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episode 86: We must give ourselves the permission to be free of the negativity around sex
"Sexual Health Bill of Rights
It’s up to you to get what you want from sex and to avoid what you don’t want. Get to know yourself, and know your body. Know what you want out of the sexual relationship. What do you find sexually appealing? What feels good to you? What are your limits? Know what kinds of things you are willing to participate in and what things you won’t within a sexual relationship.
Create your own Sexual Health Bill of Rights. Here are some examples:
- I have the right to own my own body.
- I have a right to my own feelings, beliefs, opinions and perceptions.
- I have a right to trust my own values about sexual conduct.
- I have a right to set my own sexual limits
- I have a right to say no.
- I have a right to say yes.
- I have a right to experience sexual pleasure.
- I have a right to remain celibate.
- I have a right to be sexually assertive.
- I have a right to be the initiator in a sexual relationship.
- I have a right to be in control of my sexual experiences.
- I have a right to have a loving partner.
- I have a right to my sexual orientation and preferences.
- I have a right to have a partner who respects me, understands me, and is willing to communicate with me.
- I have a right to talk to my partner about incest/child sexual abuse/rape.
I have a right to ask questions and receive accurate sexual information.
Our sexual rights
It is time for a reminder of our sexual rights and to give ourselves the permission to be free of the negativity around sex that comes from our rape-prone culture. It can be helpful to read these rights out loud to let them really sink in.
- I have a right to develop healthy attitudes about sex.
- I have a right to receive accurate sexual information.
- I have a right to sexual privacy.
- I have a right to protection from bodily harm or invasion.
- I have a right to my own feelings, beliefs, opinions, and perceptions about sex.
- I have a right to my own sexual limits.
- I have a right to say no to sexual behavior.
- I have a right to experience sexual pleasure.
- I have a right to be in control of my sexual experiences.
- I have a right to control touch and sexual contact.
- I have a right to stop sexual arousal that feels inappropriate or uncomfortable.
- I have a right to develop my sexuality according to my sexual preferences and orientation.
- I have a right to have a loving partner.
- I have a right to have a partner that respects me, understands me, and is willing to communicate with me about sex.
- I have a right to talk to my partner about my sexual assault and/or sexual abuse.
- I have a right to enjoy healthy sexual pleasure and satisfaction."