I have asked probably 100 adults in roughly my age range if, as teenagers, their parents ever talked to them about sex and literally only one person has ever said yes.
My parents, born in 1929 and 1935 put sex education books on my bookshelf in my room.
I know my books, so of course I notice them.
And we had good sex education at school. Biological differences between black men and white men were mentioned, because otherwise we'd feel really inferior, honestly. 🙄
And my father and I were really close, honest, and straight. He said he'd get me prostitutes, if needed. We went to bars together when I was in grade school (and later).
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