Ever wondered how the hit HBO show “Sex and the City” ran for six years with only a few passing nods to important sexual health topics such as birth control, HIV testing, or abortion? Despite an endless supply of Sunday brunch banter about the sexual lives and partners of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and especially Samantha, hardly a word was mentioned about these topics. And lest we think this is a primarily heterosexual media phenomena, the same goes for the group of women who partner primarily with women on Showtime’s popular series “The L Word”.
Ok, maybe you’ve never found yourself lying awake at night wondering about this because….. 1. You watch these shows for their entertainment value and not to get a lesson on what to talk to your doctor about.
2. You’re not as unabashedly focused on sexual health as I am. Who knew you could be a sexual health nerd, right?