Been a lurker and somewhat infrequent poster but posting anon anyway.
So, not much background required I'm thinking, born Mormon, raised Mormon, aint Mormon no more haha. Of course though, my views on intimacy are very likely weird to the world even now, despite that I didn't marry a virgin, nor was I a virgin when I married. However, I did marry feeling extremely guilty because I didn't have a temple marriage for not being worthy. Whole world was messed up, you know.
Anyway, I am wanting to write about sex (I write for a local bi-weekly publication) and how the Mormon cult sees sex vs. the rest of the world but the problem is, I don't have a normal view on it, I don't think. What's normal to write about and what's not and more importantly, what is acceptable to write about in public material?
I don't plan to write a porno/erotica story by any means, but, if for example I am writing to high school age audience and up, what's the "limit" so to speak?
Sorry for not being able to communicate this better, but I don't want to overstep any borders by mentioning too much detail but at the same time, I don't want to leave out too much.
Any help on the matter is greatly appreciated as always. Thanks in advance.
How much reading have you done on human sexuality? It's a well researched field in psychology. Reading a couple of publications in psychology journals might give you a good lay of the land.
Also, if the topic is sex, that should be an early warning for the prudes about what's ahead. I should think that if you set out what you're going to cover from the outset, you shouldn't have to worry too much about what's taboo, as long as you base your writings from a more general perspective rather than from your own detailed personal experience.
As the author of the article, I really want to not reveal that I was raised Mormon at all. I want to make it sound like I am a "normal" person and am comparing why the "normal" views on sex are healthy vs. some religious standards and make a few references to the Mormon church as well as other religions in general. Of course though, I'm afraid my Mormon upbringing with shine through so to speak and I'll be ousted to my community of readers.
Either or, thanks for the idea on reading Psychology papers and research on sex. I never thought of that. Also on the advice of warning others what's ahead, takes responsibility out of my hands.