna,
Can using too much lube at one time wind up being dangerous? If so, what is the appropriate amount of lube to use?
– Slick Rick in the Hig
Take a look at any of the dozens of major religions today and it won’t be long before you find dead-ends of denial and repression. Some beliefs hoist this banner proudly, while others pay less lip service to their ancient texts commandments of who you are allowed to share your body with.
They say three’s a charm. And I have the triple nipples to prove it. But when it comes to the bedroom, the dream of a ménage a trois becomes a Lucky Pierre nightmare for so many. I just don’t get i
I think there are three areas where gay ideals could set straight people up to be more holistically healthy, honest and introspective.
I normally didn’t do the ‘risky sex in public’ thing. But I also didn’t normally come across guys who looked like him. It was Vegas; I needed to gamble. I stepped into his stall and he immediately pressed me to the wall, kissing passionately. We tried to make as little noise as possible. Limited by not having a condom, we did everything else.
Dear Shanna,
I’ve been out for almost a decade now, but my girlfriend is a newly-out baby dyke and isn’t out to her family yet. I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her, but having her family think we’re “just” roommates is bothering me. What should I do?
– Out and Proud in Aurora
