Question: Hi Tanya, I've started dating a person with a disability and I am nervous about how sex will be with them. How should I approach it with them? Answer: One of the advantages of having a body that needs advocating for is that it makes conversation around sex and consent so much easier. It fascinates me that so many people are turned off at the idea of talking about sex. They say it takes away the mood, spoils spontaneity and makes things unimaginative. It creates safety, takes away the anxiety that accompanies guesswork and leaves space for feedback and working out exactly what rings your partner's bells.

These individuals might refer to themselves as transgender, non-binary, or gender-nonconforming. The differences between male and female sexes are anatomical and physiological. For instance, male and female genitalia, both internal and external are different. Similarly, the levels and types of hormones present in male and female bodies are different.

Back to Live Well. An STI can be passed from one person to another through sexual contact, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. Many STIs can be cured with antibiotics.

Initiating sex is sooo pre- MeToo movement. Inviting someone to have sex is much more hip read: consensual and gender-inclusive. Chris Donaghue, sex and intimacy expert at SKYN Condoms , explain the misogynistic undertones of the former, and how an invitation to sex is a consensual and pleasure-based approach to getting it on. Doing anything for the first time is going to feel a little nerve-wracking.