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Post by Yaoi Fan on Jun 24, 2008 12:32:11 GMT
By now we should all know what the safest thongs people do in heterosexual intercourse. Those being many things like birth control pills, condoms, and tests at the doctor before intercourse to see if either partner has anything wrong.
However I hardly know anything about gay/lesbian sex. But I keep hearing peole say that even homosexuals need to practice safe sex.
I think the biggest concern on safe sex between heterosexual is trying no to get pregnant. Even with all the disease discussions rising up. However Homosexuals cant get pregnant by each other.
So exactly what is safe sex between homosexuals? Is it just going to the doctors before taking th enext step with your partner? Or is it something else?
Even though I am a guy and I beleive most members here are. I am still curious on a answer for safe sex beween lesbians as well as gay guys.
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Post by andrewlj2002 on Jun 24, 2008 16:41:43 GMT
The purpose of safe sex between homosexuals (men and woman alike) is to decrease the risk of spreading infectious diseases, such as HIV, syphillis, and gonorhea. Practising safe sex involves condoms, dental dams, and similar barriers, but getting tested for STDs and remaining monogamous is still practising safe sex.
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Post by nagdagger on Jul 9, 2008 10:09:20 GMT
Are the dental dams like "condoms for the tongue/mouth" ?
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Post by andrewlj2002 on Jul 16, 2008 2:42:18 GMT
Are the dental dams like "condoms for the tongue/mouth" ? Correct.
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Teri
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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. - Mark Twain
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Post by Teri on Jul 28, 2008 3:13:47 GMT
Er, untrue, Yaoi Fan. Take a look at the member list the next time you get a chance. ;]
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Post by mariposa on Sept 22, 2008 4:03:08 GMT
I am straight but I go to LGBT organizations. I remember they had someone discuss AIDS and safe sex practices. They showed us how to use condoms, including female condoms. Female condoms are more expensive, but they look very useful and not just for lesbian sex.
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Post by Brighton on Sept 22, 2008 21:18:31 GMT
In sex ed at school ALL the other classes got to put comdoms on dildos. Our teacher came un prepared and showed us a comdom, on a board pen. Yeahhh... you can guess that didn't work at all. She told us there WAS a femidom but didn't tell us how to use it, what they looked like, how to put it in etc... I was really upset by that. And I have no idea what a 'cap' is ><
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Post by mariposa on Sept 23, 2008 6:11:43 GMT
In sex ed at school ALL the other classes got to put comdoms on dildos. Our teacher came un prepared and showed us a comdom, on a board pen. Yeahhh... you can guess that didn't work at all. She told us there WAS a femidom but didn't tell us how to use it, what they looked like, how to put it in etc... I was really upset by that. And I have no idea what a 'cap' is >< My high school is conservative and would never demonstrate putting condoms on dildos or fake penises and never even mentioned feminine condoms. I had to go to my LGBT club in college to do that, which is why when I did it I was really bad at it!
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Teri
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Post by Teri on Oct 23, 2008 15:09:20 GMT
Our elementary school was catholic, and teachers can actually get fired if they teach us too much about Health, and stuff. The most we ever learned about was periods, so it was sort of embarrassing when my other friends would use words and I'd have to ask what they meant. xD
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Post by LonelyArtist on Dec 27, 2008 16:08:25 GMT
We never had a "sex-ed" class, but we'd have it integrated into other classes. The first time was our Family and Consumer Sciences or FACS class (a fancy way of saying Home Ec). That was basically just talking about erections and periods. Also, we were told that it might get us pregnant and that abstinence was the only way to prevent pregnancy (which is true, I guess, but not to the extent it was taught). Health class was better. We talked about the exact process of how a baby was formed after conception. We studied a whole chart about various effeciency of safe-sex methods (when it came to pregnancy) listed from most- to least-effective. We also learned that pregnancy/diseases aren't the only reason to be abstinent, but also because we might not be emotionally mature enough. I liked that class.
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