Girls, Gays, and Theys: Get To Know Your Bodies!

Girls, Gays, and Theys: Get To Know Your Bodies! It's an indictment of the British education system that so many young people are brought up not knowing about their own anatomy. In my school, we didn't even have the 'period talk', let alone any lesson or formal education about sex and the 'female' anatomy. We were left floundering in the wind, turning to TV and other forms of media and popular culture to teach us about our growing bodies. It's no surprise that so many of us still hold misconceptions about our health and sexuality even in our adulthood. Who was there to tell us otherwise? It's this lack of knowledge that has compelled me to write this post, as a way to hopefully educate people about their own bodies and health. After all - it's not just cisgender women who experience this lack of education. This post will be aimed at anyone with Female Assigned Reproductive Systems (FARS) - no matter their gender or sexuality. It's time that we a...