Month: October 2021

How to have safe sex in the time of a pandemic

Thanks to the sex-positive movement, we no longer talk about sex under a shroud of darkness. There’s no more need to talk about sex as if it was something forbidden, reckless, or wrong. We have come a long way since the times when people knew only what their parents and friends told them about sex, and we have since entered the age of sex positivity, education, and abundance of knowledge.

Sex and safety

Thanks to all these advancements, we know how to practice safe sex, and more importantly, we understand why it’s essential to do so. This has affected society as a whole in many ways — STIs no longer plague us (or kill us), and the unwanted pregnancy rate is down thanks to contraceptives. What’s more, we’ve generally learned how to enjoy sex (while staying safe) and experiment more.

When it comes to sex, we were practically …