From: forcer@netlink.cts.com (Nicholas Rahaghi)
Newsgroups: misc.education,alt.sex
Subject: Re: positive sex education
Date: 2 Jan 93 05:34:48 GMT
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

merryw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (merry wolf) writes:

> 
> 
> I am interested in helping with the education of all people on what
> I term "positive sex."  That is, enjoyable, fun sex that is safe from
> problems of possible pregnancy and/or possible disease transmission.
> 
> I looked for newsgroups with such patterns as advocacy, support, child,
> sex and education.  Only two groups seemed even remotely related.  Perhaps
> I should include groups with a medical focus as well?
> 
> Anyway, if there is anyone who has ideas on how to go about bringing this
> possibly controversial information to the public, and how to do so 
> without stepping on too many toes or getting into legal hot water, please
> drop me a line.
> 
> As an afterthought, what has prompted this is what appears to be a great
> rise in adolescent AIDS and the usual problem of adolescent pregnancy.
> I'd like to have people know about all the wonderful options for enjoying
> sex that are not 'immediately' thought of when that word is mentioned.
> All the things that feel good that do not include (necessarily) penetration
> ==   they give you a set of directions for building your own meaning."       
It is an interesting topic. Although Personally I would not feel to 
"comforted" by this, It has been my experience that in countries and 
cultures in which sex is thought of as an open subject, there seems to be 
less sex-related tension and problems. Such would include Europian 
countries in which sex is not considered a "Taboo" and in which nudity, 
and sex are not prevented from public television. The Eureans seems
to have more openness, and thus their youth, does not put such placement 
on sex as Americans tend to. After all, if you are prevented from knowing 
anything about sex, and your parents and all keep your eyes closed, as 
soon as you have the chance you will try to experiment and discover the 
joys of the "Mystic Taboo". This in my opinion is the root of our 
problem. You take a high schooler that has been tought not to say any 
sexual words, has never seen or known about the opposite sex and 
suddenly at 21 BAAM! you put him with complete access to beer, 
night-clubs and let him walk in the streets where the members of the 
opposite sex (both male and female) are provokatively dressed-infact so 
much as to drive the person into confusion.

Now I don't dislike bars, night-clubs, cable and nice looking people, but 
a person with no experience just does not know how to handel this new 
"world". Educating our youth or atleast letting them express their sexual 
emotions, desires and even letting the relieve them would at least allow 
them not to grow to be mass-rapist or such. 

But how do you  go about that? Well judging from the opposition you will 
recieve from parents (just watch the response here!) you should try to 
organize a "after school" or such program, in which parents with open 
minds and students interested (though I don't think that will be a 
problem) are contacted and tought. Good Luck!


The opinions stated above are mine, and if you don't like them I invite 
to change my mind! 

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