sx!
      That
      is
      the
      subject
      I
     
    

    
     
      we
      asked
      to
      discuss
      in
      this
     
     
      week’s
      column,
      but
      we
      all
      know
     
     
      that
      I
      do
      not
      take
      suggestions
     
     
      very
      well,
      so
      if
      the
      eventual
     
     
      outcome
      of
      this
      article
      is
      the
     
     
      sex
      life
      of
      a
      twentysomething,
     
     
      it
      is
      because
      I
      decided
      it
      to
     
     
      be.
      I
      cannot
      continue
      on
     
     
      wichout
      apologizing
      for
      the
     
     
      absence
      of
      my
      whining
      in
      last
     
     
      week’s
      X-Press.
      I
      found
      my-
     
     
      self
      afflicted
      with
      a
      most
     
     
      annoying
      virus
      last
      week,
      and
     
     
      I
      could
      not
      attend
      school
      on
     
     
      Tuesday.
      That
      is
      the
      truth.
     
    

    
     
      It
      wasn’t
      just
      the
      typical
     
     
      slacker
      extended
      weekend,
      it
     
     
      was
      a
      devastating
      illness...a
     
     
      cold,
      if
      you
      must
      know.
     
    

    
     
      Okay,
      on
      to
      this
      topic
      of
     
     
      sex,
      but
      before
      I
      disclose
      to
     
     
      you
      in
      no
      uncertain
      terms
      the
     
     
      scandalous
      reality
      of
      gen
      x
     
     
      sex,
      I
      invite
      you,
      the
      reader,
     
     
      to
      consider
      this
      thought.
      If
     
     
      “McDonald’s
      (as
      in
      8
      billion
     
     
      violated
      appetites)
      is
      spelled
     
     
      ‘NGS
      Sand
      nob
      Mac.)
      ther
      or
     
     
      can
      only
      ask
      why
      the
      cel-
     
     
      ebrated
      Big
      Mac
      is
      not
      a
      Big
     
     
      Mc.
      Write
      to
      the
      X-Press
      if
     
     
      you
      want,
      but
      this
      is
      not
      a
     
     
      ploy
      for
      participation.
      I
      am
     
     
      just
      curious.
      Back
      to
      sex.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      the
      media,
     
     
      the
      establishment,
      and
      maybe
     
     
      even
      to
      this
      week’s
      X-Press
      (I
     
     
      am
      writing
      this
      before
      publi-
     
     
      cation,
      you
      see),
      the
     
     
      twentysomething/university
     
     
      crowd
      is
      being
      forced
      to
      deal
     
     
      with
      another
      sexual
      revolu-
     
     
      tion,
      but
      this
      is
      not
      the
      free
     
     
      nd
      liberated
      sex
      our
      parents
     
     
      were
      able
      to
      enjoy
      in
      those
     
     
      days
      of
      endless
      sex
      and
      sun-
     
     
      Shine,
      the
      seventies.
      We
      can
     
     
      all
      be
      assured
      that
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      was
      at
      the
      fore-
     
     
      front
      of
      sexual
      expression
      in
     
     
      1968.
      The
      word
      ’‘progres-
     
     
      Sion’’
      has
      always
      been
      a
      bit
     
     
      obscene
      on
      the
      Island.
     
     
      have
      been
      ceremoniously
      filed
     
     
      Under
      the
      category
      of
      genera-
     
     
      tion
      X,
      though,
      are
      coming
      to
     
     
      terms
      with
      a
      new
      revolution
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      who
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oo
      WN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      of
      abstinence,
      disease,
     
     
      and
      often
      fear.
      For
      most
      of
     
     
      us,
      our
      introduction
      to
      the
     
     
      world
      of
      sexual
      knowledge
      came
     
     
      with
      a
      discussion
      of
      ‘‘who
      is
     
     
      Rock
      Hudson?’’
      and
      ‘‘what
      is
     
     
      AIDS?’’.
      It
      is
      somewhat
      dismal
     
     
      that
      it
      is
      this
      way,
      but
      one
     
     
      must
      face
      the
      reality
      of
      sex
     
     
      in
      the
      late
      twentieth
      century.
     
     
      People
      must
      approach
      sex
      with
     
     
      caution,
      and
      most
      of
      all
      with
     
     
      a
      conscience.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      refreshing
      to
      see
     
     
      that
      university
      students
      are
     
     
      slowly
      beginning
      to
      realize
     
     
      that
      the
      Saturday
      night
      ritual
     
     
      of
      going
      to
      Myron’s,
      picking
     
     
      up,
      getting
      laid,
      and
      intro-
     
     
      ducing
      yourselves
      in
      the
      morn-
     
     
      ing
      is
      not
      the
      most
      appealing
     
     
      way
      to
      meet
      people.
      You
      might
     
     
      not
      even
      be
      offered
      breakfast.
     
     
      And
      for
      those
      that
      have
      yet
      to
     
     
      realize
      that
      the
      debauchery
      of
     
     
      the
      early
      eighties
      just
      isn’t
     
     
      cool
      anymore,
      it
      is
      not
      very
     
     
      encouraging
      to
      note
      the
      ab-
     
     
      sence
      of
      condom
      machines
      in
     
     
      the
      majority
      of
      city
      night
     
     
      clubs.
      I
      give
      credit
      to
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      for
      its
      respon-
     
     
      sibility.
      There
      are
      machines
     
     
      in
      the
      washrooms
      at
      the
      Barn.
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      I
      guess
      I
      failed
      to
     
     
      present
      to
      you
      the
      immoral
     
     
      ways
      of
      the
      generation
      X,
      but
     
     
      maybe
      that’s
      because
      this
     
     
      generation,
      although
      more
     
     
      educated
      and
      aware
      of
      sex,
      is
     
     
      also
      more
      open
      about
      it.
      Even
     
     
      if
      as
      a
      generation
      we
      are
     
     
      getting
      less
      of
      it,
      we
      cannot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
      shocked.
      Madonna
      has
      al-
     
     
      ready
      tried
      and
      failed.
      We've
     
     
      been
      through
      a
      lot,
      and.are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      quite
      probably
      better
      in
      the
     
     
      end
      for
      it.
      Maybe
      we
      will
      grow
     
     
      up
      to
      be
      a
      more
      responsible
     
     
      generation
      where
      sex
      is
      con-
     
     
      cerned.
      I
      don’t
      think
      we
      will
     
     
      all
      be
      in
      therapy
      because
      we
     
     
      missed
      the
      days
      of
      casual
      sex.
     
     
      You
      move
      on.
      As
      some
      really
     
     
      cheesy
      song
      once
      said...
     
    

    
     
      1
      ete
      put.
      theiX
      san
      Sexess
     
     
      but
      I
      don’t
      think
      it
      was
      re-
     
     
      ferring
      to
      us.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      twentysomething
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      S.
      Livingstone
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      special
      sex
      report