SAFER SEX IN A PANDEMIC

The 2020 pandemic has changed the way we look at intimacy. Last century, we witnessed how the AIDS crisis affected the lives of millions of people, from intimate interaction in private to socializing in public. What we don't want to do is repeat past mistakes with lack of proper information, and further endanger ourselves or others. One long-lasting, positive response resulting from the activism during the AIDS epidemic is the understanding of safer sex practices, along with the vast production, promotion, and use of condoms.

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Many are wondering what intimacy looks like during and post-pandemic. Safer sex practices will always be encouraged; as well as harm reduction over abstinence (science and research prove time and time again that the former is way more successful than the latter). What the pandemic does not mean is the complete loss or reduction of intimacy; it just means we go about it differently. 

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Most humans need intimate contact – from a hug, to a kiss, to nude sexual activity. As a sex educator, I am exploring the vast ways we can continue to have intimate relationships.

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If you would like to discuss what intimacy means for you, or how to share information to larger groups, please feel free to contact me.

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Read my piece on Medium, The New Intimacy, about what this looks like in our real lives, as well as on screen in a pandemic-aware world.