My 30 Reasons Why wholesome, inclusive, empirical, adult sex education is sorely needed (with timestamps):

Reason 30 (00:56) - All about parental guidance and learning about sex from my Dad's porn collection.

Reason 29 (05:03) - Ace/Aro Exclusion. Why are these orientations not known about more ubiquitously???

Reason 28 (08:46) - My mom found out I was no longer a virgin, thanks to an HPV false alarm.

Reason 27 (11:26) - I have PCOS, like almost 20% of all women. Why is there no real info or treatment options?

Reason 26 (14:52) - There's no real information about how to go about lesbian sex.

Reason 25 (17:23) - I was completely ignorant about FTM Trans issues.

Reason 24 (28:18) - Basic things, like shaving your legs, are gender affirming care.

Reason 23 (32:14) - A boy told me that I wouldn't get pregnant if I didn't cum.

Reason 22 (34:57) - My Mom had me checked to see if my hymen was still intact.

Reason 21 (38:35) - My first time having sex, my boyfriend asked if I was really a virgin.

Reason 20 (41:03) - The G Spot. Enough Said.

Reason 19 (43:03) - As your body changes, your sex life may need to adjust.

Reason 18 (45:56) - Little girls aren't allowed to explore their sexuality in the same way little boys are.

Reason 17 (48:52) - My husband was diagnosed with a varicocele.

Reason 16 (50:31) - I learned about periods from "Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret."

Reason 15 (53:52) - A smaller endowed gentlemen rocked my socks. Size does NOT matter!

Reason 14 (55:29) - My Sex at 70 podcast episode enlightened me about men with ED.

Reason 13 (56:52) - My misconceptions around ass-play.

Reason 12 (01:01:43) - Lesbians know wayyyy more about foreplay than the rest of us.

Reason 11 (01:03:51) - When I first learned to masturbate, I felt incredibly ashamed after.

Reason 10 (01:06:44) - I used to have horrible folliculitis.

Reason 09 (01:09:21) - My male friend was raped and not taken seriously at all.

Reason 08 (01:13:31) - I, too, was raped and didn't accept it due to a lack of knowledge.

Reason 07 (01:17:05) - Kink and BDSM are more about communication and trust than how it's presently portrayed.

Reason 06 (01:20:34) - A man I was with removed the condom halfway through.

Reason 05 (01:22:36) - The. Rabbit. Ain't. SHIT! It took me far too long to find good sex toys.

Reason 04 (01:24:42) - Is it possible to get eaten out too much?

Reason 03 (01:26:43) - I dated a man with an insane porn addiction.

Reasons 02 + 01 (01:30:19) - Everything I do is so my two girls don't grow up feeling 'less than' like I did.

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