Summary: Welcome back to Six Minute Sex Ed, the podcast that helps families talk about sex and relationships, hosted by Sex Education teacher, Kim Cavill: https://www.teaandintimacy.com/ I’ve got a quick note before we get to this week’s show. When I first launched Six Minute Sex Ed almost a year ago, I was able to make weekly episodes and monthly bonus content. Some wonderful people on Patreon made that possible. My personal circumstances have changed and going forward I'm making biweekly episodes and occasional bonus content. Because of that, I'm making all the episodes free. Support the podcast by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review. This week’s episode is level two, which means it’s more complex than my level one episodes and best for tweens, teens and adults. The last episode, episode 37, was level one and it was all about butts. This week’s episode is level two and it’s also about butts! This week, we’re going to talk about anal sex. We’re going to answer 4 questions: What is anal sex and how many people actually have it? Do you have to do it? Are there any risks? What do people need to know about anal sex before they try it? No one should ever have to do anything with their body that they don’t want to do. No one should be forced or coerced into any kind of sexual activity and forcing or coercing someone into sex is not only wrong, but it is illegal. Consent is only consent if it’s freely given. Consent should be freely given, reversible (which means people can change their minds), informed (which means people participating in sex are given all the necessary information to make a knowledgable decision, like what contraception or STI prevention methods will be used), Enthusiastic (the absence of a no is not a yes), and specific (consenting to oral sex does not mean a person’s consented to any other type of activity like anal sex). Links to studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819126/ https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(17)30330-0/fulltext https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/8/e004996 Conversation starter: Why do you think mainstream media doesn’t show the conversations and considerations partners usually engage in before sex? Thanks so much for listening today! Send questions and comments to sixminutesexed@gmail.com
