Sex Education
No, we're not talking about the hit Netflix series (although it is a banger). We're on about the often inadequate education we may have gotten growing up. What you do know will depend heavily on how you were brought up and what your education exposed you to. There is no shame in admitting that your knowledge of human sexual anatomy is zero - we all have to start somewhere. You can use this page as a base for starting more understanding and discovery.
You may also wish to see our Sexual Health Info page
Sex Guides - on everything!
Although the following guides were created by LGBT organisation, they are 1000% suitable and helpful for everyone.
Anal Sex Guide
Anal sex can be a really amazing experience, and something that people can do and enjoy regardless of their sexuality, gender or trans status.
People will express their gender and sexuality in different ways and will use their bodies in different ways. There might be some stuff in this guide that is not relevant to you, but there is a little something for everyone!
We hope that this guide will help you to have better, safer and more satisfying anal sex!
Click here to download LGBT Foundation's Sex Guide: Anal Sex
Oral Sex Guide
Oral sex can be great, whether you’re giving or receiving it, and there are lots of reasons why people might do oral.
For some people, it can really turn them on to see their partner(s) having a good time, and other people enjoy it as part of foreplay before having other kinds of sex.
Oral sex means different things to different people, and we have tried to cover as much information in this guide as we can. Some stuff might not be relevant to you, but there is a little something for everyone in here. We hope the information in this guide will help you to have better, safer and more fulfilling oral sex!
Click here to download LGBT Foundation's Sex Guide: Oral Sex
Vaginal Sex
We know that there are many different types of vaginas and people who have them. People will express their gender and sexuality in different ways and will use their vaginas in different ways.
Woman, man, non-binary, cis gender, trans? Whether you’ve had any surgery or not, this guide is for you and your vagina.
We realise not all the information will apply to you, but there is something for every vagina, and hopefully the parts that are relevant to you will help you have safer and better vaginal sex. This guide also discusses other body parts, so that you can be more informed about the people you may be having sex with and their bodies.
Click here to download LGBT Foundation's Sex Guide: Vaginal Sex
A quick guide to having safe sex on holiday by Free Test Me UK
"Masturbation may be a taboo subject, but it is very much a natural and normal part of being human that should not be shamed".
With a Vagina - Masturbation:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ef932792-17b5-4274-bba3-3452070c3e10
.https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/tips/g2544/beginners-guide-to-masturbation-sex/
With a Penis - Masturbation:
General Advice:
Sex Ed for People with Disabilities
Some helpful websites you might want to check out:
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL): https://ncil.org/sex-ed-for-individuals-with-i-dd/
A playlist of helpful Sex-Ed Guidance for people with I/DD: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuEvYNNQ-dHeVhbyeJHx9s8oqsvBk621v
Sexuality and relationships advice and support with a Learning Disability: https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/relationships-and-sex
LGBT Sex and Relationship Education
The Queer Sex Ed You Wish You Had In High School
Transgender Sex Education
LGBTQ Sex Ed | Queer Sex Advice
Male To Female Transgender Sex Education
You might also want to check out...
LGBT Sex and Relationship advice for people of all ages: https://lgbt.foundation/
Advice for older Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people - AgeUK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/relationships-family/lgbt/
Asexual?
An asexual (Ace) person is one who experiences a lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. Being asexual may also be categorized more widely to include a broad spectrum of asexual sub-identities.
Asexual people experience little to no sexual attraction to anyone—but not necessarily a lack of sexual activity, and certainly not of romantic attraction. Most ace people, however, do not have or desire to have sex. Some asexual people experience sexual drive disconnected from attraction, and others may choose to participate in sexual activity for any number of reasons.
Not every asexual person experiences their sexuality the exact same way. Asexuality, like many sexual orientations, exists on a spectrum.
Aromantic?
An aromantic (Aro) person is someone who doesn’t experience romantic attraction. Being aromantic is not the same as being asexual.
Aromanticism is different from just not wanting a relationship. While people of other romantic orientations are capable of romantic attraction toward specific people, aromantic people are not. Being aromantic doesn’t preclude the possibility of having a significant relationship if a particular aromantic person wants one. The relationships that aromantic people are involved in may often instead be rooted in more platonic feelings.
A squish is the aromantic equivalent of a crush. It’s a strong desire for a close friendship or non-romantic relationship with someone. Essentially, it’s a friend-crush and it sometimes manifests with the urgency of a romantic one.
Non-Monogamous Relationship Education
Psych2Go: 8 Signs Polyamory is for You
What is Polyamory and how does it work?
A polyamorous relationship is a type of non-monogamous relationship that differs from a normative relationship in that multiple people are involved - not just two.
According to New York City relationship expert and author Susan Winter, a polyamorous relationship is often “characterised by a primary couple that openly (and with mutual consent) engage with other romantic partners. These sexual liaisons may be enacted as a couple, or independently.”
For some people, a polyamorous relationship involves being in a relationship with multiple people, but having one main partner. For others, polyamory is the possibility of being in two completely separate relationships.
“The fundamental philosophy of polyamory is that sexual love shouldn’t be confined to the strictures of monogamy, but expressed freely and fully,” Winter told The Independent. “Another tenant of polyamory is that both individuals know of their partner’s lovers."
Open Relationships?
An open relationship is a stance that people take when they want to explore intimate, erotic, or sexual experiences outside of their main coupling. “There are as many different agreements and constellations."
Relationships can be open both in terms or love and sex and they can be long- or short-term. But generally speaking, an open relationship usually consists of a couple discussing an arrangement, agreeing to review it, and continue having conversations about it,
Source: https://www.prevention.com/sex/relationships/a25562592/what-is-an-open-relationship/
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