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Cherry Bomb: "What's Up Down There?"

This week on Cherry Bomb, the vloggers are schooled on the fine art of sexual health from Precious Stallworth, a sex educator from the LA Gay and Lesbian Center.

What do the "gold stars" need to know? And is an orgasm actually good for the soul? Also, where to find gay or lesbian doctors in your community.

Cherry Bomb: "What's Up Down There?"

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dazed's picture

another great epi

i'm really glad we have this show available to us, it's stuff like this that i could NEVER talk to my friends (all straight) about.

also, loving dalila's expression after the whole dental dam revelation. i'm sure we're all feeling the irony! 

mythofthefront's picture

sex educator

Yea, you always hear "the first step is prevention" WTF, Precious?!?

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The 4 winged dear with the metal tongue knows what it takes to get things done.

Mal's picture

thx a lot

this is my source for sex ed and i love the show, so please never stop we need this info! 

"Blackmail always works better then bribery."

Anonymous's picture

Great Topic Ladies of CB

www.myspace.com/lunakiss7.com

I want to tell you how much I adore Precious S. She's one of the best health advocate educator I have ever seen. I learned so much while watching this episode about this topic. Yes, please have her back on. She was very informative,open,honest and straight to the point. Love it. Oh, thanks for the link about LGBTQI friendly doctors.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME A PM ABOUT MEETING WOMYN ON ANOTHER SITE. I'M NOT INTO THE DATING SITE ADVERTISMENT. GREATLY APPRECIATED!

jamlawgirl's picture

OMG Precious is so

OMG Precious is so beautiful and sexy. And the fact that she's an advocate is even hotter.

And when she was talking about not using dental dams I laughed so hard. I think we really know that practically no one uses dental dams if a sexual health advocate won't use them, lol.

Irie's picture

Excellent episode

ladies! I agree with Precious - nothing like "diving in face first"..LOL! Too funny The episode was very informative and answered some questions I had  and thiings I was wondering about....

 

Thx

NCSha25's picture

Thank you ladies!

Great show and yes please bring Precious Stallworth back!
Ashley's picture

man

man I'm a virgin and all stuff makes me not want to have sex
Wildflower's picture

related article in todays chronicle

hey, speaking of!

 

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/06/BAQQ16ARFB.D...

 

"SF summit looks at lesbian health"

RedBeet's picture

More HPV Info

This page has a good amount of factual information about lesbians and hpv with a lot of links.

I used to work at a gyn and tell people about their HPV status all the time.  It's definitely important to get paps and know if you have it, but it's definitely not the end of the world.  FEW people have long term problems with HPV that require treatment, and in those cases there are a lot of good options available that prevent cervical cancer (and get rid of warts).  We didn't even test women in their 20s for HPV because most of them cleared the virus rapidly and never had any problems with it.  

HPV is something to be aware of, something to stay on top of, but not something to be afraid of or worry about.

This was a great episode!  Thanks for talking about such an important issue! Yay Precious!  Pussy is delicious ;)

zephyr's picture

Keepin it real

Precious kept it real.  She was informative and realistic at the same time.  Thank you.  If you live and breathe you cannot be sure you are 100% safe about anything.  All you can do is stay on top of your health as best you can, and be honest and respectful with your partner.

Healthcare providers are a whole other thing.  There are some good doctors out there, but a lot of them are not about healing or helping anyone.  The way health insurance and probably malpractice insurance has jacked up the cost of our healthcare system makes a difference in the quality of care we get.  I believe it also has some affect on the attitudes of doctors.  Going to the doctor is a necessity, but I have issues with the way the whole gyn experience is set up for women.  From the 19th century stirrups, to the assumptions of heterosexuality, among other things, the gyn exam sometimes makes me really angry.  I can honestly say I've only had one gynecologist that I liked, the others were jerks.

Uh_Huh_Her_011's picture

Thank you!!!

     Since I am still in the closet,  a teen, and go to a catholic school, this is my primary source for sex ed. I really enjoy watching and learning from your show every week! Keep the good work up! If only I could go to Dinah....lol : )
lil-d01's picture

Did you guys change video

Did you guys change video players so that we can only strictly watch whilst it's streaming? Because my net speed is relatively low and I usually let vlogs load to the finish before watching it; but I can't now because the video stops and starts every few seconds (it loads again!), it's really off-putting. And I really want to hear about this topic, smoothly and clearly. :( Help, please?

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Use commas when necessary: You want 'Talk to me when you want to, mate' instead of 'Talk to me when you want to mate'. =]

Wickedlitllegirl's picture

question about bisexuality

Loved this vlog, CB grew on me....

I have a question FOR THE VLOG about bisexuality:

Whenever I am angry at my boyfriend I go to Afterellen read something, or I just check best lesbian week ever to find something horny, like a payback. Dunno...

Are other bisexual girls out there doing the same?

Or I am just an angry bi girl, FRUSTATED with her boyfriend... and thinking about buying him Viagra... I have been with him for over 10 years, but being only with him is getting harder and harder. I cannot have sex only once a week...Am I addicted? Help PLZ.

I am not a cheater,I do not like the idea of cheating on him.

I have been faithful to him all those long years. HELP!!!

HELP!!!HELP!!!HELP!!!

Wickedlitllegirl's picture

Oh yes, I am Brazilian

I forgot to say  I am Brazilian. That is why my English sucks... And to add to the question Brazilians love sex so much. I have seen a CB vlog and Nikky said that she had a Brazilian girlfriend, she probably knows what I am talking about. Brazilians can be possessive, love sex, and like extra attention. That is why it is so hard to me, this plus my "bisexual hurdle" loved that vlog and I am using this term over and over again... I am so frustated! HELP PLZ
akiraj's picture

Sigh

Double sigh sex really sucks. That is all
munky's picture

just two quick notes

No doctor  (or medical student for that matter) worth their licence should say to a gay woman that she doesn't have to have cervical cancer screening. You don't need special training for that, everything to do with cervical cancer, like with all the other "common" conditions are part of the basic medical training. 

And actually masturbation is not 100% safe. Nothing is safe so the degree to which something is safe or unsafe is irrelevant and potentially counterproductive. Let's teach learn and do prevention and forget about the percentages.  

Erika's picture

A-MAzing

Thanks, Ladies for an amazingly educational-yet fun show!

 

OHIO*lez-girl*inNYC

http://oh-iolez-girlinnyc.blogspot.com/

D-slilgrrl's picture

Fantastic

Fantastic, Ladies!!! You never fail to inform. By the way, went to www.glma.org, got some info, found a provider in my area. Afterellen ladies check it out, you won't be disapointed.

 P.S. Thanks for the Buddylist invite Ladies of Cherry Bomb. And please do have her back.

Remember: Karma can be a real B@#%* if you don't treat her with respect!