Not from pregnancy, or the other potential consequences of unsafe sex.
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My mother was blasting Al Green like she did every Sunday when she cleaned the house.
Every male friend I had knew what my bedroom looked like.
I identified as bisexual at the time, and she knew it.
Every time I confessed my sexual activity to her, I hoped she would offer to get me the pill, buy me condoms and teach me about safe sex with both girls and boys.