AWARE: Virginity = State of Mind Woh!

[makapaaa]

AWARE

What is taught: The programme started in 2007 and has reached 11 schools so far. A maximum of 25 participants is allowed per workshop, which lasts three hours each time, either during or after school hours.
The programme was designed and drawn from an international workshop by the International Women's Health Coalition. Focus groups on the programme were also conducted in post-secondary institutions, and with teachers and parents.
The instructors' guide lists its objectives as helping participants to 'develop a healthy and positive attitude towards sexuality' and empowering them 'in their decision-making about their sexual life'.
The content ranges from HIV and Aids to other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), to contraception as well as relationship and body image issues.
Participants are taught that sexuality is normal but they should consider the consequences of teenage pregnancy and STIs.
They are also taught how to say 'no' if they are being pressured into sex and how to believe that they are worthy of a good relationship, no matter what people tell them.
Is homosexuality discussed? The instructors' manual - which is not revealed to students - suggests that it be treated as neutral as 'it is perfectly normal... simply the way you are'.
Trainers have to follow some segments of this manual closely, such as teaching about risky sex and STIs, but the rest depends on how much time they have and the questions students ask.
The materials also include condoms and a 'simulated penis' to teach participants how to put on condoms.
Virginity is also suggested as a neutral term, or a 'a state of mind' as it may not necessarily be physical.
For example, girls may be considered virgins if they have not experienced being in a sexual relationship with men.
Anal sex is also suggested as a neutral term. A suggested explanation for this is that 'anal sex can be healthy or neutral if practised with consent and with a condom'. The manual notes: 'Not having sex is the best way of preventing Aids and STI, but if you choose to be sexually active, using condoms correctly and consistently is a key way to reduce risk.'

 

[jw5]

Isn't virginity the state of the hymen?

 

[Yoshitei]

Is virginity is a state of mind, so is marriage and motherhood.

That explains the increasing number of divorce and the sexual promiscuity of women these days.

Singapore men are really a pitiful fully lot.

They spend 2.5 years of their life being treated like prostitutes and when they start working they're less desirable due to national commitments and when married, they live under the mercy of Women's Charter and those in AWARE.

 

[SamuelStalin]

Sex is also a state of the mind then. Unnatural sex should therefore remain prohibited by legislation.

 

[zhihau]

Is virginity is a state of mind, so is marriage and motherhood.

That explains the increasing number of divorce and the sexual promiscuity of women these days.

Singapore men are really a pitiful fully lot.

They spend 2.5 years of their life being treated like prostitutes and when they start working they're less desirable due to national commitments and when married, they live under the mercy of Women's Charter and those in AWARE.

bro madmansg's mantra says it all...

 

[MarrickG]

Isn't virginity the state of the hymen?

Just psycho yourself into believing that you're a virgin and it will come true??? I think only Thio Su-Mien can do that...

 

[zhihau]

Just psycho yourself into believing that you're a virgin and it will come true??? I think only Thio Su-Mien can do that...

last noted there's hymenoplasty

 

[annexa]

I am male. I don't have hymen.

 

[londontrader]

I am male. I don't have hymen.

according to some people, you're not a virgin

 

[londontrader]

Isn't virginity the state of the hymen?

The hymen can tear due to sporting activity (not sport bonking )

 

[phouse3]

More and more people are realising that homosexuals are born. So they conclude it must be genetic.

But base on mainstream science: genes (X, Y chromosomes) determines sex whereas a hormone by the name of testosterone determines sexuality (homosexual, heterosexual). When there is not enough testosterone exposure in a male foetus during prenatal, a gay is about to be born because his mind is not masculated enough. When there is too much testosterone exposure in a female foetus during prenatal, a butch is in the making because her mind is masculated. Sexuality is an orientation of the mind, isn't it?

But only deviant butches with crooked minds would extend the argument to virginity as a state of the mind. If so, a great grandmother could still be a virgin. So could a whore that has serviced thousands of men. What more a butch that has her hymen broken by another butch wielding an inanimate dildo (which is normalised by putting a condom smeared with jelly over it)! Now, can you see what the butches are trying lead you to subconsciously? ("For example, girls may be considered virgins if they have not experienced being in a sexual relationship with men."). Why not extend it to sex with animals and still considered a virgin?

As I have said before, one may be born a homosexual but one has a choice not to pursue homosexuality. Queers who cannot tell their left foot from their right should not be allowed to corrupt our mentally weak people. If there is anything genetic, it has to be our coolie ancestry.

Homosexuality is against commonsense, mainstream culture, biology, the law and ergonomics, not just religion. Some people are just punching below the belt by picking on a bunch of tele-babies which has been proven to be easily removed by strong-arm tactics. I am sure their church has better facilities/more members. Why would they want to hijack a dying and irrelevant NGO with members so few that it is embarassing?

We are not congenital gamblers. When our forefathers crossed the seas, it was risk-taking; when some people voted for the white shirts, it was gambling (defined as a sure-lose proposition in the long run).

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

are you saying that all gays are effeminate and not masculine?...ditto for lesbians, are they all 'butch' only?

When there is not enough testosterone exposure in a male foetus during prenatal, a gay is about to be born because his mind is not masculated enough. When there is too much testosterone exposure in a female foetus during prenatal, a butch is in the making because her mind is masculated. Sexuality is an orientation of the mind, isn't it?

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[yinyang]

last noted there's hymenoplasty

Patch job??:p

 

[londontrader]

"phouse3;234015]More and more people are realising that homosexuals are born. So they conclude it must be genetic....................Sexuality is an orientation of the mind, isn't it?"

The "testosterone" hypothesis isn't as clear as you seem to suggest. May I suggest the following non-technical summary:

http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/born-gay

A real scientist lets the evidence show the way

"As I have said before, one may be born a homosexual but one has a choice not to pursue homosexuality."

That's like telling a born heterosexual to be celibate

 

[phouse3]

are you saying that all gays are effeminate and not masculine?...ditto for lesbians, are they all 'butch' only?

Which part of my message came remotely close to making that stupid suggestion? Your writing style reminds me of PeasantJudge.

Any one with average thinking skills will not mistake "masculating of the mind" with "masculinity". The former is a biological process during prenatal leading to certain predetermined sexual preference in adulthood whereas the latter is an overt adult behaviour which has nothing to do with the former. The 2 are miles apart.

Firstly, many who have heard of Blue Oyster (from a movie) know that those beady 250-pound gay bikers that look like gorillas are more than manly. On the other hand, we have seen gays with bodies of Arnold Schwarzenegger behaving like Ah Qua in their tight shorts and spaghetti singles.

Secondly, it is silly to assume that a manly gay will pay the male role and an effeminate gay will play the female role. Very often, it is the reverse. The same argument goes for butches.

(In passing, effeminate could mean a lot more. It could mean lack of drive, materialistic, narcisisstic, seeking immediate gratification, etc. Singaporean men are known to be effeminate but you can be sure most are not gays.)