The last week has been dominated with an unspoken "nice girls don't".

living in the dark ages and don't agree.

only medical necessity, lest we offend the wingnuts with the fact of our sexuality, isn't helping us at all.

the Depo Prevera shot, or however its spelled. Double up on protection, just in case, because we are not ready yet to have a child. Typically enough, we are both raised Catholic, my parents also used birth control when needed, and my dad got snipped years ago after my sister was born.

This is taking responsibility for your actions, but sex isn't a crime, it isn't dirty, its life affirming, bonding, and enjoyable. Its something we do, like most things in life, it carries a risk, and we should reduce those risks when possible, whether pregnancy, stds, etc.

Hell, I really want them to come out with a BC pill for men, I will be honest and say I don't enjoy condoms too much, but I use them anyway, because its the right thing to do.

I love sex. I think it's great, but I'm a nice girl because I'm just nice. When I go to the grocery store, I let the person behind me go first if they have less. I hold open the door for people, because it's the right thing to do. And I say HI to people and give a nice smile. I'm a good girl. And this good girl enjoys sex and I will not let some narrow minded, wing-nut tell me different.

I think we need to stand up and quit letting these fools write the narrative.

you sound like a nice person, and your sexual practices are irrelevent, you enjoy sex, so do I, nice people rock because we try to pleasure our partners as best as possible!

as in I, and my husband, wanted to control how many children we had. We did not want to be at mercy of biology, a Pope, or some policitican telling us to either be CELIBATE or have as many children as GOD WANTS.

No, thank you.

birth control

and how it should be. Women have a right to contraception, and so do men. They keep mentioning women, but the Catholic Church is against vasectomies also.

and women are going to have to quit handing it over.

that takes a brain shift.

the simple comment getting some. implies the woman is "giving". she is getting it, too. we have to get beyond sex being all male, all the time, all consuming, and recognize it is a two way street.

Ever notice that sex education doesn't mention pleasure unless radicals (i.e. Susie Bright) are doing it?

The more overt pleasure as a goal is, the larger proportion of sexual experimentation in youth can be relatively risk-free non-penetrative, or even non-genital, pleasuring. As with any other field of experience and knowledge, the more conscious development of positive activities, the happier, more satisfied, and more skilled the practitioner.

Fucking is easy, and you don't even have to like each other that much, or want to fuck, exactly. Having an exquisite petting session requires real attention and caring.

Much more from Judith Levine's decade-old but still excellent Harmful To Minors, on the right's attack on the entire sexual revolution, particularly how it affects the young, here at the U of Minnesota.

And there is no mention at all of contraception because it did not exist 2500 years ago. Beside that, as a Reform Jew, I have the right to observe that which makes sense for out times. And I strongly, STRONGLY, believe in that and do not want anyone dictating my beliefs.

My wife concurs.

A benefit offered by an insurance company can be accepted or rejected based on the beliefs of the insured. The organization is then out of the loop.

More straws at which to grasp. Yoy!