Yes, sex continues on in 2021. We are humans, and the drive still exists to reproduce our species. But women, as a sex, have more power now, since only they can get pregnant and give birth to the next generation. With no birth control available outside of natural methods, women are very cautious about having sexual relations. And getting pregnant is very high risk for women. We have no trained doctors left, no medical schools, and no specialists. Women get pregnant and with luck nothing major happens to them while they are carrying. Then they have to give birth, again with no trained assistance, and with only the aid of friends if they are very lucky. The mortality rate for women skyrockets when they become pregnant. And many women wonder if humanity is worth saving. We've seen rape camps, mass graves, the torture and murder of people based on their skin, their beliefs, and even their simple existence. Is this a world where women want to raise children? Relationships and notions of legal/religious marriage have essentially been left in the past. Our world is nomadic; everyone moves around, people connect but only for short periods of time for comfort. Humanity is predominantly living a transitory lifestyle where each day is a new road and a new adventure. Nothing lasts, including relationships. Women no longer raise children with men in couples, but often alone, or communally with like-minded others.

And that has given rise to a very major change in our human psyche - our sexuality. Many women choose to be celibate. Women may choose to make friends with men, but having penetrative sex with a man can have huge long term implications for women that men do not have to think about. So women pick and choose sexual encounters with men *very* carefully.

At Thunder Mountain, we teach our people about sexuality, about reproduction, about the risks to women, and the choices one can make about being sexual with another person. Sexual intimacy, to our generation, is diverse and complex, and we want to live in a world that conceptualizes sex as being about respecting one another, and communicating with each other. Sex now encompasses a wide range of acts, thoughts, beliefs and behaviours.
I never get days off. What a depressing thought.