This August has been the busiest month the forum has ever had. We have had over 27,000 page views this month alone! This year we are at 171,303 page views.
It is just amazing to me how many people come here for information and how they are from all the world (100 nations at least!)

I want to start a new thread about sexuality and what sexual traditions and laws are like where you live. Some people think we are sexually free in America- but some places in America are not very free at all.

So please tell us what country, state, province, county you are from and what about these questions.......or whatever you think people might find interesting to know about the sexual traditions where you are from.

Can people who are unmarried have sex?
Can women have abortions?
Can you buy condoms in the local store?
Is birth control legal?
Do you have sex education in school?
Can you go on dates alone when you are a teenager 12-18?
Are you supposed to be a virgin when you marry?
How are children treated whose parents are not married?
Can you get divorced?
Is AIDS just a gay disease where you live?
What happens if a man or woman has an affair?
Can people with disabilities marry?
How are gay people treated?
How are trangendered people treated?
How are people who are not the same race or religion who marry treated?

I look forward to reading your responses!
Susan

Malaysia

Q1)Well ppl who are unmarried can have sex and are having sex but it's still looked down upon. Most young couples justify their actions by saying it's not sex but love and they are already getting married.

Q2)Abortions are illegal and would always be illegal over here but some clinic offer their services but all through the back door.

q3)Yup, condoms are readily available at 7-11 and shopping centres but most guys i know don't use it as it's embarassing to buy and for myself i tend to lose my erection by the time i start to put it on.

q4) birth control is allowed as lots of clinics put up posters of birth control pills and implantables.

q5)We dont have sex education in school, just the usual biology lessons.

q6) teenagers go on dates and more and more of them from guys the net. Almost all dates go on behind parents back.

q7) Yes, most guys want their wives to be a virgin.

q8) Havent met any children who have unmarried parents but most of the time who will know that they are unmarried.

q9) Divorce rates are on the increase but most relatives look down on that.

q10) Most ppl assume Aids is a gay disease but there is a strong Anti AIDS movement over here and a lot of awareness campaign going on.

q11) Well they are looked down upon especially if they are married. Ppl dont realise that they just maybe looking for a little love. First thoughts are she is a bad girl or a home wrecker. Always two sides to a story.

q12)DOn't know any disabled ppl nor married ones but my impression is that its not highly looked upon.

q13)More and more gay people around but in high school most are ridiculed and made fun off especially the feminine kinds. But once in college most are left alone or just made as acquaintance. ANd when they are at that age they tend to go to Gay bars and have sex with almost anyone.

q14)transgendered ppl are mostly sex workers over here

q15) different race and religion mariages do go on and most object when not married but when married with kids the society is more acceptive. But ppl do stare.

q10)

Thank you so much for that reply. I had imagined Malaysia to be even more conservative than you describe. You have no sex education in school at all? We don't have enough in the US - but we usually do have some when kids are about 10-11, then again about 16.

Susan

Q1:yes,but most people think it`s wrong

Q2:I don`t know but from the looks of it we are still deciding about it.

Q3:Yes but only pharmacys have condoms

Q4:I don`t know what birth control is ,sorry

Q5: from 11-16

Q6:depends on the parents.I personelly can go on dates and I`m 11 ,if I have one.

Q7:no

Q8:well............the mother keeps them .

Q9:ofcouse but you must think it well....

Q10:I didn`t understand the question,sorry

Q11:Sorry but I` dont know whats an affair.

Q12:Ofcourse If the couple is willing yes the gouverment respects people with disability as much as people with out

Q13:I don`t know but being gay is allowed I think

Q14: sorry I don`t know what traglled means

Q15:we have one mosk. but eveyone is aloud to marry even of diffrent race and religion.

Sorry for not answering all the Questions.If needed explain to me in another post and I `ll try to answer it.

Yours truely

JakŁ

Yup, no sex education at all. There was some talk about introducing it into schools but that caused a big ruckus. It depends where you are, if you go to a predominantly muslim town then you would find things like condom scarce. Cities in States like Selangor, Penang, Perak, Johor, Sabah, and Sarawak tend to be more open and proactive in their culture but states like Kedah, terengganu, Pahang, Perlis and especially Kelantan are still backwards in their society. Don't get me wrong, the village Malay is friendly and acceptive of all races but there is always a limit. Mostly due to the teachings of who is the religious teacher at their province. We are learning but hopefully without having to endure too many mistakes.

Nova Scotia, Canada

Can people who are unmarried have sex? Yes

Can women have abortions? Yes

Can you buy condoms in the local store? Yes

Is birth control legal? Yes

Do you have sex education in school? Yes

Can you go on dates alone when you are a teenager 12-

18? Yes

Are you supposed to be a virgin when you marry? It's the individual's choice

How are children treated whose parents are not married? The same as thoe whose parents are married

Can you get divorced? Yes

Is AIDS just a gay disease where you live? I don't believe, but I don't know of any AIDS cases in my immediate area.

What happens if a man or woman has an affair? The couple works out their problem, whether it be through discussion, divorce, or whatever.

Can people with disabilities marry? Yes

How are gay people treated? From what I've sen first hand, the same as Heterosexuals. There are some people that treat them as inferior beings, though.

How are trangendered people treated? It's a toss up. Some are treated as they're inferior, some like tehy're just regular everyday people. It just depends on how each individual sees that group of people.

How are people who are not the same race or religion who
marry treated? Most often accepted and treated like the general population. Rare occurances shows some discrimination, but most people are open minded to the idea of inter-racial/ inter-religious relations.

Troy
I visit Canada a lot - and I think they are by and large a more liberal country than the US is. We talk a good talk - but Canada walks a better walk. The laws are not as good, but the people don't need some of the laws we seem to need.

Susan

Q: Can people who are unmarried have sex?
A: Most people think it is okay for unmarried to have sex, some minorities such as
conservative christians, muslims, etc do not.

Q: Can women have abortions?
A: Yes, women have had the opportunity to decide themselves to have abortions from 1978.
Earlier women had to send an application, and the authorities decided if they could have
and abortion or not.

Q: Can you buy condoms in the local store?
A: Yes, anyone can buy condoms in grocery stores or special stores.

Q: Is birth control legal?
A: Yes, and girls between 16 and 20 years old can get a prescription
for free birth-control pills.

Q: Do you have sex education in school?
A: Yes

Q: Can you go on dates alone when you are a teenager 12-18?
A: Depends on parents, religion, etc, but most parents would allow it.

Q: Are you supposed to be a virgin when you marry?
A: The majority no.

Q: How are children treated whose parents are not married?
A: Like all others, According to the norwegian statistics bureau 49% of all children
are born outside marriage.

Q: Can you get divorced?
A: Yes

Q: Is AIDS just a gay disease where you live?
A: No

Q: What happens if a man or woman has an affair?
A: Unless they have parters that cannot accept that, nothing.

Q: Can people with disabilities marry?
A: Yes

Q: How are gay people treated?
A: More and more like straight people, some groups is still looking down on them.

Q: How are transgendered people treated?
A: I'm not sure, they are not treated bad by authorities, is is legal, but many people still do not accept them fully I suppose. ( hard to answer )

Q: How are people who are not the same race or religion who marry treated?
A: like others (from the majority of norwegians)

The Malaysia answers sound almost identical to Alabama. heh.

Alabama is a pretty backwards conservative province in the U.S. for those of you not familiar.