Republican senator removes the topic of consent from sex ed curriculum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjkmpccnDpE&t=80s
“it protects both boy and girl, man and woman… we are protecting our youth. I need a better, I need an explanation why you would take it out.”
https://www.europesays.com/uk/2820/ The London borough with the England’s highest rates of syphilis, genital warts and gonorrhoea #DepartmentOfHealth&SocialCare #Health #Lifestyle #Men #Penis #SexualHealth #UK #UnitedKingdom #Vagina #Women
So today I met with an executive from the International Association of Forensic Nurses—an organization I’m collaborating with. I was told that they were receiving overwhelming communications from their 6,000+ membership of nurses unable to access information on #sexualhealth and #traumainformed care. My Mastadon buddy @lavaeolus was able to upload access to important #CDC documents through #safeguardingresearch
This place really is making change. #mastadon #HoosierMast
I'm currently working on an article about how kink (and especially foot fetishes) can reduce STI transmission rates. I'm looking to talk to folks who have deliberately chosen to engage in kink/sex not involving penetration as a way to reduce their STI transmission risk.
If this is you and you’re up for answering some questions for me, please email quinn@quinnrhodes.co.uk.
(If this isn't you, I'd really appreciate it if you would share this toot!)
New podcast! Men & Women Talking About Sex & Love 2, with guest Melissa Bloxham.
The power of "No." I wrote about this in the November 27, 2024 chapter of the book I'm writing. But before I go there, here's the conversation that helped fuel that chapter...
https://bit.ly/3ZcvYwz
AHS' sexual health content has changed its focus significantly.
"...Facebook and Instagram ads focused on reproductive life span, promoting healthy eating and physical activity, and folic acid for women wanting to get pregnant."
1) AIs are taking over the "search" experience.
2) AIs are expen$ive. Corporate tools with #pornocalypse designed in.
3) AI #search is vanishing #internet #porn. Online #adult stuff will still exist, but undiscoverable, unsearchable, unmonetizable, #shadowbanned everywhere. SUPER marginalized.
4) They've already showed us: to corporate #AI, porn includes #gay stuff, #trans existence, #sex education, #sexual #health, anything #queer or #kinky.
Not all discharge is created equal! Learn what's normal and when it's time to see a doctor! Empower yourself by knowing your body better. 
#VaginalHealth #SexualHealth #WomensHealth
Learn more: https://buff.ly/3XYMzER
Dicks are magic! Penis size can be influenced by factors like arousal, health, mental well-being - and more.
Ouff, this is terrible! Tons of PFAS chemicals in some brands of condoms and lubes. The skin can absorb these chemicals, and especially that sensitive stuff down there is a terrible place to expose to these chemicals.
Be warned, buy other brands! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/28/condoms-pfas-forever-chemicals
New on the blog 
My Nexplanon Implant Experiences: The Subdermal Contraceptive
https://carasutra.com/2024/07/my-nexplanon-implant-experiences-subdermal-contraceptive
The #UnitedKingdom is such a fucking mess. The fact that #SexualHealth tests are so hard to come by or obtain is insane to me. We seem to have given responsibility of sexual health to a bunch of private providers, who sparsely cover certain areas, leaving accessible at home test kits out of reach for many people. The only alternative? To book an appointment 2 weeks in advance with your local clinic.
It’s also made it harder to search for sex-related content on Threads that could be related to health, or simply factual information, rather than titillation.
Read more 
http://sextech.guide/guruti
Threads, like Meta’s other prize stable ponies Instagram and Facebook, does not allow sexually explicit content on the platform.
Read more http://sextech.guide/guruti
Men, if you could do it over, would you wait longer before having sex in your current or most recent relationship?
★ For the slightly longer questions (& chance to win a free 45-minute coaching session with me or a colleague please see forms.gle/2ePLjfdwDtMKpU3J6
Got a sore throat. Partner thinks it's because I made out with one of my dates. We go into yellow alert and started talking about getting vaccinations and STI checks. It's kinda difficult to find information specific for the non-monogamous.
So asking #Polyamorous #EthicalNonMonogamy #RelationshipAnarchy #Polyamory #RelationshipAnarchist #SexualHealth #SexPositive folks, what are the preventative health measures and checks I should do before I start getting sexually active with multiple people?
(Apart from fundamental things like using condoms, oral dams, contraceptive pills and the like)
I’m so pleased this paper is finally published! It was a journey to get here, so it’s a huge relief to have it out in the wild. We examined STI testing in 715 health assessments among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending ACCHS https://doi.org/10.1071/SH23107
