What are some areas of sexual health that don't get enough attention, and why are they important?
And people with different physical, cognitive, and social abilities deserve sex education that supports their diverse needs. Sex ed needs to be accessible, of course, but the larger culture has to change, too. I have had women college students with physical disabilities tell me their doctors had never, not once, talked to them about how their disability might affect their sexuality, and certainly didn’t offer resources for expanding their access to pleasure.
As much as I might wish there were universal truisms – each person’s body belongs to them and they get to choose how and whether they are touched, the gender binary is a trap that stops us from truly understanding ourselves and others, stigma is worse for our health than STIs, no one gets to impose their values on anyone else, people are allowed to be who they are – it really is for the best that each person has their own definition of sexual health.
Porn can be all those things. And it can also be a fun addition to individual or partnered sex, or a way to introduce a new idea to your partner, or even a way to learn about yourself. For adults.
Bring your virtue signal
Access to pleasure? How stupid. Pleasure is in your control. YOU access it. It's not at all important that you be provided access to it.
That's great news tho...