1. Recognize diversity in sexuality, gender, and sexual orientationUnderstanding sexual diversity includes diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual behavior, gender roles, etc.
Sexual orientation is a person's lasting emotional and sexual attraction to the same or opposite sex, including heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, etc. Gender includes biological sex, social sex and psychological sex.
Biological sex is a person's reproductive organs at birth, genetic characteristics, in addition to male, female, there are also due to chromosome, hormonal factors, between the two or both have or are not obvious intersex people.
Social gender is the expectation of the society for the behavior and division of labor of the two roles of men and women, such as male to masculine, female to gentle.
Psychological gender, also known as gender identity, is the gender that the subjective individual thinks he belongs to. Psychological gender and biological gender is called cisgender, inconsistent is called transgender.
Groups other than cisgender and heterosexual are sexual minorities. Gender and sexual orientation are influenced by many aspects such as individual biology, psychology and society. The so-called "sissy, tomboy" is a gender stereotype, discrimination and stigmatization of homosexuality is a stereotype of sexual orientation, and we pay more attention to a person's inner cultivation and good quality.
2. Understand the basics of human sexualityWhen it comes to sex, children, parents and teachers may be sensitive and taboo. In fact, sexual behavior is a broad concept, including sexual fantasy, sexual dreams, masturbation and other autosexual stimulation, but also includes kissing, touching and sexual behavior.
Sexual dream is to achieve sexual satisfaction with the same sex or the opposite sex in the sleep, sexual fantasy is a psychological process or spiritual activity with sexual color, which is the two most common sexual behavior, adolescent, adult boys and girls may appear. Teenagers do not need to be ashamed of sexual dreams, sexual fantasies and other negative psychological, and these are personal privacy, do not need each other, and should not inquire.
And masturbation and spermatogenesis that everyone is confused about but ashamed to talk about. Masturbation is the act of stimulating one's reproductive organs by rubbing or other means to achieve sexual pleasure. It is a way for an individual to explore the body, experience pleasure, relax emotions, etc., as long as it is not too frequent and does not use tools and methods that harm the body.
In most cases, the phenomenon of spermatogenesis that may occur in teenage boys is normal. If 2-3 times a night or several times a week, there are frequent spermatospermia and accompanied by memory loss, depression, dizziness, tinnitus, waist and knee pain and other discomfort symptoms need to seek professional help.
In short, sexual dreams, sexual fantasies, masturbation and spermatogenesis are normal sexual physiological phenomena, teenagers do not have too much psychological pressure, if it obviously affects the normal life, work, study and interpersonal relationships, or the body feels uncomfortable, you need to seek professional help.
Experts remind that for sexual behavior, teenagers should be clear about the following four aspects: correct cognition, not too mysterious and curious; Not having sex at an early age; Knowing and avoiding high-risk sexual behavior, multiple sexual partners, accidental sex and five protection are high-risk behaviors; Love yourself, respect others, establish good interpersonal relationship as the goal.
Source：Hunan Daily
