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Welcome to the discussion forum on Sexuality.

Although your Guide is always available to answer your questions and queries, using the forum will be more beneficial since your message will reach a greater number of people. As a result, a large number of people can contribute to or benefit from the discussions. Feel free to use this forum to ask questions, express your opinion, and spread relevant information.

Please remember, your can refer users to relevant sites, but advertisements are not allowed. Your Sexuality Guide will visit the forum regularly and will contribute to (and moderate) all discussions.

Consider that we all use different language to communicate, don’t put people down for using one type of language over another. If you feel the language is offensive try to explain why before attacking someone. At the same time no one should have to tolerate language that is blatantly racist, homophobic, misogynistic, sexist, abelist, or otherwise marginalizing. It takes extra work to communicate in a way that doesn’t immediately leave someone out, but the work is worth it.

Avoid giving advice when it isn’t asked for. The forums are a great place to get input from a wide range of people. But this input should be given only when asked for.

Respect your own boundaries and the boundaries of others. If you are comfortable sharing a lot of personal information, that’s fine, but be sensitive to other peoples desire to get information without disclosing personal details.

Give credit to our individual expertise. Despite the fact that I spend all day, every day, thinking, talking, teaching, and writing about sex, I don’t think that I know more than you do about your sexuality. When I’m communicating with others I let them take the lead and tell me how they feel about a situation. I don’t impose my own ideas on what sort of sexuality they “should” have. Try not to preach or pretend to be all knowing. Let’s leave that to the politicians.