The Sexual Revolution

The sexual revolution came about in the 1960s with the idea of “free love” as was promoted by the hippies. During this period, the awareness of human sexuality was redefined with the introduction of psychedelic drugs and a counter-culture that discarded conventional ways and brought to the fore individual freedom. It was at this point in our history we began seeing nude coeds in the streets. Horny coeds started engaging in open sex in the streets.

Different expressions started to emerge as new activities were developed. Free love was conceptualized to mean sex anytime, anywhere and with anyone without any feelings of guilt. With the introduction of contraceptive pills, women became liberated. Now they no longer live within the confines of being just wives and mothers. This placed them in charge of their sex lives. They are now free to engage in coed sex with little or no worries at all about the consequences.

With the release of the Kinsey report in 1948, the minds of many Americans were opened to the variety of sexual activities that abound not only in the USA but also all over the world.

It was at this point in time that gays, bisexuals and lesbians were first recognized. 

As stated in the report, 10% of the population at that time was gay. That was the very first time that homosexuality came to the limelight. 

Also, it was during this time that a large number of people openly admitted they were masturbating. Sex at last became a topic for discussion. Another advance in the subject of sex came in the 1950s. During this period, a clinical study of Sexual Responses in Humans discussed the topics of pre-come and vaginal orgasm.

These studies served to pave way for greater expression of human sexuality and the experimentation on sex and sensuality as an important part of living life to the fullest. Rock and roll became the language of the revolution as it began to bring to the fore the hidden desires of adolescents and adults alike. It will be recalled that the children of this time were called “baby boomers” and teens, as well as college students were allowed to engage in sexual experimentation with people of their age, and at other times, older.

In our world of today, researchers have noted that another form of sexual revolution is about to take place. This is what they term as the teen sexual revolution. In a TV show in 1991 entitled Doggie, Howser, M.D. featured the many issues that an 18-year old in today’s society needs to face.

The show, aimed at preteen and teenage kids showed this teenager’s life as he gave up his virginity. The episode which featured him having sex with his teen college girlfriend was also rated highest for the season. It appears that even in our modern time, the effect of the sexual revolution in the 1960s is still very much felt. Evidently, baby boomers can still be found today, and they take their forms as adolescents.