Blog 4 Part 1

There was a great deal of interesting information covered in the Planned Parenthood lecture last Wednesday. I was very interested to hear the speaker’s opinions on some of what you might call the “holistic” side of sex education. For example, she spoke about trust and respect for your partner, and being attentive to each other’s pleasure. She also told us she considered all humans sexual beings, and that it is important to be in touch with our own sexual identity. This means more than simply having sex or who we sleep with. It also has to do with our gender, gender identity, orientation and our values and how they pertain to sexual behavior. Her “three steps to safer sex” were three points I found very interesting. These were: become honest with ourselves about our risk, decide which risks we are willing to take, and find ways to make our sex play as safe and satisfying as possible. I like this simple and intelligent way to approach safe sex. These were the points of our Planned Parenthood lecture that I found the most interesting.