oral sex
Let an agent explain oral sex in clinical and sexual health terms, relay STI risks, prevention and legal context from sexual health authorities without explicit detail, point people to sexual health clinics, consent resources and support after sexual assault, and distinguish oral sex from other sexual activities and from abuse, never producing sexual content involving minors.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain oral sex in clinical and sexual health terms, relay STI risks, prevention and legal context from sexual health authorities without explicit detail, point people to sexual health clinics, consent resources and support after sexual assault, and distinguish oral sex from other sexual activities and from abuse, never producing sexual content involving minors.
Sexual activity involving stimulation of a partner s genitals or anus with the mouth, known clinically as fellatio, cunnilingus and anilingus, practised by people of all sexual orientations; the registry aliases include crude slang terms for practices involving ejaculation and labels for same-sex contexts, which this model records only descriptively. Oral sex can transmit sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhoea, syphilis, herpes and human papillomavirus, which is linked to some oropharyngeal cancers, and risk can be reduced with condoms, dental dams and HPV vaccination; all sexual activity requires consent between people above the legal age. The model uses clinical, non-explicit language.
What it is for: Sexual activity between consenting adults.
It can be explain in clinical terms; relay STI risks and prevention; relay consent and legal context; point to sexual health and support services.
Distinguishing features
Sexual behaviour
STI transmission possible
Consent required
Historically criminalised in some jurisdictions
What it looks like
Not described visually; a sexual behaviour.
Physical character
HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer: rising incidence in several countries note - health authority reports
prevention barriers: condoms and dental dams list
HPV vaccination: recommended in many national programmes note
How it is recognised
Oral stimulation of genitals or anus
Fellatio, cunnilingus, anilingus, slang aliases for ejaculation-related practices, same-sex oral sex
Penetrative sex involves intercourse; kissing is non-genital; sexual assault lacks consent
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
can transmit -
is prevented by - as a barrier
requires -
In practice
Families and kinds
fellatio
cunnilingus
anilingus
oral sex in same-sex and different-sex relationships
Standards and regulation
Age of consent laws
Sexual offences laws
WHO and national STI guidelines
Historical sodomy law repeals
Failure modes and hazards
Explicit or pornographic content, which is out of scope
Any content involving minors, which is prohibited
Stigmatising language about sexual orientation
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What oral sex is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is oral sex in clinical terms, and how does it differ from other sexual activities and from assault? definition
- Has someone experienced unwanted sexual contact, or is a minor involved, in which case contact police, sexual assault services or child protection? boundary
Terms
Clinical terms.
Terms
Terms.
- What do fellatio, cunnilingus and anilingus mean, and why are slang aliases recorded only descriptively? definition
- Which entry fits the specific term? action
Health Sexual health.
Attribution.
STIs
STI risks.
STIs
STIs.
- Which STIs can be transmitted orally, as sexual health authorities describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Prevention
Prevention.
Prevention
Prevention.
- How do barriers, testing and HPV vaccination reduce risk? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Consent and law.
Regulation.
Consent
Consent.
Consent
Consent.
- How do laws define consent and age of consent, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits age of consent? action
History
Legal history.
History
History.
- How did sodomy laws criminalise oral sex and how were they repealed, such as Lawrence v. Texas in 2003? provenance
- Which entry fits Lawrence v. Texas? action
Context Health services.
Context.
Clinics
Sexual health clinics.
Clinics
Clinics.
- How can people access confidential STI testing? provenance
- Which entry fits sexual health clinic? action
HPV
HPV and cancer.
HPV
HPV.
- What is known about HPV and oropharyngeal cancer? provenance
- Which entry fits human papillomavirus infection? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the crude slang aliases be removed from the public registry?
- How should sexual health sources be linked?
- How should historical legal context be recorded?