Are You A Sexual Intellectual?

​Simitri Nassar, BPH

Guest Contributor

​Let’s talk about sex baby. Are you a woman who enjoys sex, like a lot a lot of sex? Well, I’m here to tell you sis, you’re not alone! Being a woman who LOVES sex is nothing to be ashamed about! Own it! But let me tell you what’s GREAT sex is. GREAT Sex is when you are aware of your own sexual health, aware of your own body, and aware of your mind. That is some GREAT ass sex. 

In order to have that, you must first understand the definition of sexual health. The World Health Organization defines sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental and well-beings in relation to sexuality.
 
I love talking about anything sex related. I fell in love with talking about sexual health because I was a peer educator in undergrad at North Carolina Central University “shout out to my HBCU”. I was a part of Project Safe. It is a HIV prevention organization whose mission is to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among students at North Carolina Central University and in the larger community.
 
When I saw the lack of knowledge on campus about the different STIs, getting tested, knowing your status, and wearing condoms I knew I had to help.  Being on a HBCU campus, sexual health is not often discussed. Even in the African American community sexual health is not often discussed. Why is that? Why does sex have to be so taboo in our community? I don't understand why! A simple conversation can help prevent a lot of things.
 
And don’t even get me started on the lack of sex education we get from our schools. I recall having a “Sex Ed” class taught by my PE teacher in 8th grade for a day or two. All we did was write definitions from the back of the book! Then I get to 9th grade and now I have to take a baby home for the weekend for my child development class.

​How do I go from having one or two days of sex ed taught in middle school to going to high school and taking home a baby? This is not proper sex education. So if we can’t ask our family, we can’t learn this in school, who do we turn to? Our friends of course. Event they lack the information, so it's the blind leading the blind.
 
That’s why I started SimiSex. SimiSex is a sex positive clothing brand and our mission is to increase the knowledge of HIV and STI prevention in the African American community. I sell Sexual Intellectual apparel. I define a Sexual Intellectual as a person who studies sexual relationships and gives advice or makes reports. So if you know the importance of your black sexual health, you know the importance of wearing condoms, getting tested , knowing your status, and you embrace the best you sexually without shame or guilt you’re a Sexual Intellectual.
 
Being a Sexual Intellectual is so liberating because you’re making a bold statement. People are going to stop and stare when you wear your Sexual Intellectual apparel. Some may even ask questions, but that’s a great way to start the conversation on Black sexual health. You can even get cute with it and turn around and show them the definition of a Sexual Intellectual. Or you can say what it means being a sexual Intellectual from your own perspective.
 
I started this movement to start the conversation on Black sexual health. The more we talk about it the more we become aware and educated on our own sexual health. We reduce the stigma and shame on HIV and STIs, and we increase the knowledge of HIV and STI prevention in the African American community.
 
Now I have one question. Are you a Sexual Intellectual?
 

​Simitri Nassar, BPH

​My name is Simitri(SimiSex)and I’m from Upper Marlboro,MD. I’m a recent graduate from North Carolina Central University. I received my Bachelor’s in Public Health. I’m the owner of SimiSex. SimiSex is a sex positive clothing brand, our mission is to increase the knowledge of HIV and STI prevention in the African American community.