Growing up in Catholic Ireland during the early 2000’s, sex was a topic I rarely heard anything about. The concept of relationships was presented to me in the form of heteronormativity, with marriage being the expected end goal. Only then was it considered appropriate for people to engage in sexual activity, with the main purpose being for childbearing, of course. I knew so little about sex and relationships, and it is only in very recent years that I have managed to get to g