BISH is a guide to sex, love and you for everyone over 14. Here’s what people say about it!
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If you need help in person click here to find out about sexual health services. You are welcome to ask me questions but please do have a look at questions I’ve already answered and the rest of the site. There’s a search bar and a menu of different categories up at the top ☝️. Also I’ve created a Coronavirus tag so you can find the posts that might be relevant for you right now.
Important posts
What Is Sex?
- This guide to ‘what is sex’ aims to answer the most frequently asked questions about sex in a simple and short way. Although yeah, the whole article is like an essay. I’ve tried to define each thing and then give some pointers for how to do them more consensually and safely. [...]
Sexual Health Services
- Learn more about sexual health services for all ages in the UK. What they are, where they are, what they do and what going to a clinic is like. [...]
Guide to Relationships
- In this guide to relationships: we'll look at what we mean by relationships, limits, how you should be treated, romance, trust and break ups. [...]
It’s for people who are (or are thinking about) having sex / relationships. It’s for all genders (trans inclusive) and sexualities, people with disabilities, backgrounds, beliefs and values. It’s got a UK vibe so we say ‘snog’, ‘fancy’ and ‘shag’ a lot.
Most of the materials on here are written by me, Justin Hancock. I’ve been a sex educator since 1999, I do training courses for teachers, and I’m a member of the World Association for Sexual Health. Read more about me and the website.
Latest BISH posts
Monkeypox
- There’s a lot in the news about Monkeypox at the moment, so here’s a quick guide to what it is and how to protect ourselves from it. There’s one (very chill) pic of some symptoms in the article. [...]
Sudden Urge to Get Away from Oral
- Advice for a someone who has a sudden urge to get away from oral sex. Is it just too much stimulation, or is it related to trauma? [...]
I’m Not Feeling Pleasure, Is That Normal?
- We might feel more pleasure the more we have sex, but only if we can pay attention to our body and what it might do. [...]
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This is one of the most respected and widely visited resources for sex and relationships education, advice, and information. It’s funded by your kind donations to the Patreon. Please support it with £1 a month if you can.
Become a Patron!If you’re teaching about this please promote BISH to your (14+) students (here are some posters for you to print), but this website is not designed for classroom RSE teaching. Head over to my website for practitioners for resources.
If you want some more advanced advice for adults check out the work I do with Meg-John Barker at megjohnandjustin.com. We wrote a sex advice book called A Practical Guide to Sex and we also have some zines. I also run a podcast called Culture Sex Relationships.
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