SEX!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tisha]

flashback?  flash forward? as a card-carrying mom, I am telling you, that was hilarious!

[Fat_Turkey]

Sex allows a male to feel more intimate towards a female, and usually vice versa for the female to the male. Sorry for sounding scientific []

Anyways, I believe that there is way too much sex in society today. There are even magazines and websites that teach kids how to kiss with tongues. Oh yeah, you're cool, let's spread diseases.

Face it, people are sheepish retards, and teens doubly so. I am one, I know. And it is thought a cool idea to have any kind of dabbling with sex. The only way I see it is that eventually they'll screw up bad and it could end up with them cleaning out the gene pool, if you know what I mean.

Not enough Safe Sex talks? I say too much sex. Period.

[Reason]

It is a shame that so many people have sex before they are married.  I myself am waiting.  

I think it is the parents fault for their kids having sex before they are ready.  Either they didn't tell them, or they didn't tell them the right way.  I wasn't told by my parents.  Or atleast if I was I can't remember it now.  If the parents really got through to their kids, the media wouldn't make enough of an impression on them to think that they have to have sex.

4-5 years ago I think I was in the state of mind where if I could have sex, I would.  I am thankful now that I didn't.   I can't really act like a saint or anything, the reason I didn't have sex was probably because I never had the chance.  If I had the choice to do it or not do it back then I honestly don't know what I would choose.  But it is a moot point now.  

Now I am content with not having sex, it is not important to me in the sense that society has.  It isn't about being cool, or being on some conquest, or whatever else other guys are tripping on.  It is about wanting to have the first time be special.

[Nagual]

quote:There are even magazines and websites that teach kids how to kiss with tongues.

When I was a kid, another kid told me that his mother sent him to a kissing school...  And I believed him! []
What...?  Naive...?  Me...? []

[skymageinfinity]

Has anyone ever asked themselves who it is that controls and transmits this 'sexual propaganda'?

[Syke]

pfft... whats wrong with (safe) sex? its a basic human instinct and crave. man-kind has changed for the worse for sure. now something as natural, fun and beautiful as sex is frowned upon.

i dont think media and such is having that great an effect on teens. sex is just fun, thats pretty much all. i wish media was gettin sex into more teen minds.... i might actually be gettin some then[][]

wanting the first time to be special. well the first time for a guy would be over in like a minute anyway... and for a girl it'll hurt a lot. only thing special about that is it will be the worst sex you'll ever have.

quote:Anyways, I believe that there is way too much sex in society today. There are even magazines and websites that teach kids how to kiss with tongues. Oh yeah, you're cool, let's spread diseases.

how can there be way too much sex in society... thats like saying theres way too many sports or adventurous activities. all fun things to do, and yes with a risk if not done properly.

and the kissing thing... well those mags and sites are just for kids who already want to kiss, but want to be good at it so they dont make a fool of themselves while doing it.
and kissing is way too fun and harmless to be bad.
pretty much all diseases that can be spread by kissing can be spread just as easily in many other (not so fun) ways. like simply coughing.

so i say, have fun!
-Syke

[becco_t]

i was in a relationship for over a year before i started having sex. my boyfriend and i always used condoms. then he proposed. we slowly stopped using them.  i got pregnant, and miscarried.  i am completley unable to contact him now.  the experience ruined us.

i have also had sex with a more recent bf. again only with condoms.  i have always had a hard time conveying my feelings and have always been a physical person.  sex is my expression of love.  i have honestly been propositioned for sex and 'fooling around' many times, but i have never agreed. in both relationships i waited over 6 months

i dont regret sex, i regret unprotected sex.  sure i am still a teenager. but sex is a natural part of learning about ones self.  new studies are showing that humans are not made for monogamy.
there is also no such thing as safe sex... just safer...

[beavis]

I dont think there's anything wrong with sex, but this scares me:

Tuesday, July 24, 2001
By Kelley Beaucar



A group of doctors Tuesday claimed that the federal government, specifically the Centers for Disease Control, has for at least a year suppressed a study about the effectiveness of condoms and endangered thousands of American lives in the process.


The doctors claim that the government has known about the limitations of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted diseases but nevertheless mounted a campaign that deliberately misrepresented the risks in sex education curricula and public health programs.

"The entire public health model developed by the CDC and based on the idea that condoms offer protection, is a lie," said Dr. Hall Wallis, a member of consortium. "The skeleton is now out of the closet."

At a Washington, D.C., news conference, the 10,000-member Physicians Consortium claimed that the CDC has known for years that while condoms are 85 percent effective in helping prevent the spread of HIV, they offer less protection against sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and genital herpes.

Word of the condoms' shortfalls came in a panel report released Friday by the National Institutes of Health.

While finding that latex condoms can be effective in preventing the spread of HIV and in protecting men from contracting gonorrhea from a female partner, the NIH panel concluded that there was "insufficient evidence" that condoms protect against other STDs.

While the report said the lack of evidence should not be interpreted as proof of the adequacy or inadequacy of the condom, it nonetheless says there is no proof that such protection helped to stop the transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV), which affects an estimated 20 million Americans.

Primarily transmitted by sexual contact, certain strains of high-risk HPV, or genital warts, can lead to cervical cancer in women.

The CDC had no comment on the doctors' charges, but released a statement saying it welcomes "more study to better determine the exact effectiveness of condoms" and says it will continue to advise that abstinence is "the surest protection" from STDs.

But the doctors consortium said the government is covering up what it has known for at least a year and is loath to admit it openly.

"This is not about whether or not people should use condoms, it's about whether people ought to be told the whole truth about the efficacy of condoms," said physician Tom Coburn, a former congressman.

"This has all the earmarks of a good old-fashioned medical cover-up," said Dr. John R. Diggs Jr., a consortium member from Massachusetts.

The consortium, in a letter to President Bush dated July 23, called for the resignation of CDC Director Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, saying "only fresh and bold leadership at the CDC" will help fight what they are calling an epidemic of sexual transmitted diseases.

According to the report released Friday, about 15 million new STD infections occur every year in the country. Thus far, approximately 493,000 Americans have died from AIDS and between 800,000 and 900,000 are living with HIV.

The consortium also called on the Federal Drug Administration to heighten awareness about the deficiencies of condoms with new labeling, and asked that the government and all its contractors and health agencies update their information and campaigns with accurate statistics.

Those contractors would include Planned Parenthood, which has long decried "abstinence-only" sex education and instead encouraged the use of condoms. Teenagers, the group says, are going to have sex no matter how much abstinence is encouraged.

"Planned Parenthood encourages responsible sexual behavior - and we offer the education, information and medical services Americans need to help them manage their sexual health," the group said in response to the consortium's charges.

The group said it will continue to encourage the use of condoms, and that there needs to be more research on the true efficacy of condoms.

"Attempts to use the report to advance so-called abstinence-only education, which has not been shown to be effective, serves neither public health nor the public interest," it said.

[Anonymous]

Common sense would tell a person that condoms aren't magical devices. Of course they have their limitations. If you think about what unprotected parts of your sex organs actually touch each other while wearing a condom, it should come as no surprise that a condom cannot protect you from all diseases, even most of them.

Women are far more likely than men to contract an STD, and so, naturally, they must be even more careful than men (who should still be very careful) when it comes to sex. It is easy once a man has an STD to spread it to a woman.

[WalkerInTheWoods]

quote:I think it is the parents fault for their kids having sex before they are ready.

Reason, clearly you have never had kids, and if you continue with this attitude I feel sorry for you because you will feel miserable about yourself when your kids make mistakes or do something you don't approve of. The truth of the matter is that kids and teens are their own person with their own thoughts. They will do what they want to do. All you can do is give them the facts, express your wishes, and hope they make good choices. Sometimes those choices are not ones you will agree with. I can tell you the first time I had sex the last thing on my mind was my parents. I have no regrets, even though I am no longer with the girl, because I have learned from the experience and all of my life experiences.


When posting articles, it would be great if you could atleast post the source if not also a link. I don't think you just made this up, beavis, but something such I would like to varify. I mean it kind of effects how one views an article if it was found in the Weekly World News or the Washington Post.
This is one reason why I perfer a partner I can trust, something more long term and stable. Flings and one night stands are just too risky, in my opinion. As a friend once put it, it is a lot cheaper and a lot less headaches to just go out, buy yourself a nice dinner and rent some porn. lol

[Nagual]

Had to put this somewhere... []

http://www.msnbc.com/news/998740.asp

Testers needed for orgasm machine
Scientist looking for women to volunteer for clinical trials

LONDON, Nov 26 — Wanted: women to test new orgasm machine. No, really. An American surgeon who has patented a device that triggers an orgasm has begun a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States and is looking for female volunteers.

Enjoy...  [:I][]

[Tisha]

Let's talk about safe sex, m'kay?

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HIV/AIDS Becoming Young Person's Disease
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By JANE WARDELL, Associated Press Writer

LONDON - Young people are increasingly responsible for the spread of HIV (news - web sites)/AIDS (news - web sites) around the world because of poverty and a severe lack of information and prevention services, the United Nations (news - web sites) said Wednesday.
Every 14 seconds a person between 15 and 24 is infected with the virus. They now account for half all new cases of the disease, the U.N. Population Fund said in its annual State of the World's Population report.


"We will have a global catastrophe if we ignore young people and ignore their needs," said Thoraya Obaid, the agency's executive director, told a news conference in London.


The "Making 1 Billion Count" report cautions that there is now the biggest generation of adolescents in history — 1.2 billion of the world's 6.3 billion population are between 10 and 19 — and many are facing deadly diseases, unwanted pregnancy and poverty.


HIV/AIDS has emerged as one of the greatest threats. Aside from the high infection rate, the epidemic also has orphaned 13 million children under age 15, the report said.


If those trends continue, the next generation of adults will face greater poverty and stunted economic progress, the report said.


The report estimates the economic benefit of a single averted HIV/AIDS infection is $34,600 for a poor country — and the social benefits are even greater.


It called for more investment in youth-friendly services, family planning and education programs to help young people with reproductive health issues.


"This is a huge opportunity. It is a one-time opportunity that will not occur again," said Alex Marshall, an author of the report.


Poverty is a factor in the spread of HIV, the report said, because some poor girls exchange sex for money for school fees or to help their families, placing them at risk of infection.


Discussing sexual behavior is taboo in many countries, so many young people do not know how to protect themselves. In Somalia, the report says, just 26 percent of adolescent girls have heard of AIDS and only 1 percent know how to protect themselves.


Obaid said she didn't believe educating youngsters about safe sex would make them more sexually active.


"I would like to stress that giving young people this information is safe, it doesn't lead to promiscuous behavior, as some people say," she said. "On the contrary, it empowers young people to take positive action in their lives and may save their lives as well."


Obaid said the U.N. agency's core message was "ABC" — abstaining from sexual activity, being faithful to one partner and the correct use of condoms.


In sub-Saharan Africa, which has the most cases of HIV/AIDS among youths, about 8.6 million have HIV/AIDS — two-thirds of them female. In South Asia, 1.1 millions youths are infected — 62 percent of them female.


The rate of new infections also is growing rapidly in countries like India and Russia, Marshall said.


The U.N. report also said poverty, early marriage, unwanted pregnancy and homelessness were major issues facing the world's adolescents. Half are poor and a quarter live in extreme poverty — less than a dollar a day.

 



Among the poorest and least-educated populations, early marriage of girls and expectations of early childbearing persist, contributing to high maternal mortality and reducing girls' chances for education.

Teenage mothers are twice as likely to die in childbirth as women in their 20s; girls under 16 are five times more likely to die than women in their 20s, and 14 million young mothers aged 15-19 give birth each year. About 5 million girls between 15 and 19 undergo unsafe abortion every year, the report said.

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