They questioned 8566 women, of whom 89 per cent were between 18 and 36. Last year Autostraddle, one of the world's most popular lesbian websites, conducted a study into the sex lives of lesbians, calling it The Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey. Interestingly, lesbian women are much more likely to orgasm during sexual activity than either straight or bisexual women. They may have toys, but these are no more a necessity for lesbians than they are for other couples. So is there much difference between lesbian and heterosexual sex? The way lesbians have sex is as varied as straight couples they also have all kinds of positions and roles can be switched. They say, "you don't look like a lesbian – you are too pretty to be a lesbian – it must be a phase", and straight girls have asked her out to "experiment", which she finds extremely infuriating. One of my clients who identifies as a lipstick lesbian complained about the comments she receives when she tells people she is gay. Most people think of a lesbian as the stereotypical image of a butch lesbian with baggy pants and short hair. Femme refers to feminine-looking lesbians, who may also be known as lipstick lesbians. Butch is usually defined as a lesbian who dresses and presents herself in a masculine way. Butch and femme are terms used to describe individual gender identities. Most lesbians find it really annoying to be asked what sort of sex they have, as in "what do they actually do?".įor example "who is the male" in the relationship? This question shows how deeply ingrained gender roles are. There is lots of information about what straight couples do in the bedroom in magazines, papers and the movies, but not much about girl-on-girl sex.
It's quite common to be unsure, especially for some women who believe they are straight but sometimes, later in life, fall in love with a woman. The scale is a method of self-evaluation based on one's individual experience, and the number on the scale can shift as one's sexuality develops. It allows for change and fluidity in individuals' sexuality, and the researchers were aware that sexuality is not fixed or static from birth to death. The scale was not intended to account for individuals' sexual identity (heterosexual, bisexual or homosexual) or designed to be a test or a quiz to determine one's "true" sexual orientation. The scale runs from exclusively heterosexual (0) to equally heterosexual and homosexual (3) to exclusively homosexual (6), with the X grade often described as asexuality. In 1948, US sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and some colleagues developed the Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale – known as The Kinsey Scale – a seven-point scale, ranging from 0 to 6, with an additional category of "X". Which sex would you like to settle down with in the future? When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.Answering some simple questions may help:Īre your sexual feelings for women stronger than for men?ĭo you prefer being kissed by a woman or a man?Īre you physically more attracted to women's or men's bodies?Īre your sexual fantasies about men or women?
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