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Types of sex

There are many types of sexual activities:

Masturbation: touching or rubbing your own genitals for pleasure. Masturbation is a good way to learn about what kinds of touch you enjoy. Some people masturbate using sex toys and some do not.

Making out: heavy kissing. 

Hand job: stimulating the penis of another person.

Fingering: stimulating the vulva of another person.

Touching: that involves the breasts, buttocks, anus, or genitals of another person. 

Oral sex: sexual activities with the mouth and the genitals and/or anus.

Vaginal sex: sexual activity involving the vagina. A penis, fingers or sex toys can be used during vaginal sex. Also known as “sexual intercourse” or “sex” when a penis penetrates the vagina.

Anal sex: sexual activity involving the anus. A penis, fingers or sex toys can be used during anal sex.

Sexting: sending or receiving sexually explicit messages, photographs, or videos, primarily between mobile phones.

Phone sex: describing sexual acts over the phone with other people. 

Cybersex: using computer technology to send sexual photos or watch someone masturbate.