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sexuality@teensforteens.net
Your Sexual Rights
In any situation, it is always important to keep the following in mind:
You have:
- The
right to accurate information about sexuality and
HIV/AIDS.
- The
right to stop being physical or sexual with a
partner at any point.
- The
right to say no to an unwanted touch of any kind.
- The
right to make decisions about sexuality, in your
own time.
- The
right to express your sexuality safely, without
risk of pregnancy, or STD's including HIV/AIDS.
- The
right not to be pressured into being physical or
sexual.
- The
right not to express your sexuality unless you
want to.
- The right to feel safe in a physical or sexual
relationship.
If you are
thinking about taking part in a sexual relationship with
someone, ask yourself:
- "Do
I respect this person?"
- "Does
this person respect me and my sexual 'comfort
zone'?"
- "Is
there trust between us?"
- "Do
we talk to each other and listen too?"
- "Is
this person there for me if I need help?"
- "Do
we share things other than sex?"
- "Can
I talk about birth control and/or disease
prevention with this person?"
If the
answer to any of these questons is no, you need to
rethink having or continueing to have a sexual experience
with.
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