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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m always shocked by parents who post that the only risk of sex is pregnancy. Yes, that’s the biggest issue for teenagers by far. But I remember being a teenager, and there can be a lot more involved—regret, drama, self-esteem issues. While I know I can’t shelter my child, I am not going to facilitate a potentially uncomfortable scenario by hosting a sleepover between a pair who may feel pressured to experiment.[/quote]

I’m so sexist but this all bothers me so much less with two girls.  I’ve just never heard of a lesbian being date raped or even pressured into sex — whereas al my straight friends had this experience (usually multiple times) with boys/men.  I’m sure there are issues in the lesbian community too, but it just seems to me so much less prevalent and the power dynamic issues are less of a thing.   One thing I did tell my daughter (who was bi in hS but not identifies as gay) is to really think twice before hooking up with  friends.  Drama within the friend group is hard to manage and it can really fracture the group.  There will always be another person to hook up with but good friends are hard to come by.  That seems to me the greater risk with female-female teen relationships, and I have seen that happen.
Anyway, I’m actually pretty conservative but I just gave up on policing this with my bi/gay daughter.  It was too hard.  With my straight son, I am pretty strict about no girls in his room, doors open, I will swing by asking if they want snacks, etc.  they are probably hookjng up at her house but there’s only so much I can do.[/quote]

Naive and sexist. [/quote]

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